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POPULATION GROWTH
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Total Population
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2004
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Growth Since 1990
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Blythe
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21,950*
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+30.0%
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Riverside County
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1,776,700
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+32.0%
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California
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36,144,000
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+13.8%
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*Includes two(2) state prison inmate populations (8,744)
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| A BLYTHE INTAGLIO-The perimeter fence is six feet high. |
AGE BREAKDOWN
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Population By Age
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Percentage
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Under 20
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36.8%
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20-24
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5.9%
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25-44
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28.4%
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45-64
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19.0%
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65 And Over
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10.0%
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Median Age
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30.7 Years
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| A Palo Verde Valley Sunset |
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY CATEGORY (excluding law enforcement)
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Industry
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Employees
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%
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Agriculture
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221
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4.9%
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Construction
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161
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3.5%
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Manufacturing
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146
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3.2%
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Transportation & Public Utilities
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242
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5.3%
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Wholesale & Retail Trade
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740
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16.3%
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Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
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389
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8.6%
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Education
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724
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15.9%
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Services
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730
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16.1%
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Government
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1,187
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26.1%
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RETAIL SALES
RETAIL SALES BY CATEGORY
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Retail Category
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1999
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2003
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Automobiles & Transportation
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$24,491,900
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$27,628,000
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Building & Construction
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8,773,900
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10,439,600
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Business & Industry
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6,081,300
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14,610,400
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Food & Drugs
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13,920,600
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15,927,200
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Service Stations & Fuel
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25,889,900
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31,413,100
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General Consumer Goods
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22,410,700
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23,027,800
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Restaurants & Lodging
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17,989,600
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20,457,700
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Total Retail Sales
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$119,957,900
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$143,503,800
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BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS
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Building Category
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2004
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2003
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Single Family
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$12,652,294
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$2,912.629
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Commercial
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759,000
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73,455
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Industrial
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0.00
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0.00
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Other
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5,671,720
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3,790,516
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Total Valuations
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$19,083,014
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$6,766,600
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HOUSING
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Median Home Value
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$90,800
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Median Monthly Rent
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$501
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HOUSING UNITS
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Type
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Number Of Units
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Single Family
(detached)
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2,936
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Single Family
(attached)
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150
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2-4 Units
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417
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5-19 Units
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452
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Mobile Homes
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805
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Recreational Vehicles, Boats, Vans, etc.
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62
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Total Housing Units
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4,915
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POPULATION BY ETHNIC HERITAGE
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Ethnicity
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Population
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Percentage
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African American
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1,976
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9%
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Anglo European
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9,219
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42%
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Multi Ethnicity
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224
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1%
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Asian & Pacific Islander
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209
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1%
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Hispanic
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10,097
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46%
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Native American
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225
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1%
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OTHER DEMOGRAPHICS
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Item
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Average Household
Size
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2.91
Persons
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Median Household
Income
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$41,000
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Per Capita
Income
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$14,424.00
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EMPLOYMENT
THE PALO VERDE VALLEY'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS
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Employer
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Employees
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Ironwood State Prison
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1,120
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Chuckawalla Valley State Prison
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794
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Palo Verde Unified School District
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384
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Morgan Corporation
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231
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Palo Verde Hospital
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137
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County Of Riverside
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120
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Hi-Value Processors
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120
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K-Mart
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120
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City Of Blythe
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114
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Palo Verde Community College District
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100
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Albertsons
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90
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Palo Verde Irrigation District
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82
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Toshin Trading
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65
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Southern California Gas Company
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43
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SALES TAX RATES
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Taxing Entity
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Percentage
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California
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6.00%
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Riverside County
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1.00%
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RCTC
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0.50%
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Riverside County Transportation
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0.25%
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Total
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7.75%
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REAL ESTATE
ASSESSED VALUATION
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Valuation
2004
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$772,788,325
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+106% since 2000
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