Demographics
The following Los Angeles demographics are from the year 2009

Population: 9,848,011

Persons under 5: 7.4%
Persons under 18: 25.4%
Persons under 65: 10.6%
Females: 50.4 %
(http://quickfacts.census.gov, 2009)

Race

White person: 74%
Black person: 9.3%
American Indian and Alaskan native: 1%
Asian: 13.4%
Native Hawaiian or other pacific islander: .3%
Hispanic or Latino origin: 48%
(http://quickfacts.census.gov, 2009)

Household

Housing units: 3,390,795
House ownership rate: 47.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures: 42.2%
Households: 3,133,774
Person per households: 2.98
Median household income: $55,452
Per capita money income: $20,683
Persons below poverty level: 15.3%
(http://quickfacts.census.gov, 2009)

Industrialization

Exports:

1. Civilian aircraft including engines and parts … US$5.3 billion (4.4% of California exports, down 8.9% from 2008)
2. Electronic integrated circuits … $2.4 billion (2%, down 22.6%)
3. Computer parts and accessories … $2.3 billion (1.9%, down 18.3%)
4. Non-industrial diamonds … $2.2 billion (1.8%, down 24.6%)
5. Voice, image and data transmission equipment … $2 billion (1.7%, down 13.1%)
6. Medium-sized passenger vehicles … $1.7 billion (1.4%, down 36.2%)
7. Electronic processors and controllers … $1.67 billion (1.4%, down 28.3%)
8. Refined oil … $1.65 billion (1.4%, down 53.3%)
9. Computer storage devices … $1.6 billion (1.3%, down 22.8%)
10. Diagnostic chemical reaction substances … $1.4 billion (1.2%, down 10.6%).

Imports:

1. Civilian aircraft including engines and parts … US$5.3 billion (4.4% of California exports, down 8.9% from 2008)
2. Electronic integrated circuits … $2.4 billion (2%, down 22.6%)
3. Computer parts and accessories … $2.3 billion (1.9%, down 18.3%)
4. Non-industrial diamonds … $2.2 billion (1.8%, down 24.6%)
5. Voice, image and data transmission equipment … $2 billion (1.7%, down 13.1%)
6. Medium-sized passenger vehicles … $1.7 billion (1.4%, down 36.2%)
7. Electronic processors and controllers … $1.67 billion (1.4%, down 28.3%)
8. Refined oil … $1.65 billion (1.4%, down 53.3%)
9. Computer storage devices … $1.6 billion (1.3%, down 22.8%)
10. Diagnostic chemical reaction substances … $1.4 billion (1.2%, down 10.6%).

(www.suite101.com, 2010)

Manufactoring:

Manufacturing shipments: 108,052,135
Wholesale trade sale: 198,703,926
Retail sales: 92,100,128
Retail sale per capita: $9,433
Accommodation and food service sales: 14,211,642
Building permits: 5,138
Federal spending: 76,235,164
(http://quickfacts.census.gov, 2009)

Geography

Land area: 4,060.87
Persons per square mile: 2,344.1
(http://en.wikipedia.org,2010)
City: 498.3 sq mi (1,290.6 km2)
Land: 469.1 sq mi (1,214.9 km2)
Water: 29.2 sq mi (75.7 km2)  5.8%
Urban: 645 sq mi (1,671 km2)
Elevation: 340 feet above sea level
Density: 8,205/sq mi (3,168/km2)
Urban: 14,940,000
Metro: 15,250,000

Language

English: 40.2% (1,397,555)
Spanish: 43.6% (1,513,106)
Indo European-  7.0% (242,461)
Asian or other pacific islander:  7.9% (275,109)
Other:1.3% (45,559)   
(http://en.wikipedia.org, 2010)

Employment

Population 16 years and over: 2,923,315
In labor force: 65.8% (1,924,833)
Civilian labor force: 65.8% (1,923,236)
Employed: 61.3% (1,792,596)
Unemployed: 4.5% (130,640)
Armed Forces: 0.1% (1,597)
Not in labor force: 34.2% (998,482)
(http://en.wikipedia.org, 2010)