La Canada

Among the earliest known settlers of the area, were the Gabrielino Indians, who inhabited the streams and canyons of La Caсada Flintridge until the start of the Spanish period, beginning in 1769. The area was inhabited by Spanish missionaries until 1822

Neighborhood

Housing La Canada United States
Homes Owned 86.77% 64.07%
Homes Rented 10.04% 21.45%
Home Appreciation 15.15% 13.62%
Housing Vacant 3.19% 14.48%
Median Home Age 44 27.2
Population La Canada United States
Household Size 2.94 2.58
Median Age 39.3 37.6
Population 21,238 293,655,400
Pop. Change 4.53% 5.88%
Pop. Density 559.3 80

Social

Family La Canada United States
Divorced 5.63% 7.64%
Married, no children 35.97% 31.04%
Married, with children 38.45% 27.90%
Never Married 19.12% 24.39%
Now married 67.39% 57.73%
Separated 2.05% 2.82%
Single, no children 20.23% 30.05%
Single, with children 5.69% 9.43%
Widowed 5.81% 7.42%

Economic

General La Canada United States
Projected job growth through 8.48% 9.06%
Income tax 6.00% 5.02%
Job growth in the past year 3.08% 1.30%
Sales tax 8.25% 6.00%
Unemployment rate 5.70% 5.00%
Cost of Living La Canada United States
Food 112.3 100
Health 118.8 100
Housing 600 100
Miscellaneous 106.8 100
Overall 287 100
Transportation 109 100
Utilities 116 100
Crime La Canada United States
Property Crime 3
Violent Crime 2
Education La Canada United States
Pupil/teacher Ratio 20.9 15.9
Students per counselor 1065 546
Students per librarian 4245 907