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Bel Air Demographics

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Population

Population
1980	1990	1997	2002 (projected)
8,727	8,124	7,651	7,563
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Households
1990	1997	2002 (projected)
3,142	2,909	2,840
Average household size is 2.62 persons.
A household is an occupied housing unit, whose members may or may not be related by birth or marriage.
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Population Distribution by Age - 1997
Age (in years)	0-9	10-19	20-44	45-64	65 or more
Distribution	10%	9%	33%	32%	16%
Children comprise 17% of the overall population.
Median age: 44
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Sex
98 men for every 100 women
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Ethnicity - 1997
9% Asian/Pacific Islander	2% Black	7% Hispanic	88% White
Note: Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and White are racial categories. Persons of Hispanic ethnicity may be of any race.
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Educational Attainment (% of persons 25 years of age and over)
...	Less than 12th Grade	4%
...	High School Graduate	9%
...	Some College/Associate Degree	26%
...	Bachelor�s Degree	30%
...	Graduate or Professional Degree	31%
Note: 61% have a Bachelor�s Degree or higher.

Incomes and Occupations

Median Household Income
1997	National Percentile Rank	2002 (projected)
$138,012	99	$150,001
Per Capita Income in 1997: $92,508
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Top 3 Occupational Categories (for employed persons 16 years of age and over)
...	Professional specialty (engineers, architects, etc.) -- #1
...	Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations
...	Sales
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Top 5 Industries (for employed persons 16 years of age and over)
...	Professional services (not health or education) -- #1
...	Finance, insurance, or real estate
...	Health services
...	Retail trade
...	Educational services

Housing

Total Housing Units	Owner Occupied	Average # Bedrooms
3,329	89%	mostly 3 or 4 bedrooms
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Units in Structure (as % of total housing units)
One	Two-Four	Five or More	Mobile Home or Other
98%	0%	1%	1%
Median Year Built: 1962
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Historical Sales Averages (Average sale prices for single-family homes in Bel Air)
1991 High	1995 Low	1998
$1,028,638	$787,215	$1,030,826
By 1998, Bel Air home sale prices had risen 31% beyond their 1995 lows and slightly exceeded the 1991 market highs. For an up-to-date survey of home prices for Bel Air, see Where Can You Afford to Live.
Note: Annual sales averages in the more prestigious Westside neighborhoods (such as Bel Air) can be skewed by occasional sales of very large estates.

Commuter Information

Commute Times (% of working population)
Less than 15 minutes	Less than 25 minutes	Less than 35 minutes
27%	60%	85%
13% work at home (no commute).
Average Commute: 20 minutes

Useful Links

More demographic data:
Tierra Properties demographics for other Westside communities
US Census Bureau: www.census.gov
CACI demographic data: http://www.infods.com/freedata/

See also: Crime and Your Neighborhood

Notes

You are welcome to use the above information for your own purposes, provided that you include the following credits and disclaimer when reproducing, distributing, or displaying it:

Courtesy of Tierra Properties, 11866 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025. Web site: http://www.tierraproperties.com. Phone: (310) 477-3192. Residential sales: Irma Vargas, vargas@tierraproperties.com. Commercial sales: Deke Keasbey, keasbey@tierraproperties.com.

Data are from 1990 United States Census, or projections based on Census figures, reprinted with permission from "Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics," 12th edition, 1997, published by CACI Marketing Systems.

Tierra Properties and its representatives do not guarantee the accuracy of these data. While we believe the information to be reliable, the reader is advised to independently verify its accuracy.

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