By The Numbers

CITY BUSINESS

Date founded: Jan. 6, 1888

Area in square miles: 23

Number of parks: 22

Number of city employees: 995

1995-96 budget: $181 million

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PEOPLE

Population: 131,723

Households: 36,566

Average household size: 3.51

Median age: 26.8

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MONEY AND WORK

Median household income: $32,132

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

Median home value: $133,700

Employed workers (16 and older): 55,700

Percentage of women employed: 54%

Percentage of men employed: 79%

Self-employed: 2,869

Car-poolers: 11,743

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RETAIL STORES

Number of stores: 829

Number of employees: 6,722

Annual sales: $844 million

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NUMBER OF CARS PER HOUSEHOLD

None: 9%

One: 32%

Two: 36%

Three or more: 23%

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ETHNIC BREAKDOWN

Latino: 51%

White: 28%

Black: 14%

Asian: 6%

Other: 1%

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AGES

17 and younger: 33%

18 - 34: 34%

35 - 49: 18%

50 - 64: 8%

65 and older: 7%

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AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES

Cola drinks: $167

Cereal: $113

Pet food: $96

Baby-sitting: $148

Opera, ballet, other entertainment: $98

Furniture: $493

Health insurance: $605

Gasoline: $1,277

Eating out: $2,469

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SHOPPING (please see newspaper for bar chart)

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FAMILIES

Married couples with children: 36%

Married couples with no children: 20%

Other types of families: 20%

Nonfamily households: 24%

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AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME

(Please see newspaper for bar chart)

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