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Incomes and Occupations			Useful Links
Housing			Notes

Population

Population
1980	1990	1997	2002 (projected)
34,308	36,480	36,541	36,874
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Households
1990	1997	2002 (projected)
14,299	14,117	14,099
Average household size is 2.39 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	11%	12%	45%	19%	13%
Children comprise 17% of the overall population.
Median age: 35
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Sex
97 men for every 100 women
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Ethnicity - 1997
11% Asian/Pacific Islander	10% Black	20% Hispanic	70% 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	11%
...	High School Graduate	21%
...	Some College/Associate Degree	31%
...	Bachelor�s Degree	23%
...	Graduate or Professional Degree	14%
Note: 37% have a Bachelor�s Degree or higher.

Incomes and Occupations

Median Household Income
1997	National Percentile Rank	2002 (projected)
$52,306	91	$57,980
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Per Capita Income in 1997: $26,632
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Top 3 Occupational Categories (for employed persons 16 years of age and over)
...	Professional specialty (engineers, architects, etc.) -- #1
...	Administrative support
...	Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations
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Top 5 Industries (for employed persons 16 years of age and over)
...	Manufacturing durable goods -- #1
...	Retail trade
...	Educational services
...	Professional services (not health or education)
...	Transportation

Housing

Total Housing Units	Owner Occupied	Average # Bedrooms
15,962	57%	mostly 2 or 3 bedrooms
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Units in Structure (as % of total housing units)
One	Two-Four	Five or More	Mobile Home or Other
59%	11%	30%	0%
Median Year Built: 1952
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Historical Sales Averages (Average sale prices for single-family homes in Westchester)
1991 High	1995 Low	1998
$326,150	$250,194	$316,024
By 1998, Westchester home sale prices had risen 26% beyond their 1996 lows and were 3% below the 1991 market highs. For an up-to-date survey of home prices for Westchester, 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
33%	64%	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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