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LIVING IN AZUSA

Azusa is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 49,628 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Azusa is the 184th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Azusa are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don’t compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Unlike some cities, Azusa isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Azusa are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Azusa is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Azusa who work in office and administrative support (15.67%), sales jobs (9.53%), and maintenance occupations (6.96%).

Azusa is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Azusa enrolled in college, Azusa has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Azusa is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Azusa, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The education level of Azusa citizens, measured as those with bachelor’s degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.77% of adults 25 and older in Azusa have a college degree.

The per capita income in Azusa in 2010 was $19,432, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,728 for a family of four. However, Azusa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Azusa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Azusa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Azusa, accounting for 63.44% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Azusa residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Azusa include Irish, English, Italian, and Swedish.

Azusa also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.35%.

The most common language spoken in Azusa is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.