Demographics |
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San Diego |
Tijuana |
Population
|
City (1,255,742 in 2002); County
(2,918,254 in 2002) |
1,292,993 (official) |
| Population Growth Rate |
2.8% |
4.9% |
| Median Age |
33 years in 2000 |
24.8 years in 2000 |
| Per Capita Income |
$33,883 in 2001 |
$9,812 (on a purchase price parity
basis) |
| Poverty Rate |
12.4% (23.2% in Rainbow to
1.5% in Hidden Meadows) in 1999 |
18.4% in 2000 (those earning equivalent of 2
minimum wage or less) |
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Economy |
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San Diego |
Tijuana |
| Gross Regional
Product (GRP) |
$126.2 billion
in 2002 |
$10.1 billion
in 2002 |
| Unemployment
Rate |
4.3% in 2002 |
0.95% in 2000 |
| Leading Industries |
Life sciences,
defense, tourism, trade, high-tech |
Trade, Services, Electronics, Tourism
and some agriculture (less than 1% of total GRP). |
| Leading private
employers |
Qualcomm, SAIC,
Sempra Energy, Sony, Kyocera, Pfizer Global Research & Development,
Callaway Golf, Sharp Healthcare, Scripps Healthcare |
Sony, Sanyo,
Kyocera, Hitachi, Mashushita, Samsung, Hyundai, Mattel, Honeywell,
Pioneer Speakers, Maxell, Douglas Furniture, International Rectifier |
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San Diego |
Tijuana |
| County/Municipal
Government |
US$1,554,540,
000 in 2002-2003 |
1,964,556,800
pesos in 2002
(US$179.5 million)1 |
| Education |
$26,896,000
in 2002-2003 |
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| Health |
$264,530,000
in 2002-2003 |
33,972,000
pesos in 2002
(US$3.1 million)2 |
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Land Use/Regional Planning
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San Diego |
Tijuana |
| Population Density |
259/km2 in 2000
census |
1,114/km2 |
| Urban Growth
Rate |
Will consume
all land zoned for development by 2018 |
2.5 Hectares/day
(will consume most
ecologically sensitive and agricultural
land by 2025) |
| Median Home
Price |
$410,000 |
$35,000.3 |
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