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Population (2000): 54,749
Land Area (2000): 23.994 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.065 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 56.6186 (13.7) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 72.5186 (22.5) / 83.4186 (28.6)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,400
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,110
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 13 inches

La Mesa Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	56,806	2002	56,760	2005	54,213
2000	57,391	2003	55,543	2006	53,559
2001	55,766	2004	55,201	2007	52,801

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La Mesa Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	28,452	27,368	1,084	3.81%	38
1991	28,137	26,674	1,463	5.20%	52
1992	28,265	26,561	1,704	6.03%	60
1993	28,355	26,511	1,844	6.50%	65
1994	28,593	26,920	1,673	5.85%	59
1995	28,578	27,082	1,496	5.23%	52
1996	28,938	27,657	1,281	4.43%	44
1997	29,859	28,803	1,056	3.54%	35
1998	30,801	29,910	892	2.89%	29
1999	31,731	30,922	810	2.55%	25
2000	30,168	29,191	977	3.24%	32
2001	30,892	29,820	1,072	3.47%	35
2002	31,730	30,373	1,357	4.28%	43
2003	32,115	30,726	1,389	4.33%	43
2004	32,636	31,352	1,284	3.93%	39
2005	32,990	31,803	1,187	3.60%	36
2006	33,331	32,231	1,100	3.30%	33
2007	33,776	32,488	1,287	3.81%	38
2008	34,125	32,501	1,624	4.76%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	28,360	27,442	918	3.24%	32
Feb 1990	28,534	27,650	884	3.10%	31
Mar 1990	28,604	27,747	857	3.00%	30
Apr 1990	28,390	27,478	912	3.21%	32
May 1990	28,581	27,596	985	3.45%	34
Jun 1990	28,638	27,574	1,064	3.72%	37
Jul 1990	28,759	27,544	1,215	4.22%	42
Aug 1990	28,792	27,634	1,158	4.02%	40
Sep 1990	28,058	26,794	1,264	4.50%	45
Oct 1990	28,294	27,062	1,232	4.35%	44
Nov 1990	28,253	26,978	1,275	4.51%	45
Dec 1990	28,158	26,914	1,244	4.42%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	28,147	26,765	1,382	4.91%	49
Feb 1991	28,233	26,781	1,452	5.14%	51
Mar 1991	28,217	26,786	1,431	5.07%	51
Apr 1991	28,159	26,780	1,379	4.90%	49
May 1991	28,097	26,626	1,471	5.24%	52
Jun 1991	28,314	26,735	1,579	5.58%	56
Jul 1991	28,354	26,728	1,626	5.73%	57
Aug 1991	28,176	26,700	1,476	5.24%	52
Sep 1991	28,008	26,508	1,500	5.36%	54
Oct 1991	28,042	26,569	1,473	5.25%	53
Nov 1991	27,980	26,580	1,400	5.00%	50
Dec 1991	27,914	26,531	1,383	4.95%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	28,056	26,479	1,577	5.62%	56
Feb 1992	28,206	26,607	1,599	5.67%	57
Mar 1992	28,262	26,686	1,576	5.58%	56
Apr 1992	28,054	26,516	1,538	5.48%	55
May 1992	28,089	26,471	1,618	5.76%	58
Jun 1992	28,475	26,660	1,815	6.37%	64
Jul 1992	28,568	26,693	1,875	6.56%	66
Aug 1992	28,403	26,590	1,813	6.38%	64
Sep 1992	28,138	26,331	1,807	6.42%	64
Oct 1992	28,262	26,532	1,730	6.12%	61
Nov 1992	28,381	26,580	1,801	6.35%	63
Dec 1992	28,282	26,589	1,693	5.99%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	28,349	26,483	1,866	6.58%	66
Feb 1993	28,349	26,498	1,851	6.53%	65
Mar 1993	28,228	26,436	1,792	6.35%	63
Apr 1993	28,038	26,273	1,765	6.30%	63
May 1993	28,131	26,328	1,803	6.41%	64
Jun 1993	28,519	26,586	1,933	6.78%	68
Jul 1993	28,672	26,623	2,049	7.15%	71
Aug 1993	28,597	26,667	1,930	6.75%	67
Sep 1993	28,135	26,229	1,906	6.77%	68
Oct 1993	28,459	26,579	1,880	6.61%	66
Nov 1993	28,448	26,689	1,759	6.18%	62
Dec 1993	28,335	26,736	1,599	5.64%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	28,623	26,774	1,849	6.46%	65
Feb 1994	28,722	26,936	1,786	6.22%	62
Mar 1994	28,628	26,888	1,740	6.08%	61
Apr 1994	28,455	26,773	1,682	5.91%	59
May 1994	28,491	26,864	1,627	5.71%	57
Jun 1994	28,722	26,976	1,746	6.08%	61
Jul 1994	28,750	26,890	1,860	6.47%	65
Aug 1994	28,773	27,023	1,750	6.08%	61
Sep 1994	28,444	26,766	1,678	5.90%	59
Oct 1994	28,623	27,029	1,594	5.57%	56
Nov 1994	28,465	27,022	1,443	5.07%	51
Dec 1994	28,417	27,100	1,317	4.63%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	28,321	26,788	1,533	5.41%	54
Feb 1995	28,411	26,953	1,458	5.13%	51
Mar 1995	28,424	27,001	1,423	5.01%	50
Apr 1995	28,445	26,960	1,485	5.22%	52
May 1995	28,354	26,879	1,475	5.20%	52
Jun 1995	28,641	27,074	1,567	5.47%	55
Jul 1995	28,841	27,179	1,662	5.76%	58
Aug 1995	28,847	27,278	1,569	5.44%	54
Sep 1995	28,530	26,986	1,544	5.41%	54
Oct 1995	28,788	27,264	1,524	5.29%	53
Nov 1995	28,738	27,296	1,442	5.02%	50
Dec 1995	28,591	27,322	1,269	4.44%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	28,536	27,060	1,476	5.17%	52
Feb 1996	28,681	27,290	1,391	4.85%	48
Mar 1996	28,665	27,312	1,353	4.72%	47
Apr 1996	28,551	27,271	1,280	4.48%	45
May 1996	28,659	27,388	1,271	4.43%	44
Jun 1996	28,921	27,636	1,285	4.44%	44
Jul 1996	29,224	27,805	1,419	4.86%	49
Aug 1996	29,188	27,905	1,283	4.40%	44
Sep 1996	28,930	27,685	1,245	4.30%	43
Oct 1996	29,328	28,136	1,192	4.06%	41
Nov 1996	29,301	28,150	1,151	3.93%	39
Dec 1996	29,270	28,250	1,020	3.48%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	29,378	28,180	1,198	4.08%	41
Feb 1997	29,446	28,322	1,124	3.82%	38
Mar 1997	29,609	28,486	1,123	3.79%	38
Apr 1997	29,462	28,425	1,037	3.52%	35
May 1997	29,526	28,510	1,016	3.44%	34
Jun 1997	29,846	28,737	1,109	3.72%	37
Jul 1997	30,085	28,935	1,150	3.82%	38
Aug 1997	30,191	29,059	1,132	3.75%	37
Sep 1997	29,921	28,828	1,093	3.65%	37
Oct 1997	30,197	29,214	983	3.26%	33
Nov 1997	30,308	29,429	879	2.90%	29
Dec 1997	30,341	29,514	827	2.73%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	30,272	29,350	922	3.05%	30
Feb 1998	30,493	29,617	876	2.87%	29
Mar 1998	30,476	29,573	903	2.96%	30
Apr 1998	30,531	29,745	786	2.57%	26
May 1998	30,644	29,834	810	2.64%	26
Jun 1998	30,765	29,843	922	3.00%	30
Jul 1998	30,895	29,910	985	3.19%	32
Aug 1998	30,958	29,972	986	3.18%	32
Sep 1998	30,816	29,848	968	3.14%	31
Oct 1998	31,210	30,285	925	2.96%	30
Nov 1998	31,196	30,352	844	2.71%	27
Dec 1998	31,356	30,585	771	2.46%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	31,416	30,510	906	2.88%	29
Feb 1999	31,521	30,667	854	2.71%	27
Mar 1999	31,600	30,777	823	2.60%	26
Apr 1999	31,613	30,839	774	2.45%	24
May 1999	31,593	30,857	736	2.33%	23
Jun 1999	31,720	30,855	865	2.73%	27
Jul 1999	31,748	30,844	904	2.85%	28
Aug 1999	31,662	30,834	828	2.62%	26
Sep 1999	31,521	30,712	809	2.57%	26
Oct 1999	32,037	31,240	797	2.49%	25
Nov 1999	32,116	31,375	741	2.31%	23
Dec 1999	32,228	31,549	679	2.11%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	30,008	29,016	992	3.31%	33
Feb 2000	30,219	29,237	982	3.25%	32
Mar 2000	30,279	29,274	1,005	3.32%	33
Apr 2000	30,095	29,183	912	3.03%	30
May 2000	29,995	29,045	950	3.17%	32
Jun 2000	30,124	29,049	1,075	3.57%	36
Jul 2000	30,043	28,917	1,126	3.75%	37
Aug 2000	30,090	29,020	1,070	3.56%	36
Sep 2000	29,898	28,949	949	3.17%	32
Oct 2000	30,360	29,421	939	3.09%	31
Nov 2000	30,364	29,462	902	2.97%	30
Dec 2000	30,542	29,723	819	2.68%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	30,584	29,589	995	3.25%	33
Feb 2001	30,659	29,713	946	3.09%	31
Mar 2001	30,662	29,683	979	3.19%	32
Apr 2001	30,664	29,719	945	3.08%	31
May 2001	30,667	29,760	907	2.96%	30
Jun 2001	30,859	29,770	1,089	3.53%	35
Jul 2001	30,889	29,756	1,133	3.67%	37
Aug 2001	30,825	29,658	1,167	3.79%	38
Sep 2001	30,886	29,770	1,116	3.61%	36
Oct 2001	31,295	30,075	1,220	3.90%	39
Nov 2001	31,305	30,095	1,210	3.87%	39
Dec 2001	31,408	30,257	1,151	3.66%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	31,386	30,056	1,330	4.24%	42
Feb 2002	31,702	30,415	1,287	4.06%	41
Mar 2002	31,611	30,287	1,324	4.19%	42
Apr 2002	31,631	30,347	1,284	4.06%	41
May 2002	31,596	30,351	1,245	3.94%	39
Jun 2002	31,778	30,368	1,410	4.44%	44
Jul 2002	31,649	30,185	1,464	4.63%	46
Aug 2002	31,782	30,341	1,441	4.53%	45
Sep 2002	31,618	30,259	1,359	4.30%	43
Oct 2002	31,962	30,570	1,392	4.36%	44
Nov 2002	31,943	30,535	1,408	4.41%	44
Dec 2002	32,107	30,766	1,341	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	31,997	30,567	1,430	4.47%	45
Feb 2003	32,077	30,670	1,407	4.39%	44
Mar 2003	32,023	30,612	1,411	4.41%	44
Apr 2003	31,984	30,630	1,354	4.23%	42
May 2003	31,823	30,497	1,326	4.17%	42
Jun 2003	32,009	30,493	1,516	4.74%	47
Jul 2003	32,078	30,585	1,493	4.65%	47
Aug 2003	32,227	30,778	1,449	4.50%	45
Sep 2003	31,983	30,625	1,358	4.25%	42
Oct 2003	32,338	30,971	1,367	4.23%	42
Nov 2003	32,375	31,029	1,346	4.16%	42
Dec 2003	32,460	31,249	1,211	3.73%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	32,470	31,101	1,369	4.22%	42
Feb 2004	32,550	31,217	1,333	4.10%	41
Mar 2004	32,538	31,148	1,390	4.27%	43
Apr 2004	32,339	31,073	1,266	3.91%	39
May 2004	32,280	31,033	1,247	3.86%	39
Jun 2004	32,567	31,194	1,373	4.22%	42
Jul 2004	32,765	31,383	1,382	4.22%	42
Aug 2004	32,821	31,543	1,278	3.89%	39
Sep 2004	32,623	31,410	1,213	3.72%	37
Oct 2004	32,851	31,630	1,221	3.72%	37
Nov 2004	32,886	31,683	1,203	3.66%	37
Dec 2004	32,938	31,811	1,127	3.42%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	32,824	31,572	1,252	3.81%	38
Feb 2005	32,880	31,620	1,260	3.83%	38
Mar 2005	32,827	31,625	1,202	3.66%	37
Apr 2005	32,816	31,688	1,128	3.44%	34
May 2005	32,855	31,747	1,108	3.37%	34
Jun 2005	33,021	31,781	1,240	3.76%	38
Jul 2005	33,130	31,861	1,269	3.83%	38
Aug 2005	33,208	32,001	1,207	3.63%	36
Sep 2005	33,072	31,885	1,187	3.59%	36
Oct 2005	33,075	31,898	1,177	3.56%	36
Nov 2005	33,045	31,869	1,176	3.56%	36
Dec 2005	33,125	32,084	1,041	3.14%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	32,997	31,877	1,120	3.39%	34
Feb 2006	33,054	31,920	1,134	3.43%	34
Mar 2006	33,122	32,044	1,078	3.25%	33
Apr 2006	33,071	32,048	1,023	3.09%	31
May 2006	33,001	31,987	1,014	3.07%	31
Jun 2006	33,237	32,081	1,156	3.48%	35
Jul 2006	33,406	32,187	1,219	3.65%	36
Aug 2006	33,509	32,363	1,146	3.42%	34
Sep 2006	33,375	32,294	1,081	3.24%	32
Oct 2006	33,580	32,523	1,057	3.15%	31
Nov 2006	33,757	32,643	1,114	3.30%	33
Dec 2006	33,861	32,805	1,056	3.12%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	33,670	32,433	1,237	3.67%	37
Feb 2007	33,716	32,515	1,201	3.56%	36
Mar 2007	33,773	32,607	1,166	3.45%	35
Apr 2007	33,458	32,305	1,153	3.45%	34
May 2007	33,480	32,328	1,152	3.44%	34
Jun 2007	33,733	32,442	1,291	3.83%	38
Jul 2007	33,883	32,492	1,391	4.11%	41
Aug 2007	33,848	32,488	1,360	4.02%	40
Sep 2007	33,793	32,437	1,356	4.01%	40
Oct 2007	33,909	32,546	1,363	4.02%	40
Nov 2007	34,010	32,634	1,376	4.05%	40
Dec 2007	34,034	32,631	1,403	4.12%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	33,849	32,400	1,449	4.28%	43
Feb 2008	33,736	32,322	1,414	4.19%	42
Mar 2008	33,875	32,373	1,502	4.43%	44
Apr 2008	33,894	32,467	1,427	4.21%	42
May 2008	34,111	32,549	1,562	4.58%	46
Jun 2008	34,331	32,612	1,719	5.01%	50
Jul 2008	34,471	32,619	1,852	5.37%	54
Aug 2008	34,504	32,641	1,863	5.40%	54
Sep 2008	34,352	32,525	1,827	5.32%	53
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

La Mesa Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,540	11.26%
2.	Educational Services	1,161	8.49%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	995	7.27%
4.	Public Administration	933	6.82%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	854	6.24%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	769	5.62%
7.	Health Care	517	3.78%
8.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	438	3.20%
9.	Finance and Insurance	403	2.95%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	379	2.77%
11.	Other Transportation	351	2.57%
12.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	350	2.56%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	338	2.47%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	309	2.26%
15.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	257	1.88%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	257	1.88%
17.	Repair and Maintenance	208	1.52%
18.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	198	1.45%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	195	1.43%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	191	1.40%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	2,109	15.58%
2.	Health Care	1,948	14.39%
3.	Finance and Insurance	1,137	8.40%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,041	7.69%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	910	6.72%
6.	Public Administration	671	4.96%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	537	3.97%
8.	Social Assistance	478	3.53%
9.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	332	2.45%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	312	2.31%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	285	2.11%
12.	Construction	272	2.01%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	249	1.84%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	227	1.68%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	200	1.48%
16.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	190	1.40%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	181	1.34%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	173	1.28%
19.	Private Household Services	170	1.26%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	160	1.18%

La Mesa Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Installation / Maintenance	770	5.63%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	753	5.51%
3.	Other Management Occupations	734	5.37%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	562	4.11%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	521	3.81%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	451	3.30%
7.	Computer Specialists	442	3.23%
8.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	433	3.17%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	418	3.06%
10.	Other Production Occupations	299	2.19%
11.	Other Office and Admin Support	296	2.16%
12.	Business Operations Specialists	286	2.09%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	274	2.00%
14.	Law Enforcement Workers	257	1.88%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	249	1.82%
16.	Postsecondary Teachers	240	1.75%
17.	Engineers	235	1.72%
18.	Carpenters	229	1.67%
19.	Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc.	205	1.50%
20.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	204	1.49%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,151	8.50%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	809	5.98%
3.	Other Management Occupations	636	4.70%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	608	4.49%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	605	4.47%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	568	4.20%
7.	Business Operations Specialists	478	3.53%
8.	Customer Service Representatives	452	3.34%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	443	3.27%
10.	Registered Nurses	430	3.18%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	428	3.16%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	370	2.73%
13.	Child Care Workers	326	2.41%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	320	2.36%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	312	2.31%
16.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	293	2.16%
17.	Cashiers	288	2.13%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	282	2.08%
19.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	269	1.99%
20.	Postsecondary Teachers	254	1.88%

La Mesa Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	23,672	52.74%
15-35 hours	5,914	13.18%
1-14 hours	1,314	2.93%
No regular hours	13,982	31.15%

La Mesa Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	675	2.55%
5 AM-5:29 AM	668	2.52%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,356	5.13%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,517	9.51%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,039	11.49%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,198	15.87%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	3,761	14.22%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,593	9.80%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,350	5.10%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,742	6.58%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,016	3.84%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	455	1.72%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,625	6.14%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,462	5.53%

La Mesa Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	507	1.92%
5-9	2,085	7.88%
10-14	3,767	14.24%
15-19	4,513	17.06%
20-24	5,102	19.28%
25-29	2,233	8.44%
30-34	3,953	14.94%
35-39	717	2.71%
40-44	911	3.44%
45-59	1,437	5.43%
60-89	807	3.05%
At least 90	425	1.61%

La Mesa Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	62	0.23%	18,145	68.58%
30-44	211	0.80%	5,370	20.30%
45-59	170	0.64%	1,267	4.79%
At least 60	258	0.98%	974	3.68%

La Mesa Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	83	0.30%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,801	10.20%
Car / truck / van, solo	22,179	80.73%
Motorcycle	178	0.65%
Other	195	0.71%
Public transportation	701	2.55%
Walked	320	1.16%
Worked at home	1,015	3.69%

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La Mesa Family Information Back to top
: 24,126 (53,707 people)
: 13,535 (38,598 people)
: 4,802
: 24,077
La Mesa Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,929	8.00%
$10,000-$14,999	1,424	5.90%
$15,000-$19,999	1,439	5.96%
$20,000-$24,999	1,577	6.54%
$25,000-$29,999	1,784	7.39%
$30,000-$34,999	1,656	6.86%
$35,000-$39,999	1,688	7.00%
$40,000-$44,999	1,554	6.44%
$45,000-$49,999	1,287	5.33%
$50,000-$59,999	2,542	10.54%
$60,000-$74,999	2,905	12.04%
$75,000-$99,999	2,326	9.64%
$100,000-$124,999	1,099	4.56%
$125,000-$149,999	397	1.65%
$150,000-$199,999	357	1.48%
$200,000 or more	162	0.67%

La Mesa Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	8,275	34.21%
Family, 2 people	6,348	26.25%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,029	8.39%
Family, 3 people	3,327	13.76%
Nonfamily, 3 people	359	1.48%
Family, 4 people	2,377	9.83%
Nonfamily, 4 people	98	0.41%
Family, 5 people	851	3.52%
Nonfamily, 5 people	23	0.10%
Family, 6 people	292	1.21%
Nonfamily, 6 people	10	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	191	0.79%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	6	0.02%

La Mesa Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	18,725	28.94%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	9,238	14.28%
Public Assistance	513	0.79%
Retirement	4,511	6.97%
Self Employment	3,019	4.67%
Social Security	6,337	9.79%
Supplemental Security	930	1.44%
Wage / Salary	17,952	27.74%
Other	3,488	5.39%

La Mesa Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,442	56.33%
With children under 18	4,219	43.67%

La Mesa Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,547	12.04%
Married	10,629	50.24%
Never Married	7,253	34.28%
Widowed	728	3.44%

La Mesa Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,927	16.15%
Married	11,168	45.93%
Never Married	5,990	24.63%
Widowed	3,230	13.28%

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La Mesa Education Information Back to top
La Mesa Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,058	2.41%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,579	8.15%
High school diploma or equivalent	9,311	21.20%
Some college, no degree	15,211	34.63%
Associate degree	3,667	8.35%
Bachelors degree	7,468	17.00%
Graduate or professional degree	3,628	8.26%

La Mesa Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	444	0.81%	449	0.82%	893	1.63%
Kindergarten	486	0.89%	77	0.14%	563	1.03%
Grades 1-4	2,227	4.07%	305	0.56%	2,532	4.62%
Grades 5-8	2,210	4.04%	234	0.43%	2,444	4.46%
Grades 9-12	2,099	3.83%	118	0.22%	2,217	4.05%
Undergrad college	4,593	8.39%	668	1.22%	5,261	9.61%
Graduate or professional school	686	1.25%	371	0.68%	1,057	1.93%
Total	12,745	23.28%	2,222	4.06%	14,967	27.34%

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La Mesa Business Information Back to top
: $128,482,000
: $1,138,377,000
: $122,904,000

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La Mesa Public Benefits Information Back to top
La Mesa Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	48,703	90.58%
Below Poverty Level	5,062	9.42%

La Mesa Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1967	$1,001	$1,080	$516	$0	$0	$166	$1,683	$1,479	$678	$971
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$1,161	$1,860	$534	$0	$0	$298	$1,993	$1,933	$549	$2,846
1971	$1,326	$1,448	$836	$0	$0	$481	$2,643	$2,231	$1,537	$3,071
1972	$1,446	$1,733	$1,179	$0	$0	$424	$3,049	$2,346	$1,566	$2,512
1973	$1,220	$1,956	$2,029	$0	$0	$458	$3,707	$2,672	$1,503	$2,965
1974	$1,035	$2,085	$1,536	$0	$0	$560	$3,131	$2,722	$1,364	$1,899
1975	$1,075	$2,103	$1,776	$0	$0	$746	$3,597	$3,014	$1,246	$1,218
1976	$1,521	$2,524	$2,142	$0	$0	$1,014	$4,677	$3,023	$732	$1,806
1977	$1,593	$3,226	$2,583	$45	$0	$2,510	$6,731	$3,817	$2,270	$3,901
1978	$1,942	$3,794	$5,289	$74	$0	$1,712	$9,017	$4,439	$1,898	$6,566
1979	$981	$4,404	$3,389	$85	$0	$2,094	$6,549	$4,707	$2,158	$4,471
1980	$1,469	$4,438	$3,221	$57	$0	$2,524	$7,271	$4,579	$2,034	$4,637
1981	$1,630	$4,510	$3,535	$106	$0	$2,819	$8,090	$6,921	$1,970	$4,259
1982	$1,857	$5,059	$3,352	$113	$0	$3,473	$8,795	$7,362	$2,700	$6,190
1983	$2,088	$5,149	$3,148	$124	$0	$3,909	$9,269	$7,697	$1,830	$7,469
1984	$2,162	$6,324	$3,363	$122	$0	$4,326	$9,973	$8,000	$13,002	$13,425
1985	$1,991	$6,850	$3,708	$122	$0	$4,128	$9,949	$7,695	$14,245	$14,449
1986	$2,218	$7,465	$4,338	$0	$0	$4,810	$11,366	$7,761	$8,161	$17,582
1987	$3,116	$7,829	$3,835	$0	$0	$4,528	$11,479	$8,323	$7,190	$14,227
1988	$2,991	$8,352	$4,093	$110	$0	$6,580	$13,774	$8,824	$11,343	$20,354
1989	$2,671	$8,780	$3,946	$100	$0	$6,128	$12,845	$9,298	$10,571	$17,786
1990	$2,671	$8,780	$3,946	$100	$0	$6,128	$12,845	$9,298	$10,571	$17,786
1991	$4,231	$9,052	$5,803	$86	$0	$7,674	$17,794	$10,732	$5,345	$18,090
1992	$4,330	$8,146	$9,216	$82	$0	$8,208	$21,836	$11,339	$5,180	$16,291
1993	$4,239	$8,745	$5,064	$69	$0	$9,009	$18,381	$11,511	$5,081	$16,842
1994	$3,885	$9,176	$5,043	$82	$0	$10,738	$19,748	$11,290	$4,875	$16,231
1995	$3,911	$8,723	$6,109	$81	$0	$10,416	$20,517	$17,674	$4,550	$14,740
1996	$3,852	$9,403	$5,094	$80	$0	$9,856	$18,882	$12,676	$4,335	$11,358
1997	$3,900	$9,823	$5,711	$70	$0	$10,706	$20,387	$11,121	$3,805	$12,428
1998	$4,203	$10,999	$4,626	$77	$0	$12,044	$20,950	$14,918	$10,615	$20,530
1999	$4,561	$12,169	$6,649	$45	$0	$10,407	$21,662	$9,741	$10,270	$20,431
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$5,224	$15,964	$7,427	$58	$0	$11,069	$23,778	$10,618	$11,805	$17,304

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1967	$0	$168	$76	$0	$414	$231	$2,533
1967	$840	$0	$25	$0	$0	$779	$2,533
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$0	$274	$81	$0	$618	$290	$3,397
1970	$1,144	$0	$17	$0	$0	$973	$3,397
1971	$0	$328	$200	$0	$1,267	$449	$4,671
1971	$1,350	$0	$19	$0	$0	$1,058	$4,671
1972	$0	$406	$137	$0	$1,441	$383	$4,556
1972	$1,344	$0	$65	$0	$0	$780	$4,556
1973	$0	$323	$115	$0	$760	$692	$5,091
1973	$1,478	$0	$68	$0	$0	$1,655	$5,091
1974	$0	$320	$119	$0	$1,428	$532	$5,777
1974	$1,530	$0	$60	$0	$0	$1,788	$5,777
1975	$0	$352	$301	$0	$1,268	$697	$5,970
1975	$1,757	$0	$55	$0	$0	$1,540	$5,970
1976	$0	$413	$120	$0	$880	$647	$6,814
1976	$1,833	$0	$50	$0	$0	$2,871	$6,814
1977	$0	$501	$133	$0	$1,742	$612	$9,749
1977	$2,066	$0	$29	$159	$0	$4,507	$9,749
1978	$0	$552	$381	$0	$1,596	$1,039	$9,720
1978	$2,523	$2	$113	$253	$0	$3,261	$9,720
1979	$0	$634	$420	$0	$3,605	$1,041	$11,844
1979	$2,627	$0	$116	$230	$0	$3,171	$11,844
1980	$0	$667	$414	$0	$2,780	$1,034	$10,750
1980	$2,928	$0	$108	$11	$0	$2,808	$10,750
1981	$0	$889	$374	$0	$3,387	$1,188	$12,093
1981	$4,275	$0	$129	$117	$0	$1,734	$12,093
1982	$0	$1,099	$249	$0	$2,163	$1,584	$12,306
1982	$4,407	$0	$121	$356	$0	$2,327	$12,306
1983	$0	$1,309	$306	$0	$2,077	$2,540	$14,080
1983	$4,664	$0	$116	$416	$0	$2,652	$14,080
1984	$0	$1,297	$283	$0	$3,869	$2,022	$15,780
1984	$4,875	$0	$709	$402	$0	$2,323	$15,780
1985	$0	$1,336	$408	$0	$1,750	$2,650	$15,444
1985	$5,796	$0	$780	$393	$0	$2,331	$15,444
1986	$0	$1,568	$0	$45	$4,017	$2,078	$18,084
1986	$6,576	$0	$641	$0	$0	$3,159	$18,084
1987	$0	$3,583	$0	$192	$4,269	$2,233	$23,168
1987	$6,688	$0	$628	$0	$0	$5,575	$23,168
1988	$0	$2,577	$0	$100	$4,456	$2,166	$22,307
1988	$6,909	$0	$1,441	$429	$0	$4,229	$22,307
1989	$0	$2,646	$0	$125	$3,851	$3,087	$21,802
1989	$7,203	$0	$930	$437	$0	$3,523	$21,802
1990	$0	$2,646	$0	$125	$3,851	$3,087	$21,802
1990	$7,203	$0	$930	$437	$0	$3,523	$21,802
1991	$0	$3,130	$0	$129	$4,713	$2,572	$27,263
1991	$9,233	$0	$233	$410	$0	$6,843	$27,263
1992	$0	$3,189	$0	$112	$8,611	$2,809	$32,440
1992	$10,105	$0	$373	$396	$0	$6,845	$32,440
1993	$0	$2,461	$0	$95	$4,715	$3,004	$27,876
1993	$10,365	$0	$311	$442	$0	$6,483	$27,876
1994	$0	$2,902	$0	$98	$3,819	$2,527	$28,394
1994	$11,134	$0	$305	$450	$0	$7,159	$28,394
1995	$0	$2,763	$0	$93	$4,621	$2,532	$29,924
1995	$10,881	$0	$293	$461	$0	$8,280	$29,924
1996	$0	$3,293	$0	$58	$2,298	$2,086	$28,411
1996	$10,718	$0	$273	$504	$0	$9,181	$28,411
1997	$0	$2,691	$0	$55	$2,260	$1,958	$29,010
1997	$10,543	$0	$252	$428	$0	$10,823	$29,010
1998	$0	$2,861	$0	$62	$2,315	$2,013	$34,460
1998	$12,219	$0	$266	$375	$0	$14,349	$34,460
1999	$0	$3,837	$0	$68	$2,978	$2,481	$29,546
1999	$11,370	$0	$636	$407	$0	$7,769	$29,546
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$3,953	$0	$129	$6,944	$4,209	$39,286
2002	$13,794	$0	$752	$599	$0	$8,906	$39,286

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La Mesa Criminal Information Back to top
La Mesa Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.866	0.211	0.018	1.408	3.503	0.176	5.563	21.107	6.320	33.166
2000	1.812	0.261	0.035	1.690	3.799	0.157	6.917	19.881	5.750	32.705
2001	2.170	0.233	0.000	1.255	3.658	0.054	6.187	23.365	6.653	36.259
2002	1.850	0.194	0.035	1.568	3.647	0.211	6.607	24.841	6.431	38.090
2003	1.674	0.216	0.036	1.188	3.115	0.270	6.445	21.857	9.974	38.277
2004	2.138	0.181	0.000	1.304	3.623	0.091	7.119	23.279	9.674	40.072
2005	1.513	0.184	0.037	1.974	3.708	0.111	6.050	24.810	10.256	41.116
2006	2.110	0.149	0.056	2.072	4.388	0.299	8.346	27.241	11.035	46.621
2007	2.008	0.133	0.000	2.367	4.507	0.152	7.197	25.662	9.451	42.310
2008	0.774	0.127	0.009	0.410	1.320	0.082	2.212	10.552	1.439	14.203

La Mesa Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	25	59
2005	23	59
2006	25	67
2007	30	62

La Mesa Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	2,083
2000	2,095
2001	2,226
2002	2,369

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La Mesa Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,195	11.32%
10-19 Years	5,890	10.76%
20-29 Years	8,951	16.35%
30-39 Years	8,789	16.05%
40-49 Years	8,250	15.07%
50-59 Years	5,515	10.07%
60-69 Years	3,713	6.78%
70-79 Years	4,102	7.49%
80-89 Years	2,707	4.94%
90+ Years	637	1.16%

La Mesa Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	25,826	47.17%
Female	28,923	52.83%

La Mesa Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	40,371	73.74%
Hispanic/Latino	7,402	13.52%
African-American	2,561	4.68%
Asian	2,177	3.98%
Multiracial	1,687	3.08%
Amerindian	260	0.47%
Pacific Islander	183	0.33%
Other Race	108	0.20%

La Mesa Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	9,086	19.31%
2.	Irish	7,258	15.42%
3.	English	6,507	13.83%
4.	Italian	2,905	6.17%
5.	United States Or American	2,440	5.19%
6.	French Non-Basque	2,233	4.75%
7.	Scottish	1,564	3.32%
8.	Swedish	1,380	2.93%
9.	Polish	1,320	2.81%
10.	Scotch Irish	1,317	2.80%

La Mesa Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	42,773	82.94%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	4,618	8.95%
3.	Russian	467	0.91%
4.	Vietnamese	398	0.77%
5.	Persian	324	0.63%
6.	French	308	0.60%
7.	Japanese	266	0.52%
8.	Arabic	261	0.51%
9.	Chinese	247	0.48%
10.	German	235	0.46%

La Mesa Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	48,378	88.36%
Naturalized immigrant	3,017	5.51%
Not a citizen	3,356	6.13%

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La Mesa Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

91941	91943
91942	91944