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| La Mesa |
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| Population 2002: | 54,966 |
| Population 2000: | 54,749 |
| Area codes: | 619 |
| Elevation: | 507 feet |
| Population growth: | +217 (+0.40%) |
| Foreign born: | 11.6% (4.2% Asia, 3.7% Latin America, 2.9% Europe) |
| Land area: | 9.3 square miles |
| County: | San Diego |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (23.1%), Retail trade (12.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.4%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 73.7% |
| Hispanic: | 13.5% |
| Other race: | 5.1% |
| Black: | 4.9% |
| Two or more races: | 4.3% |
| American Indian: | 1.5% |
| Filipino: | 1.1% |
| Chinese: | 0.8% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.7% |
| Japanese: | 0.6% |
| Other Asian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 45.8% |
| Never married: | 29.1% |
| Divorced: | 14.2% |
| Widowed: | 8.7% |
| Separated: | 2.2% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $198,700 |
| Household income: | $41,693 |
| Resident age: | 37.3 years |
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| La Mesa Compared to California State Average |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 89.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 27.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 9.4% |
| Unemployed: | 4.9% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 375 (660.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 365 (643.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 303.1 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 105 (185.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 89 (156.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 11 (19.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 2 (3.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,410 (2484.1 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 16.6% |
| Irish: | 13.3% |
| English: | 11.9% |
| Italian: | 5.3% |
| United States: | 4.5% |
| French: | 4.1% |