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General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

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Chapter 2 Community Development<br />

Table 2.3-7 Comparative Unemployment Rates: 1994 and 2004<br />

Jurisdictions 1994 2004<br />

1994–2004<br />

Percent Change<br />

South Bay Cities<br />

<strong>Inglewood</strong> 12.5% 8.3% -50.6%<br />

Carson 9.1% 6.6% -37.9%<br />

Gardena 7.5% 6.1% -23.0%<br />

Hawthorne 8.7% 8.7% 0.0%<br />

Lawndale 9.5% 6.5% -46.2%<br />

Manhattan Beach 3.0% 2.2% -36.4%<br />

Rancho Palos Verdes 3.0% 2.2% -36.4%<br />

Redondo Beach 4.3% 3.4% 26.5%<br />

Torrance 5.0% 3.2% -56.3%<br />

Los Angeles County 9.3% 6.6% -40.9%<br />

SOURCE:<br />

Stanley R. H<strong>of</strong>fman Associates, Inc.<br />

Bureau <strong>of</strong> Labor Statistics<br />

10.0%<br />

9.0%<br />

8.0%<br />

7.0%<br />

6.0%<br />

8.7%<br />

8.3%<br />

6.6%<br />

6.5%<br />

6.1%<br />

6.6%<br />

5.0%<br />

4.0%<br />

3.0%<br />

2.0%<br />

3.4%<br />

3.2%<br />

2.2%<br />

2.2%<br />

1.0%<br />

0.0%<br />

Hawthorne<br />

<strong>Inglewood</strong><br />

Carson<br />

Lawndale<br />

Gardena<br />

Redondo Beach<br />

Torrance<br />

Manhattan Beach<br />

Rancho Palos Verdes<br />

Los Angeles County<br />

Figure 2.3-5 Comparative Unemployment Rates: 2004<br />

SOURCE: Stanley R. H<strong>of</strong>fman Associates, Inc.; Bureau <strong>of</strong> Labor Statistics<br />

Household Income<br />

• As shown in Table 2.3-8, in 2000 about 68.4 percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong> households<br />

earned below $50,000, compared with 47.7 percent in the South Bay. In Los<br />

Angeles County, an estimated 56.9 percent <strong>of</strong> households earned below $50,000.<br />

2.3-12<br />

<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>Update</strong> Technical Background Report

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