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

Population

Population
1980	1990	1997	2002 (projected)
46,051	53,949	54,352	54,963
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Households
1990	1997	2002 (projected)
24,451	24,213	24,194
Average household size is 2.22 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	12%	9%	56%	15%	8%
Children comprise 19% of the overall population.
Median age: 32
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Sex
96 men for every 100 women
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Ethnicity - 1997
16% Asian/Pacific Islander	17% Black	27% Hispanic	53% 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	16%
...	High School Graduate	16%
...	Some College/Associate Degree	29%
...	Bachelor�s Degree	24%
...	Graduate or Professional Degree	15%
Note: 39% have a Bachelor�s Degree or higher.

Incomes and Occupations

Median Household Income
1997	National Percentile Rank	2002 (projected)
$38,760	74	$43,509
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Per Capita Income in 1997: $22,843
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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)
...	Retail trade -- #1
...	Professional services (not health or education)
...	Educational services
...	Health services
...	Finance, insurance, or real estate

Housing

Total Housing Units	Owner Occupied	Average # Bedrooms
26,246	20%	mostly 1 or 2 bedrooms
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Units in Structure (as % of total housing units)
One	Two-Four	Five or More	Mobile Home or Other
20%	7%	72%	1%
Median Year Built: 1964
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Historical Sales Averages (Average sale prices for single-family homes in Palms)
1991 High	1995 Low	1998
$351,495	$226,460	$320,789
By 1998, Palms home sale prices had risen 42% beyond their 1995 lows and were 9% below the 1991 market highs. For an up-to-date survey of home prices for Palms, 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
23%	61%	82%
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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/

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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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