CA County Profiles -LA


LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PopulationPopulation
Land area (acres):2,598,380 Leading cities1-1-95Leading cities1-1-95
Population, 7-1-949,237,500 Los Angeles3,593,700 Lancaster118,500
Percent of California28.7 Long Beach433,200 Inglewood114,600
Population, 1-1-959,224,600 Glendale190,500 El Monte111,800
Pomona138,000 Palmdale104,700
1-1-95Torrance137,900 West Covina100,500
Population in households9,071,834 Pasadena135,200 Burbank99,900
Population/household2.995 Santa Clarita127,900 Norwalk98,000
EDUCATION1993-94
($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 ***13.0Spending on education:
School districts*7,944.5
Enrollment, Fall 1994 Community colleges**312.4
Kindergarten-121,654,791
Enrollment, Fall 1987
College/University499,417 * Not including community college districts.
UCLA35,435 ** Includes governmental, proprietary and fiduciary group funds.
California State Universities111,808 *** May not be comparable to the 1980 census. The 1990 median was computed on the
Community colleges301,289 basis of educational attainment. The 1980 median was based on actual years of school
Private colleges50,885 completed.
LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENTTotal employment, 19934,816,268 Number of establishments
(BEA series) by employment size, 1990
Civilian labor force, 19944,396,000 Percent of California29.7
Civilian employment3,984,000 Wage and salary4,025,432 1-4119,035
Unemployment412,000 Proprietors790,836 5-939,817
Unemployment rate 9.4 Farm1,899 10-1926,965
Non-Farm788,937 20-4920,364
Nonagricultural wage & salary50-997,700
employment, 1993 (BLS series)3,713,500 Farm8,849 100-2494,129
Percent of California30.9 Agricultural services27,135 250-4991,026
Mining7,400 Mining9,938 500-999363
Construction98,900 Construction160,626 1000 +226
Manufacturing664,700 Manufacturing699,535 Total219,625
Transportation-utility198,100 Transportation-utility229,301
Trade820,100 Wholesale trade288,051
Finance-insurance-Retail trade708,402
real estate249,600 Finance, insurance,
Services1,143,400 real estate423,014
Federal government67,100 Services1,698,320
State-local government464,300 Federal civilian73,541
Military34,093
Totals may not add due to rounding.State and local455,463
INCOME AND SALES19791989
Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.)197,842.7 Median family income, Census21,135 39,035
Percent of California28.9 Median household income, Census17,563 34,965
Per capita income, 199321,661
Percent of California98.9 $ mill.19931994
Avg. earnings per job, 199333,488 Total retail sales 67,221.0 70,835.0
Avg. wages per job, 199331,067 Percent of California 28.9 28.7
Avg. earnings per nonfarmTotal taxable sales 73,001.0 76,898.7
proprietor, 199327,269 Percent of California 26.9 26.9
Taxable retail sales 47,337.6 49,785.8
FOREIGN TRADE
1987 1988 1989 199019911992 19931994
Total ($ mill.)77,554.8 90,044.6 101,370.3 106,660.6112,676.6 121,789.7 128,483.7 145,921.9
Exports23,668.0 31,962.5 38,596.5 42,069.045,953.0 49,385.3 48,291.6 55,816.1
Imports53,886.8 58,082.1 62,773.8 64,591.666,723.6 72,404.4 80,192.1 90,105.8