2 consisted of a mixture of white not hispanic or

which 37.2% consisted of a mixture of white, not Hispanic or Latino. But when compared
to the national population, they only make up about 18.1%. Although there are other racial
origins living among us, Asians and African Americans make up a small portion of the
population. The state of California reported about 15.2% of its population were Asians
and 6.5% were African Americans as compared to the national population of 5.8% for
Asians and 13.4% for African Americans. Less than 1% of its state and national
population were reported to be American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian and
other Pacific Islanders (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.).
3. Economy: poverty rate, unemployment rates, median income. Remember
compare objective data for your community with local (city), state, and
national data . Remember to cite sources as appropriate.
As of 2016, the estimated median household income for people residing in 92110 zip
code is $63,853. Within this community, 13.4% of the residents has income below the
poverty level as compared to the city of San Diego, which is 12.3%. However, the state of
California estimated its poverty level to be 14.3% (City-Data, 2015a, 2019b). T he Census
ACS 1-year survey reports that the median household income for the county of San Diego
metro area was $76,207 in 2017 . The city of San Diego median household income is
$4,402 higher than the median California household income of $71,805 and $15,871
greater than the US median household income of $60,336 (Department of Numbers, n.d.).
According to Fontenot, Kollar & Semega (2018), 12.3 % of the population within the
United States are living at the poverty level. I n 2017, there were 39.7 million people in
the U.S. that were in poverty, not statistically different from the number of poverties in
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2016.
The unemployment rate varies from community, city, state and national level. The
community of 92110 has seen its unemployment rate be at 4.3% when compared to the
city of San Diego at 4.6%. As far as unemployment rate within the state of California, it
was reported to be 5.5% in 2015 (City-Data, 2015a, 2019b). A ccording to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (2019), the national unemployment rate remained at 3.8% and in March,
196,000 jobs were added.
4. Education : High school completion rates; higher education statistics. Remember
compare objective data for your community with local (city), state, and
national data . Remember to cite sources as appropriate.
Levels of educational degrees earned, varies differently among the people in its
community. Some people may simply have just a high school diploma while others go on
to earned higher degrees, such as an Associate, Bachelor, Master or a Doctorate degree.
Within this 92110 community, it was reported that 42% of the people possessed a high
school diploma, 7% with an Associate, 30% has a Bachelor. About 2-9% of its population
has a master’s or doctorate degree (U.S. Zip Code, 2015). There are many large school
districts in the state of California. Most of them are located within a major city.