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Appendix C:<br />

San Diego andTijuana At a Glance<br />

Demographics<br />

San Diego Tijuana<br />

Population City (1,255,742 in 2002);<br />

County (2,918,254 in 2002)<br />

1,292,993 (official)<br />

Population Growth Rate 2.8% 4.9%<br />

Median Age 33 years in 2000 24.8 years in 2000<br />

Per Capita Income $33,883 in 2001 $9,812<br />

Poverty Rate 12.4% (23.2% in Rainbow to 18.4% in 2000 (those earning<br />

1.5% in Hidden Meadows) in equivalent of 2 minimum wage<br />

1999<br />

or less)<br />

Economy<br />

San Diego Tijuana<br />

Gross Regional Product<br />

(GRP)<br />

$126.2 billion in 2002<br />

Unemployment Rate 4.3% in 2002 0.95% in 2000<br />

Leading industries Services, Trade, High-Tech, Trade, Services, Electronics,<br />

Life Sciences, Defense,<br />

Tourism<br />

Tourism, Automobile<br />

Leading private employers Qualcomm, SAIC, Sempra Sony, Sanyo, Kyocera, Hitachi,<br />

Energy, Sony, Kyocera, Pfizer Matsushita, Samsung, Hyundai,<br />

Global Research &<br />

Mattel, Honeywell, Pioneer<br />

Development, Callaway Golf, Speakers, Maxell, Douglas<br />

Sharp Healthcare, Scripps Furniture, <strong>International</strong><br />

Healthcare<br />

Rectifier<br />

Government Spending<br />

San Diego Tijuana<br />

County/Municipal<br />

US$1,554,540, 000 in 2002- 1,964,556,800 pesos in 2002<br />

Government<br />

2003<br />

(US$179.5 million)<br />

Education $26,896,000 in 2002-2003 See footnote 1<br />

Health $264,530,000 in 2002-2003 33,972,000 pesos in 2002<br />

(US$3.1 million) See footnote<br />

2.<br />

*1 Tijuana does not have a government entity directly in charge of education. Human Development Secretariat is<br />

responsible for some educational programs. The Secretariat’s total budget for 2002 was 2,335,800 pesos.<br />

*2 Does not include expenditure for Baja California’s Human Development Secretariat, which is responsible for some health<br />

programs.<br />

C-1

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