Blurred Borders - International Community Foundation
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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 />
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