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Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Patricia Kirk

DEMOGRAPHICS

City population: 4 million

County population: 10.3 million

Median Household Income

City: $44,445

County: $51,315

Unemployment Rate

California: 7.6%

Los Angeles County: 8.1%

Los Angeles region retail vacancy: 10.1%

Average rent: $30.42 per sq. ft. — asking, $27.73 — effective

Downtown Los Angeles

Average Asking Rent: $35.52 per sq. ft.

Vacancy rate: 4.7%

Under construction: 600,000 sq. ft.

Hollywood Boulevard rents: $72 to $96 per sq. ft.

Sources: Marcus & Millichap; U.S. Census; City of Los Angeles; U.S. Labor Department, Cushman & Wakefield


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