Census Bureau Report on the San Fernando Valley
Selected Social Characteristics: 2005	San Fernando Valley CCD Tracts		City of Los Angeles, California		County of Los Angeles, California		State of California		United States
	Estimate		Estimate		Estimate		Estimate		Estimate
Total population	1,742,760		3,731,437		9,758,886		35,278,768		288,378,137
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	498,000	28.58%	1,078,165	28.29%	2,908,346	29.80%	10,281,601	29.14%	75,919,435	26.33%
Nursery school, preschool	29,105	5.84%	64,130	5.95%	166,393	5.72%	588,835	5.73%	4,785,409	6.30%
Kindergarten	24,980	5.02%	58,132	5.39%	154,272	5.30%	524,244	5.10%	3,964,774	5.22%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	204,590	41.08%	445,658	41.33%	1,222,977	42.05%	4,274,808	41.58%	32,121,770	42.31%
High school (grades 9-12)	109,615	22.01%	237,977	22.07%	651,740	22.41%	2,295,771	22.33%	17,008,891	22.40%
College or graduate school	129,705	26.05%	272,268	25.25%	712,964	24.51%	2,597,943	25.27%	18,038,591	23.76%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	1,126,870	64.66%	2,352,984	63.06%	6,105,497	62.56%	22,299,041	63.21%	188,950,759	65.52%
Less than 9th grade	139,500	12.38%	382,277	16.25%	883,387	14.47%	2,337,733	10.48%	11,793,051	6.24%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	125,335	11.12%	276,776	11.76%	679,156	11.12%	2,104,465	9.44%	17,989,278	9.52%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	235,845	20.93%	484,140	20.58%	1,331,136	21.80%	4,868,430	21.83%	55,856,936	29.56%
Some college, no degree	208,800	18.53%	400,751	17.03%	1,114,684	18.26%	4,692,874	21.05%	37,984,610	20.10%
Associate's degree	81,950	7.27%	134,148	5.70%	410,305	6.72%	1,709,579	7.67%	13,960,054	7.39%
Bachelor's degree	227,470	20.19%	447,649	19.02%	1,105,013	18.10%	4,215,208	18.90%	32,536,186	17.22%
Graduate or professional degree	107,955	9.58%	227,243	9.66%	581,816	9.53%	2,370,752	10.63%	18,830,644	9.97%
Percent high school graduate or higher	76.50%		72.00%		74.40%		80.10%		84.20%
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	29.80%		28.70%		27.60%		29.50%		27.20%
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	675,105	38.74%	1,426,174	38.22%	3,648,218	37.38%	13,375,995	37.92%	110,298,693	38.25%
Never married	254,175	37.65%	610,570	42.81%	1,402,307	38.44%	4,629,429	34.61%	34,171,130	30.98%
Now married, except separated	352,415	52.20%	659,092	46.21%	1,841,346	50.47%	7,195,952	53.80%	61,663,386	55.91%
Separated	12,225	1.81%	34,034	2.39%	79,264	2.17%	246,692	1.84%	1,978,838	1.79%
Widowed	11,450	1.70%	23,156	1.62%	70,694	1.94%	270,813	2.02%	2,672,437	2.42%
Divorced	44,845	6.64%	99,322	6.96%	254,607	6.98%	1,033,109	7.72%	9,812,902	8.90%
Females 15 years and over	692,420	39.73%	1,464,381	39.24%	3,827,367	39.22%	13,858,846	39.28%	117,499,798	40.75%
Never married	210,115	30.35%	530,523	36.23%	1,254,044	32.77%	3,922,016	28.30%	29,943,646	25.48%
Now married, except separated	330,040	47.66%	618,326	42.22%	1,751,007	45.75%	6,884,327	49.67%	59,916,721	50.99%
Separated	25,425	3.67%	55,748	3.81%	134,351	3.51%	391,732	2.83%	3,069,996	2.61%
Widowed	61,470	8.88%	120,748	8.25%	312,460	8.16%	1,125,702	8.12%	11,060,297	9.41%
Divorced	65,370	9.44%	139,036	9.49%	375,505	9.81%	1,535,069	11.08%	13,509,138	11.50%
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months	25,415	1.46%	56,114	1.50%	145,988	1.50%	533,931	1.51%	4,247,399	1.47%
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	5,705	22.45%	17,557	31.29%	45,836	31.40%	146,305	27.40%	1,300,312	30.61%
Per 1,000 unmarried women	25		32		34		33		37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	56		57		57		58		57
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	34		40		31		26		31
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	99		84		98		104		108
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	29		35		28		29		23
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years in households	46,410	2.66%	95,288	2.55%	298,292	3.06%	885,034	2.51%	5,742,583	1.99%
Responsible for grandchildren	9,970	21.48%	23,834	25.01%	78,294	26.25%	269,496	30.45%	2,458,806	42.82%
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	3,090	30.99%	4,513	18.94%	14,737	18.82%	51,632	19.16%	533,559	21.70%
1 or 2 years	2,010	20.16%	4,955	20.79%	18,133	23.16%	67,321	24.98%	594,911	24.20%
3 or 4 years	1,860	18.66%	4,358	18.28%	13,886	17.74%	48,614	18.04%	418,325	17.01%
5 or more years	3,005	30.14%	10,008	41.99%	31,538	40.28%	101,929	37.82%	912,011	37.09%
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Who are female	59.50%		63.80%		62.50%		60.90%		62.80%
Who are married	70.40%		66.20%		68.10%		72.20%		71.10%
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	1,293,345	74.21%	2,729,886	73.16%	7,025,430	71.99%	25,543,447	72.40%	214,524,444	74.39%
Civilian veterans	72,720	5.62%	135,035	4.95%	417,690	5.95%	2,193,336	8.59%	23,427,584	10.92%
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 years and over	1,623,590	93.16%	3,442,748	92.26%	8,999,482	92.22%	32,519,278	92.18%	267,387,983	92.72%
With a disability	209,305	12.89%	424,631	12.33%	1,073,928	11.93%	4,122,404	12.68%	39,740,709	14.86%
Population 5 to 15 years	281,485	16.15%	608,892	16.32%	1,682,365	17.24%	5,911,867	16.76%	44,586,147	15.46%
With a disability	12,060	4.28%	29,617	4.86%	74,798	4.45%	283,706	4.80%	2,886,534	6.47%
Population 16 to 64 years	1,160,835	66.61%	2,487,869	66.67%	6,364,104	65.21%	22,906,307	64.93%	188,041,309	65.21%
With a disability	123,275	10.62%	253,406	10.19%	616,285	9.68%	2,357,073	10.29%	22,790,299	12.12%
Population 65 years and over	181,280	10.40%	345,987	9.27%	953,013	9.77%	3,701,104	10.49%	34,760,527	12.05%
With a disability	73,970	40.80%	141,608	40.93%	382,845	40.17%	1,481,625	40.03%	14,063,876	40.46%
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	1,717,820	98.57%	3,667,157	98.28%	9,599,793	98.37%	34,737,860	98.47%	284,366,827	98.61%
Same house	1,489,295	86.70%	3,187,235	86.91%	8,359,982	87.09%	29,082,579	83.72%	238,488,435	83.87%
Different house in the U.S.	211,760	12.33%	437,590	11.93%	1,143,839	11.92%	5,353,304	15.41%	44,116,146	15.51%
Same county	180,830	85.39%	363,830	83.14%	952,680	83.29%	3,872,832	72.34%	28,195,874	63.91%
Different county	30,930	14.61%	73,760	16.86%	191,159	16.71%	1,480,472	27.66%	15,920,272	36.09%
Same state	10,305	33.32%	23,619	32.02%	95,594	50.01%	1,031,754	69.69%	8,868,144	55.70%
Different state	20,625	66.68%	50,141	67.98%	95,565	49.99%	448,718	30.31%	7,052,128	44.30%
Abroad	16,765	0.98%	42,332	1.15%	95,972	1.00%	301,977	0.87%	1,762,246	0.62%
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	1,742,760		3,731,437		9,758,886		35,278,768		288,378,137
Native	1,031,570	59.19%	2,226,100	59.66%	6,248,059	64.02%	25,667,412	72.76%	252,688,295	87.62%
Born in United States	1,018,070	98.69%	2,193,038	98.51%	6,161,172	98.61%	25,299,229	98.57%	249,119,844	98.59%
State of residence	726,900	71.40%	1,573,284	71.74%	4,611,946	74.86%	18,313,789	72.39%	170,473,495	68.43%
Different state	291,170	28.60%	619,754	28.26%	1,549,226	25.14%	6,985,440	27.61%	78,646,349	31.57%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)	13,500	1.31%	33,062	1.49%	86,887	1.39%	368,183	1.43%	3,568,451	1.41%
Foreign born	711,190	40.81%	1,505,337	40.34%	3,510,827	35.98%	9,611,356	27.24%	35,689,842	12.38%
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	711,185	40.81%	1,505,337	40.34%	3,510,827	35.98%	9,611,356	27.24%	35,689,842	12.38%
Naturalized U.S. citizen	330,520	46.47%	559,064	37.14%	1,473,462	41.97%	4,128,137	42.95%	14,967,828	41.94%
Not a U.S. citizen	380,665	53.53%	946,273	62.86%	2,037,365	58.03%	5,483,219	57.05%	20,722,014	58.06%
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	724,690	41.58%	1,538,399	41.23%	3,597,714	36.87%	9,979,539	28.29%	39,258,293	13.61%
Native	13,505	1.86%	33,062	2.15%	86,887	2.42%	368,183	3.69%	3,568,451	9.09%
Entered 2000 or later	2,360	17.48%	5,195	15.71%	12,257	14.11%	45,711	12.42%	447,811	12.55%
Entered before 2000	11,145	82.52%	27,867	84.29%	74,630	85.89%	322,472	87.58%	3,120,640	87.45%
Foreign born	711,190	98.14%	1,505,337	97.85%	3,510,827	97.58%	9,611,356	96.31%	35,689,842	90.91%
Entered 2000 or later	117,410	16.51%	258,192	17.15%	553,490	15.77%	1,658,255	17.25%	7,939,822	22.25%
Entered before 2000	593,780	83.49%	1,247,145	82.85%	2,957,337	84.23%	7,953,101	82.75%	27,750,020	77.75%
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	711,190	40.81%	1,505,337	40.34%	3,510,827	35.98%	9,611,075	27.24%	35,689,467	12.38%
Europe	54,475	7.66%	90,181	5.99%	181,046	5.16%	684,987	7.13%	4,869,898	13.65%
Asia	263,825	37.10%	407,911	27.10%	1,096,254	31.22%	3,264,303	33.96%	9,534,429	26.71%
Africa	8,405	1.18%	17,209	1.14%	46,987	1.34%	136,406	1.42%	1,252,020	3.51%
Oceania	970	0.14%	3,562	0.24%	11,116	0.32%	68,445	0.71%	185,466	0.52%
Latin America	373,510	52.52%	972,212	64.58%	2,141,809	61.01%	5,319,064	55.34%	19,018,949	53.29%
Northern America	10,000	1.41%	14,262	0.95%	33,615	0.96%	137,870	1.43%	828,705	2.32%
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	1,623,785	93.17%	3,444,207	92.30%	9,005,052	92.28%	32,599,457	92.41%	268,110,961	92.97%
English only	667,650	41.12%	1,349,250	39.17%	3,905,236	43.37%	18,808,277	57.70%	216,176,111	80.63%
Language other than English	956,130	58.88%	2,094,957	60.83%	5,099,816	56.63%	13,791,180	42.30%	51,934,850	19.37%
Speak English less than "very well"	449,055	46.97%	1,078,990	51.50%	2,510,805	49.23%	6,594,802	47.82%	23,142,029	44.56%
Spanish	597,925	62.54%	1,526,441	72.86%	3,618,948	70.96%	9,192,012	66.65%	32,184,293	61.97%
Speak English less than "very well"	291,850	48.81%	817,093	53.53%	1,806,210	49.91%	4,565,527	49.67%	15,396,674	47.84%
Other Indo-European languages	214,365	22.42%	231,914	11.07%	460,057	9.02%	1,378,597	10.00%	9,929,004	19.12%
Speak English less than "very well"	96,275	44.91%	92,913	40.06%	176,379	38.34%	449,963	32.64%	3,302,077	33.26%
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	114,380	11.96%	289,268	13.81%	922,359	18.09%	2,950,221	21.39%	7,769,500	14.96%
Speak English less than "very well"	52,880	46.23%	156,626	54.15%	499,380	54.14%	1,501,224	50.89%	3,828,819	49.28%
Other languages	29,460	3.08%	47,334	2.26%	98,452	1.93%	270,350	1.96%	2,052,053	3.95%
Speak English less than "very well"	8,050	27.33%	12,358	26.11%	28,836	29.29%	78,088	28.88%	614,459	29.94%
ANCESTRY
Total population	1,742,760		3,731,437		9,758,886		35,278,768		288,378,137
American	52,615	3.02%	108,785	2.92%	306,920	3.15%	1,192,392	3.38%	20,535,853	7.12%
Arab	20,640	1.18%	24,651	0.66%	73,395	0.75%