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

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.