LOS ANGELES SUMMARIZED HISTORY, FACTS, AND DEMOGRAPHICS 

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Los Angeles County Demographic Statistics

 
  Population Population  
Land area (acres): 2,598,380 Leading cities 1-1-98 Leading cities 1-1-98  
   
Population, 7-1-97 9,524,600 Los Angeles 3,722,500 Norwalk     102,000  
  Percent of California 28.9 Long Beach 446,200 Downey       99,700  
Population, 1-1-98 9,603,300 Glendale 197,600 Compton       95,500  
  Santa Clarita 143,800 South Gate       93,000  
1-1-98 Torrance 143,600 Santa Monica       92,600  
Population in households 9,429,939 Pomona 143,200 Carson       90,600  
Population/household 3.067 Pasadena       140,400 Alhambra       90,400  
  Lancaster       127,100 Whittier       84,300  
  Inglewood       118,500 Lakewood       79,000  
  Palmdale       117,300 Hawthorne       78,600  
  El Monte       116,400 Baldwin Park       75,200  
  West Covina       104,800 Lynwood       67,500  
        Burbank       104,000 Unincorporated     997,000    
EDUCATION
   
  1996-97  
  ($ mill)  
Median years of school, 1990 *** 13.0 Spending on education:  
    School districts* 9,304.6  
Enrollment, Fall 1997 (public & private schools)   Community colleges** 358.3  
  Kindergarten-12 1,800,222  
   
Enrollment, Fall 1987  
  College/University 499,417   * Not including community college districts.  
     UCLA 35,435 ** Includes governmental, proprietary and fiduciary group funds.  
     California State Universities 111,808 *** May not be comparable to the 1980 census.  The 1990 median was computed  
     Community colleges 301,289 on the basis of educational attainment.  The 1980 median was based on actual years  
     Private colleges   50,885   of school completed.            
LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT
   
Civilian labor force, 1997 4,496,700 Number of establishments by industry and employment size, 1996      
Civilian employment 4,189,200 Employment Mining/  
Unemployment 307,500 size All industries * Construction Manufacturing TCU ** Trade FIRE *** Services
Unemployment rate 6.8    
  1-4                      121,755           7,272           6,111           3,981       32,529       12,591       57,169
Nonagricultural wage & salary 5-9                        37,726           2,292           3,045           1,427       13,406         3,057       14,051
employment, 1997 (BLS series) 3,872,200 10-19                        25,030           1,427           3,065              990         8,916         2,123         8,222
   Percent of California 29.4 20-49                        19,136              866           3,259              882         6,787         1,554         5,656
Mining 5,700 50-99                          6,844              206           1,377              362         2,358            459         2,044
Construction 110,000 100-249                          3,693              113              943              255            891            225         1,258
Manufacturing 663,400 250-499                             885                24              217                55            183              55            349
Transportation-utility 210,200 500-999                             335                  5                73                23              42              34            158
Trade 858,400 1000 +                             187                  1                30                16              12              15            113
Finance-insurance-    Total                      215,591         12,206         18,120           7,991       65,124       20,113       89,020
  real estate 219,500  
Services 1,267,300 * Includes agricultural services, forestry, and fishing.  
Federal government 58,100 ** Transportation, communication, and public utilities  
State-local government 479,700 *** Finance, insurance, and real estate  
      Totals may not add due to rounding.            
INCOME  AND SALES
   
  1979 1989  
Personal income, 1996 (mill.) 226,591.9 Median family income, Census 21,135 39,035  
   Percent of California 28.0 Median household income, Census 17,563 34,965  
   County Rank 1  
  $ mill. 1996 1997  
Per capita income, 1996 24,945 Total taxable sales      82,620.9      86,397.9  
   Percent of California 98.3      Percent of California            25.8            25.3  
   County Rank 15    Taxable retail sales      53,304.5      55,283.4  
   
  Sales and Use tax rate as of 1/1/99 (includes state, local, and district taxes)  8.25%  
Avg. earnings per job, 1996         34,643  
Avg. wages per job, 1996         32,876 Median adjusted gross income based on personal income tax returns, 1996:  
Avg. earnings per nonfarm   Individual $22,158  
   proprietor, 1996           26,587   Joint $40,620          
FOREIGN TRADE
   
($ millions)      Exports      Imports                 Total  
   
1990      42,069.0      64,591.6                   106,660.6  
1991      46,050.5      66,651.0                   112,701.5  
1992      49,399.6      72,580.9                   121,980.5  
1993      48,279.8      80,169.8                   128,449.6  
1994      55,834.7      90,239.4                   146,074.1  
1995      67,011.3      97,008.9                   164,020.2  
1996      68,982.8    101,182.1                   170,164.9  
1997        74,238.0    111,903.8                   186,141.8            

Source:  California Resource Agency

     

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