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North Santa Monica Demographics

Population	..	..	Commuter Information
Incomes and Occupations			Useful Links
Housing			Notes

Population

Population
1980	1990	1997	2002 (projected)
38,310	36,931	35,762	35,653
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Households
1990	1997	2002 (projected)
19,429	18,501	18,231
Average household size is 1.91 persons (2.33 persons in the northern part of north Santa Monica and 1.71 persons in the southern part of north Santa Monica).
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	8%	6%	43%	24%	19%
Children comprise 13% of the overall population. In the northern part of north Santa Monica (zip code 90402), 18% of the population is children. In the southern part of north Santa Monica (zip code 90403), 10% of the population is children.
Median age: 42
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Sex
88 men for every 100 women. The ratio of men to women is higher (90:100) in the northern part of north Santa Monica than in the southern part (84:100).
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Ethnicity - 1997
8% Asian/Pacific Islander	1% 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	7%
...	High School Graduate	14%
...	Some College/Associate Degree	26%
...	Bachelor�s Degree	29%
...	Graduate or Professional Degree	24%
Note: 53% have a Bachelor�s Degree or higher. Educational attainment is greater in the northern part of north Santa Monica (zip code 90402) than in the southern part (zip code 90403). For example, 32% in the northern part have a graduate or professional degree, compared to 20% in the southern part.

Incomes and Occupations

Median Household Income
1997	National Percentile Rank	2002 (projected)
$59,911	90	$67,451
Median household income in the northern part of north Santa Monica is $91,603. In the southern part of north Santa Monica it is $44,587. National percentile rank for 1997 median household income was 99 in the northern part of north Santa Monica (zip code 90402) and 84 in the southern part of north Santa Monica (zip code 90403).
Per Capita Income in 1997: $50,131. 1997 per capita income for the northern part of north Santa Monica was $69,772. For the southern part of north Santa Monica, it was $37,340.
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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
...	Administrative support is a close runner-up for third place.
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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
...	Retail trade
...	Health services
...	Entertainment and recreation services

Housing

Total Housing Units	Owner Occupied	Average # Bedrooms
20,624	36%	mostly 2 bedrooms
In the northern part of north Santa Monica, 63% of housing units are owner occupied, compared to 22% in the southern part of north Santa Monica. Also, 2- to 3-bedroom housing units predominate in the northern part, and 1- to 2-bedroom housing units in the southern part.
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Units in Structure (as % of total housing units)
	One	Two-Four	Five or More	Mobile Home or Other
Zip code 90402 (north)	58%	3%	38%	1%
Zip code 90403 (south)	14%	8%	77%	1%
Overall (90402 + 90403)	28%	7%	64%	1%
Note that single-family dwellings predominate in the north, and large multiunit structures (apartments and condos) predominate in the south.
Median Year Built: 1952 for northern part and 1960 for southern part of north Santa Monica
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Historical Sales Averages (Average sale prices for single-family homes in north Santa Monica)
1991 High	1995 Low	1998
$1,005,001	$713,651	$1,109,973
By 1998, home sale prices in north Santa Monica had soared 56% beyond their 1995 lows and had exceeded the 1991 market highs by 10%. For an up-to-date survey of home prices for Santa Monica, see Where Can You Afford to Live.

Commuter Information

Commute Times (% of working population)
Less than 15 minutes	Less than 25 minutes	Less than 35 minutes
34%	57%	80%
In the northern part of north Santa Monica, 10% work at home (no commute).
Average Commute: 25 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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