Los Angeles: Basic Facts






Los Angeles: Basic Facts Population City 3,834,340; Metropolitan Area 12,872,808 Area City Proper 498.3 square miles; Metropolitan Area 1,667.9 square miles Distance E-W 29 miles Distance N-S 44 miles Average Annual Precipitation 15 inches Average Number of Sunny Days Per Year 263 Highest Point Mount Lukens; 5,080 feet Form of Government mayor-council Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Median Household Income $36,687 Average Per Capita Income $20,671 Principal Industries international trade, entertainment, aerospace, technology, petroleum, fashion and apparel, tourism, finance, telecommunications, law, healthcare, transportation Largest Private Sector Employer University of Southern California Principal Port the contiguous ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach together comprise the fifth busiest port in the world Airports Los Angeles International (fifth busiest commercial airport in the world and the third busiest in the U.S.), Van Nuys Airport (the third busiest general-aviation airport in the world), LA/Ontario International Airport, Bob Hope Airport, Long Beach Airport, John Wayne Airport, LA/Palmdale Regional Airport Local Transportation Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (buses, subway, light rail) Public Education Los Angeles Unified School District Number of Public Students ~800,000 Institutions of Higher Learning Public California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), California State University, Northridge (CSUN), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Private American Film Institute Conservatory, Alliant International University, American InterContinental University, American Jewish University, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy-Los Angeles campus, Antioch University-Los Angeles campus, Art Center College of Design, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles campus, Los Angeles Film School, Loyola Marymount University, Mount St. Mary's College, National University of California, New York Film Academy, Occidental College, Otis College of Art and Design, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Southwestern Law School, University of Southern California Professional Sports Teams American Football League Avengers, Major League Baseball Dodgers, National Basketball Association Clippers and Lakers, Women's National Basketball Association Sparks [Los Angeles is the largest city in the United States without an NFL team] Questions or comments about this page?
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