POPULATION: 3,259,340
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: 9.8%
 BLACK POPULATION: 17.0%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 27.5%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 10.6%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $12,084 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 16.4%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 7.5%
 BIRTH RATE: 20.4 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 9,239 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 22 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 19.8 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 57.2@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 74.1@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 14.9 inches
 LAND AREA: 465.9 square miles; 1,206.2 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 34@00'N  LONGITUDE: 118@15'W
 AREA CODE: 213  TIME ZONE: Pacific