Playa del Rey Demographics

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

Population

Population
1980	1990	1997	2002 (projected)
9,130	11,477	11,291	11,323
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Households
1990	1997	2002 (projected)
6,103	5,894	5,838
Average household size is 1.91 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	7%	5%	55%	24%	9%
Children comprise 10% of the overall population.
Median age: 38
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Sex
105 men for every 100 women
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Ethnicity - 1997
8% Asian/Pacific Islander	4% Black	10% Hispanic	84% 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	4%
...	High School Graduate	12%
...	Some College/Associate Degree	27%
...	Bachelor�s Degree	34%
...	Graduate or Professional Degree	23%
Note: 57% have a Bachelor�s Degree or higher.

Incomes and Occupations

Median Household Income
1997	National Percentile Rank	2002 (projected)
$62,125	96	$69,302
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Per Capita Income in 1997: $43,719
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Top 3 Occupational Categories (for employed persons 16 years of age and over)
...	Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations -- #1
...	Professional specialty (engineers, architects, etc.)
...	Sales
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Top 5 Industries (for employed persons 16 years of age and over)
...	Manufacturing durable goods -- #1
...	Professional services (not health or education)
...	Retail trade
...	Finance, insurance, or real estate
...	Business and repair services

Housing

Total Housing Units	Owner Occupied	Average # Bedrooms
6,617	46%	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
22%	11%	65%	2%
Median Year Built: 1971
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Historical Sales Averages (Average sale prices for single-family homes in Playa del Rey)
1991 High	1995 Low	1998
$687,108	$431,712	$540,846
By 1998, Playa del Rey home sale prices had risen 25% beyond their 1995 lows and were 21% below the 1991 market highs. For an up-to-date survey of home prices for Playa del Rey, 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
27%	55%	74%
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Average Commute: 25 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 Playa del Rey

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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