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| Downey |
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| Population 2002: | 109,840 |
| Population 2000: | 107,323 |
| Area codes: | 562 |
| Elevation: | 119 feet |
| Foreign born: | 35.3% (26.6% Latin America, 5.8% Asia) |
| Land area: | 12.4 square miles |
| Population growth: | +2,517 (+2.35%) |
| County: | Los Angeles |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Manufacturing (17.9%), Retail trade (12.0%). |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 57.9% |
| Other race: | 29.1% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 28.7% |
| Two or more races: | 4.9% |
| Black: | 3.8% |
| Korean: | 3.0% |
| Filipino: | 2.0% |
| American Indian: | 1.4% |
| Chinese: | 0.7% |
| Other Asian: | 0.7% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 51.4% |
| Never married: | 30.5% |
| Divorced: | 8.8% |
| Widowed: | 6.4% |
| Separated: | 2.9% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $209,700 |
| Household income: | $45,667 |
| Resident age: | 31.6 years |
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| Downey Compared to California State Average |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 72.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 17.3% |
| Unemployed: | 6.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 556 (499.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 278.5 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 224 (201.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 195 (175.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 17 (15.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (0.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,064 (956.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,594 (1432.6 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 5.8% |
| English: | 4.2% |
| Irish: | 4.1% |
| Italian: | 3.1% |
| United States: | 2.7% |
| Arab: | 1.6% |