Industry, California

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Coordinates: 34°0′57″N, 117°57′3″W
City of Industry
Location of Industry in California
Country	United States of America
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Incorporated (city)	1957-06-18 ^[2]
Government
- Mayor	David Perez ^[1]
Area
- City	11.89 sq mi (30.80 km²)
- Land	11.72 sq mi (30.34 km²)
- Water	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km²)
Population (2000)^[3]
- City	777
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Zip Code	90601, 91714, 91715, 91716, 91732, 91744, 91745, 91746, 91748, 91789 ^[4]
Website: http://www.cityofindustry.org/

Industry (or City of Industry) is a city in the San Gabriel Valley section of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It was incorporated June 18, 1957. The population was 777 at the 2000 census. The city was incorporated to prevent surrounding cities from annexing industrial land for tax revenue. The City of Industry has no business taxes and is primarily funded through retail sales tax from shopping centers located within the city limits. There is also a revenue-generating hillside hotel resort, known as the Pacific Palms Resort, which is almost completely surrounded by the city of La Puente but actually located in the City of Industry. The headquarters for Newegg.com and Engineering Model Associates/Plastruct are among some of the premier companies located in Industry.

The Homestead Museum is located in the City of Industry.

Industry is the home of the Puente Hills Mall, a major shopping center that was the Twin Pines Mall in the Back to the Future movie series. Adjacent to the mall's property is a SpeedZone entertainment center, which was featured in a prominent scene of Kevin Smith's Clerks II.

It also features a McDonald's restaurant that is used strictly for filming movies and commercials. Also in Industry is Vineland Drive-In, one of only two operating drive-in theaters in Los Angeles and Orange County.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Economy
4 Education
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Industry is located at 34°0′57″N, 117°57′3″W (34.015778, -117.950804)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.8 km² (11.9 mi²). 30.4 km² (11.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.51%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 777 people, 121 households, and 93 families residing in the city. The population density was 25.6/km² (66.3/mi²). There were 124 housing units at an average density of 4.1/km² (10.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 54.83% White, 4.25% Black or African American, 2.70% Native American, 3.86% Asian, 29.47% from other races, and 4.89% from two or more races. 60.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 121 households out of which 47.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.24 and the average family size was 4.60.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 125.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,423, and the median income for a family was $47,321. Males had a median income of $26,016 versus $7,292 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,877. About 17.4% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Economy

The city's zoning is devoted to business: 92% is Industrial, 8% is Commercial.^[5] The city is home to over 2,200 businesses and employs more than 80,000 people.^[6] The city of Industry has no business taxes and is primarily funded through retail sales tax from shopping centers located within the city limits.

Industry is also home to a Foreign Trade Zone, a business-friendly zone that is physically inside the United States, but outside the U.S. Customs territory.