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People QuickFacts |
Los Angeles County |
California |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
9,862,049 | 36,756,666 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
3.6% | 8.5% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
9,519,331 | 33,871,650 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.2% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
26.1% | 25.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
10.4% | 11.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.5% | 50.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
74.2% | 76.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
9.5% | 6.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.0% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
13.2% | 12.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.3% | 0.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.8% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
47.3% | 36.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
29.1% | 42.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
52.0% | 50.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
36.2% | 26.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
54.1% | 39.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
69.9% | 76.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
24.9% | 26.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,775,009 | 5,923,361 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
29.4 | 27.7 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
3,374,211 | 13,308,346 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
47.9% | 56.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
42.2% | 31.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$209,300 | $211,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
3,133,774 | 11,502,870 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.98 | 2.87 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$53,494 | $59,928 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,683 | $22,711 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
14.6% | 12.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Los Angeles County |
California |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
249,977 | 878,1281 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
3,895,886 | 13,834,2641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
0.8% | 7.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
805,970 | 2,645,256 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
901,948 | 2,908,758 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.8% | 3.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.4% | 1.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
15.6% | 12.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
20.9% | 14.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.5% | 29.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
108,052,135 | 378,661,414 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
198,703,926 | 655,954,708 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
92,100,128 | 359,120,365 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,433 | $10,264 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
14,211,642 | 55,559,669 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
19,244 | 110,073 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
64,545,776 | 260,421,9211 |
