If the San Gabriel Valley was represented by a pie in the pastry case, it would be a pie that is extremely diverse and unique. It would be a pie that is split into several different flavors, flavors that represent multiple types of culture, businesses, and households. Here are a few quick facts about the demographics within the San Gabriel Valley:
Population – Unofficial estimates place the combined population of the San Gabriel Valley at almost 2 million -- roughly a fifth of the population of Los Angeles County
Larger than the metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Manhattan, San Diego and Las Vegas.
The average size of a household in the San Gabriel Valley according to the 2010 Census was 3.81persons compared with 2.98 persons for Los Angeles County as a whole.
Five cities and unincorporated areasin the Valley had average household sizes of over 4 persons, while an unincorporated area, the South San Jose Hills, recorded a hefty 4.99persons per household.
At the other end of this scale was Sierra Madre at 2.26 persons per household and South Pasadena at 2.43.
In terms of age distribution, a larger share of the population was aged 15-19.
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