About Los Angeles

POPULATION

• The population of Los Angeles County is 9,889,056
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• Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States
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• In the city of L.A., over 200 languages are spoken
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ECONOMIC

• Unemployment rate in L.A. County is 12.6%
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• Family poverty rate is 16.8%
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• Median Income is $55,476
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EDUCATION

• Graduation rate for high school students in L.A. is 71.5% with a dropout rate of 20.3%
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• Literacy Rate in Los Angeles: 55% of fourth-graders read below the basic level
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U.S. Census Bureau

Reference: 2012 County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book. - Deirdre A. Gaquin (Editor); Mary Meghan Ryan (editor), Lanham, MD : Bernan Press, ©11/2012. 20th ed, pp114-127 [Call Number: R 317.3 C855s 3012]

U.S. Census Bureau: Top 20 Cities, Highest Ranking Cities, 1790-2010

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA): May, 2008 newsletter

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Reference: 2012 County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book. - Deirdre A. Gaquin (Editor); Mary Meghan Ryan (Editor), Lanham, Md. : Bernan Press, ©11/2012. 20th ed, pp114-127 [Call Number: R 317.3 C855s 3012]

Reference: 2012 County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book. - Deirdre A. Gaquin (Editor); Mary Meghan Ryan (Editor), Lanham, Md. : Bernan Press, ©11/2012. 20th ed, pp114-127 [Call Number: R 317.3 C855s 3012]

Reference: 2012 County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book. - Deirdre A. Gaquin (Editor); Mary Meghan Ryan (Editor), Lanham, Md. : Bernan Press, ©11/2012. 20th ed, pp114-127 [Call Number: R 317.3 C855s 3012]

Source: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Department

• California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System

• California Watch

• CDE News Release

Everybody Wins! Los Angeles