About Los Angeles
POPULATION
- The population of Los Angeles County is 9,889,056 1
- Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States 2
- In the city of L.A., over 200 languages are spoken 3
ECONOMIC
- Unemployment rate in L.A. County is 12.6% 4
- Family poverty rate is 16.8% 5
- Median Income is $55,476 6
EDUCATION
- Graduation rate for high school students in L.A. is 71.5% with a dropout rate of 20.3% 7
- Literacy Rate in Los Angeles: 55% of fourth-graders read below the basic level 8
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U.S. Census BureauReference: 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]
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U.S. Census Bureau: Top 20 Cities, Highest Ranking Cities, 1790-20103
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA): May, 2008 newsletter4
U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsReference: 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]
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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]6
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]7
Source: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Department• California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System
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