INSIDE METRO: News, people and events in Los Angeles County’s communities. : By the Numbers

CITY BUSINESS

Date founded: Dec. 11, 1981

Area in square miles: 5.4

Number of parks: 3

Number of city employees: 8

1995-96 operating budget: $2.9 million

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PEOPLE

Population: 7,455

Households: 2,866

Average household size: 2.58

Median age: 42.2

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MONEY AND WORK

Median household income: $75,048

Median household income/L.A. County: $34,965

Median home value: $420,000

Employed workers (16 and older): 4,039

Percentage of women employed: 56.3%

Percentage of men employed: 80.5%

Self-employed: 601

Car-poolers: 277

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RETAIL STORES

Number of stores: 80

Number of employees: 1,050

Annual sales: $118 million

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AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME

(please see newspaper for chart)

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AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES

Cola drinks: $164

Cereal: $111

Pet food: $126

Baby-sitting: $112

Opera, ballet, other entertainment: $147

Furniture: $709

Health insurance: $814

Gasoline: $1,494

Eating out: $3,485

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SHOPPING

Florists: 1

Grocery stores: 1

Retail bakeries: 1

Liquor stores: 1

Shoe stores: 0

Furniture stores: 0

Computer stores: 10

Jewelry stores: 1

Gas stations: 3

Restaurants: 19

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FAMILIES

Married couples with children: 27%

Married couples with no children: 43%

Other types of families: 10%

Nonfamily households: 20%

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NUMBER OF CARS PER HOUSEHOLD

None: 1%

One: 24%

Two: 41%

Three or more: 34%

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ETHNIC BREAKDOWN

Black: 1%

Latino: 4%

Asian: 6%

White: 89%

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AGES

17 and younger: 22%

18-34: 19%

35-49: 25%

50-64: 21%

65 and older: 13%

Source: Claritas Inc. Household expenses are averages for 1995. All other figures are for 1990. Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.