Encino Population Demographics

Demographic Paper The effects and changes in population demographics of Encino, California, a small neighborhood of San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, has an overwhelming influence on health service needs as the elderly population structure increases. Encino is situated in the central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley and on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains with Sherman Oaks, Bel-Air, and Brentwood as neighboring towns. The town of Encino consists of affluent, well educated, and older-aged residents with a relatively high proportion of white population compared with the city at large. Forty-six percent of Encino residents aged 25 and older had earned a four-year degree by the year 2000 whereas the older population held a master’s degree or higher. The percentage of the well-educated residents in Encino is
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