City of South Pasadena, California

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Population Distribution	Business Profile
Employment Profile	Education Profile
Income Profile	Tax Profile
Housing and Real Estate	Land Use
General Fund Expenditures	Revenue Sources

2010 Census:

	South Pasadena	Los Angeles County	California
Total	25,619	9,818,605	37,253,956
Population of one race	24,204	9,379,892	35,438,572
White alone	13,922	4,936,599	21,453,934
Black or African American alone	771	856,874	2,299,072
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	107	72,828	362,801
Asian alone	7,973	1,346,865	4,861,007
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	9	26,094	144,386
Some Other Race alone	1,422	2,140,632	6,317,372
Population of two or more races	1,415	438,713	1,815,384
Hispanic or Latino (cultural designation, may be any race)	4,767	4,687,889	14,013,719
Age 18 or older (eligible to vote)	19,621	7,416,397	27,958,916

2000 Census:

	South Pasadena	Los Angeles County	California
Total:	24,292	9,519,338	33,871,648
Population of one race:	23,207	9,049,557	32,264,002
White alone	14,653	4,637,062	20,170,059
Black or African American alone	738	930,957	2,263,882
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	83	76,988	333,346
Asian alone	6,456	1,137,500	3,697,513
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	20	27,053	116,961
Some other race alone	1,257	2,239,997	5,682,241
Population of two or more races:	1,085	469,781	1,607,646
Hispanic or Latino (cultural designation, may be any race)	3,903	4,242,213	10,966,556
Age 18 or older (eligible to vote)	18,804	6,851,362	24,621,819

Population Distribution

Total Population

	1/1/2007	1/1/1006	% Change
Population	25,824	25,708	+0.5%
Housing Units	10,980	10,957	+0.2%
Household Size	2.42	2.41	+0.4%

Distribution by Age (2000)

Under Age 5

4.78%

Under Age 18

22.59%

20-24

4.99%

25-44

34.70%

45-64

24.50%

65+

11.41%

80+

1.50%

Distribution by Race (2000)

Total exceeds 100% because of rounding and selection of mulitple racial categories.

One Race Only

95.52%

White

60.32%

Asian

26.58%

Person of Hispanic Origin

16.07%

Black

3.40%

Native American, Eskimo, Aleut

.42%

Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiin, Other

5.17%

Two or More Races

4.47%

Employment Profile
Five Largest Private Employers (2003)
Alert Communications	217
Bristol Farms	150
Abbott Labs	125
Vons	65
Orchard Supply	59
City Unemployment Rate (2002)	2.0%
County Unemployment Rate (2002)	5.8%
State Unemployment Rate (2002)	6.6%

Income Profile
Median Household Income (2000)	$58,943

Housing And Real Estate
Average Home Value (2002)	$518,000
Total Housing Units	10,871
Owner Occupied	44.40%
Renter Occupied	55.60%
Vacancy Rates (2000)
Homeowner	8.0%
Renter	2.1%

General Fund Expenditures

Business Profile
Sales Tax Generating Businesses (2003)	721
Top Business Activities:
General Consumer Goods	58.7%
Business and Industry	25.9%
Food and Drugs	2.2%
Restaurants	6.4%
Building and Construction	1.9%
Autos and Transportation	3.9%

Education Profile

Residents over 25 years attaining:

Graduate or Professional Degree

19.71%

Bachelor's Degree

29.23%

Associate Degree

8.90%

Some College, No Degree

8.90%

High School Graduate (incl. GED)

12.64%

9th - 12th Grade, No Diploma

4.48%

Less Than 9th Grade

3.88%

Total Public Schools:

Elementary:

Middle:

High School:

Tax Profile
Property Tax	1.00%
Utility Tax	5.00%
State Sales Tax	8.25%

Land Use
Residential	61.85%
Commercial/Professional Office	4.52%
Light Manufacturing	.59%
Recreation/Parks/Open Space	5.88%
Circulation	21.37%
Other	2.49%

2010 Census:

2000 Census:

Population Distribution

Total Population

1/1/2007

1/1/1006

% Change

Population

25,824

25,708

+0.5%

Housing Units

10,980

10,957

+0.2%

Household Size

2.42

2.41

+0.4%

Education Profile