The Place - Fresno Building Healthy Communities

Central / Southeast / Southwest Fresno
“The Place”
Crystal Ave.
Peach Ave.
Olive Ave.
Jensen Ave.
Map made by HealthyCity.org 11/09
FresnoBHC.org
What is “The Place”?
“The Place” is located in the heart of the City of Fresno and is where Fresno Building Healthy
Communities (Fresno BHC) is making an impact. Our work focuses on the betterment of
central, southeast, and southwest Fresno, a community that goes as north as Olive Avenue
and as south as Jensen, no further than Peach Avenue to the east and Crystal Avenue to
the west.
With a population of over 85,000 residents, central,
southeast and southwest Fresno consists of the historical
core residential community of the City of Fresno and is
home to a racially ethnic core of residents.
Central, southeast and southwest Fresno faces many
challenges including high
rates of poverty, gang
violence, asthma, and
obesity; many of these
rates surpass state
averages.
Demographics
Central/Southeast/Southwest
Fresno Population Race/Ethnicity
11.0%
8.5%
Hispanic / Latino
0.1%
Fresno BHC
Place
Fresno County
CA
Median Income $22,878
$47,298
$49,894
Annual
Household
Income
<$20,000
34.8%
N/A
N/A
% Families
below Federal
Poverty Level
43.5%
17.2%
N/A
Unemployment
Rate (2006)
15%
8%
4.9%
1.1%
0.6%
White alone
7.7%
71.0%
Black or African American
alone
American Indian and
Alaska Native alone
Age Group
#
%
Under 5
9,671
10.9%
5-9 years
8,327
9.4%
10-14 years
8,131
9.2%
15-19 years
9,098
10.3%
20-24 years
8,402
9.5%
25-64 years
39,011
44.1%
66+ years
5,796
6.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 (accessed via www.healthycity.org)
Adults in central, southeast and southwest
Fresno are more likely uninsured (37%)
compared to adults in Fresno County (23%)
and California (22%).
Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research