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South Santa Monica Demographics

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Incomes and Occupations			Useful Links
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Population

Population
1980	1990	1997	2002 (projected)
54,152	53,374	51,755	51,609
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Households
1990	1997	2002 (projected)
26,794	25,448	25,051
Average household size is 1.95 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	9%	8%	50%	19%	14%
Downtown Santa Monica (zip code 90401) has 26% senior citizens; to the east, in zip code 90404, the population is only 14% seniors.
Children comprise 15% of the overall population.
Median age: 38
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Sex
98 men for every 100 women
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Ethnicity - 1997
8% Asian/Pacific Islander	7% Black	26% Hispanic	72% White
The northern part of south Santa Monica (zip codes 90401 and 90404) is more ethnically mixed than the southern part. 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	16%
...	High School Graduate	17%
...	Some College/Associate Degree	29%
...	Bachelor�s Degree	23%
...	Graduate or Professional Degree	15%
Note: 38% have a Bachelor�s Degree or higher. Overall educational attainment is higher in the southern part of south Santa Monica (zip code 90405) than in the northern part (zip codes 90401 and 90404). For example, 10% have less than a high school diploma in the southern part, compared to 21% in the northern part. Also, 46% in the southern part have a Bachelor�s Degree or higher, compared to 31% in the northern part.

Incomes and Occupations

Median Household Income
1997	National Percentile Rank	2002 (projected)
$38,796	71	$43,870
Median household incomes are higher in the southern part of south Santa Monica (zip code 90405 -- $43,197) than in the northern part (zip codes 90401 and 90404 -- $33,947). Similarly, the national percentile ranks range from 82 for zip code 90405 to 45 for the small area comprising downtown Santa Monica (zip code 90401).
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Per Capita Income in 1997: $27,142 1997 per capita income in the southern part of south Santa Monica was $32,980; in the northern part it was $21,528.
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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
...	Administrative support
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Top 5 Industries (for employed persons 16 years of age and over)
...	Retail trade -- #1
...	Professional services (not health or education)
...	Educational services
...	Finance, insurance, or real estate
...	Health services

Housing

Total Housing Units	Owner Occupied	Average # Bedrooms
28,563	24%	mostly 1 or 2 bedrooms
The northern part of south Santa Monica is 16% owner occupied, compared to 32% for the southern part. Downtown Santa Monica (zip code 90401) consists mostly of 1-bedroom units.
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Units in Structure (as % of total housing units)
	One	Two-Four	Five or More	Mobile Home or Other
Zip codes 90401 and 90404 (north)	12%	16%	69%	3%
Zip code 90405 (south)	30%	17%	52%	1%
Overall (90401 + 90404 + 90405)	22%	16%	60%	2%
Note that there are more single family housing units in the southern part and more large multiunit structures in the northern part.
Median Year Built: 1960 in the northern part and 1954 in the southern part
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Historical Sales Averages (Average sale prices for single-family homes in south Santa Monica, not including downtown zip code 90401)
1991 High	1995 Low	1998
$448,145	$306,380	$459,324
By 1998, home sale prices in south Santa Monica had risen 50% beyond their 1995 lows and had exceeded the 1991 market highs by 2%. 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
35%	63%	83%
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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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