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

Population

Population
1980	1990	1997	2002 (projected)
51,064	53,095	52,680	52,997
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Households
1990	1997	2002 (projected)
22,470	21,931	21,804
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%	9%	47%	21%	12%
Children comprise 18% of the overall population.
Median age: 36
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Sex
101 men for every 100 women
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Ethnicity - 1997
15% Asian/Pacific Islander	4% Black	34% Hispanic	66% 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	20%
...	High School Graduate	19%
...	Some College/Associate Degree	26%
...	Bachelor�s Degree	21%
...	Graduate or Professional Degree	14%
Note: 35% have a Bachelor�s Degree or higher.

Incomes and Occupations

Median Household Income
1997	National Percentile Rank	2002 (projected)
$44,834	84	$50,563
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Per Capita Income in 1997: $25,149
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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)
...	Manufacturing durable goods
...	Educational services
...	Health services are tied with Finance, insurance, and real estate for fifth place.

Housing

Total Housing Units	Owner Occupied	Average # Bedrooms
23,742	42%	mostly 2 bedrooms, but many 1 and 3 bedrooms
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Units in Structure (as % of total housing units)
One	Two-Four	Five or More	Mobile Home or Other
45%	8%	46%	1%
Median Year Built: 1957
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Historical Sales Averages (Average sale prices for single-family homes in Mar Vista)
1991 High	1995 Low	1998
$413,367	$234,345	$521,339
By 1998, Mar Vista home sale prices had risen 128% beyond their 1995 lows and 26% beyond the 1991 market highs. For an up-to-date survey of home prices for Mar Vista, 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
28%	63%	84%
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Average Commute: 20 minutes

Useful Links

More demographic data:
US Census Bureau: www.census.gov
CACI demographic data: http://www.infods.com/freedata/

More information from Tierra Properties about Mar Vista

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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