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By the Numbers
CITY BUSINESS
Date Founded: Jan. 30, 1957
Area in square miles: 4.5
Number of parks: 10
Number of city employees: 180
1995-96 budget: $22.2 million.
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PEOPLE
Population: 47,669
Households: 13,015
Average household size: 3.64
Median age: 25.6
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MONEY AND WORK
Median household income: $29,015
Median household income / L.A. County: $34,965
Median home value: $146,900
Employed workers (16 and older): 19,653
Percentage of women employed: 54.3%
Percentage of men employed: 80.0%
Self-employed: 774
Car-poolers: 4,029
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RETAIL STORES
Total number of stores: 341
Number of employees: 1,960
Annual sales: $210 million
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ETHNIC BREAKDOWN
Latino: 61%
White: 23%
Black: 10%
Asian: 5%
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NUMBER OF CARS PER HOUSEHOLD
One: 37%
Two: 37%
Three or more: 18%
None: 8%
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AGES
65 and older: 6%
50-64: 8%
34-49: 17%
18-34: 34%
17 and younger: 35%
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AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME
(please see newspaper for chart)
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AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
Cola drinks: $168
Cereal: $113
Pet food: $89
Baby-sitting: $141
Opera, ballet, other entertainment: $90
Furniture: $423
Health insurance: $584
Gasoline: $1,238
Eating out: $2,266
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SHOPPING
Jewelry stores: 2
Hardware stores: 3
Florists: 4
Shoe stores: 5
Car dealers: 5
Liquor stores: 8
Retail bakeries: 10
Furniture stores: 16
Grocery stores: 26
Restaurants: 65
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FAMILIES
Married couples with children: 37%
Married couples with no children: 16%
Other types of families: 25%
Nonfamily households: 22%
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Source: Claritas Inc. Household expenses are averages for1994. All other figures are for 1990. Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
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