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Date founded: Feb. 8,1908
Area in square miles: 8.8
Number of parks: 9
Number of city employees: 1,252
1995-96 budget: $59.1 million
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People
Population: 109,602
Households: 36,399
Average household size: 2.97
Median age: 28.6
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Ethnic Breakdown
Asian: 2%
Black: 50%
Latino: 39%
White: 8%
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Money and Work Median household income: $29,881
Median household income / L.A. County: $34,965
Median home value: $170,400
Employed workers (16 and older): 50,200
Percentage of women employed: 62.7%
Percentage of men employed: 77.6%
Self-employed: 2,170
Car- poolers: 8,229
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Number of Cars Per Household
One: 44%
Two: 30%
Three or more: 13%
None: 13%
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Retail Stores
Number of stores: 811
Number of employees: 5,049
Annual sales: $598 million
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Ages
65 and older: 7%
50- 64: 10%
35- 49: 20%
18- 34: 33%
17 and younger: 30%
Source: Claritas Inc. Household expenses are averages for 1994. All other figures are for 1990. Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
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