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County: Los Angeles County
State: California
FIPS Code: 6037

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 25% to 30% Percent Land in NF:
25.0%
Recreational County: Not Applicable Acreage in NF:
652,501
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
853,320
Amenity Level: High National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: Metro Angeles NF
643,257
% Water: 14.6 Los Padres NF
8,776
Mean Jan. Temp: 55 Other
468
Mean July Temp: 69
Topography: High Mountains
Metro Status: Large metro area of 1+ million residents
Economic Type: Services
Policy Type: Low Education, Housing stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 7,041,982 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 7,477,239 6.2% -1.7% 7.9%
1990: 8,863,164 18.5% 6.0% 12.6%
2000: 9,519,338 7.4% -5.9% 13.3%
2005: 9,935,475 4.4% -0.7% 5.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
2,959,614 31.1% 0-to-19:
2,946,796 31.0%
Black:
901,472 9.5% 20-to-39:
3,073,783 32.3%
Hispanic:
4,242,213 44.6% 40-to-59:
2,265,323 23.8%
American Indian:
25,609 0.3% 60-plus:
1,233,436 13.0%
Other:
1,390,430 14.6%
Median Age: 32.1
Population Density (persons per square mile): 2,344.7
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 69.9%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 24.9%
Median Family Income: $46,452
Families Below Poverty Line: 14.4%
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