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Notable locations in Gardena: Gardena Mayme Dear Memorial Library (A), Gardena City Hall (B), Masao W Satow Branch County of Los Angeles Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Gardena Gateway Shopping Center (1), Gardena Valley Shopping Center (2), Pacific Square Shopping Center (3), Tozai Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Gardena include: Bell Park (1), Rowley Park (2), Thornburg Park (3), Freeman Park (4), Recreation Park (5), South Gardena Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Gardena Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Coleman Phil (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 16907 Brighton Avenue).
Hotels: Best Western Gardena Plaza Htl (15607 South Normandie Avenue), American Real Estate Magazine / Media7mall (14315 South Normandie Avenue Unit #400), Avenue Motel (14914 South Western Avenue).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  15.7% | | Whole state: |  14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 7.4% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Gardena compared to California state average:
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Gardena (2007 data):
- Citibank, National Association: Gardena Branch at 18505 South Western Avenue, branch established on 1990-06-15; Gardena Branch at 1275 West Redondo Beach Boulevard, branch established on 1934-12-17. Info updated 2006-11-09: Bank assets: $1,019,497.0 mil, Deposits: $665,743.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, positive income, International Specialization, 958 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: Gardena Main Branch at 1450 West Redondo Beach Boulevard, branch established on 1957-05-29; Main And Rosecrans Branch at 118 West Rosecrans Avenue, branch established on 1975-07-02. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Union Bank of California, National Association: Gardena Branch at 15800 South Western Avenue, branch established on 1955-10-03; South Gardena Branch at 18200 South Western Avenue, branch established on 1970-04-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51,969.1 mil, Deposits: $43,916.7 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 340 total offices, Holding Company: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc.
- California National Bank: Gardena Branch at 1600 W. Redondo Beach Blvd., branch established on 1988-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,584.3 mil, Deposits: $4,612.2 mil, headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: Fbop Corporation
- U.S. Bank National Association: Redondo Beach Vons Branch at 1260 West Redondo Beach Boulevard, branch established on 2004-10-25. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Community Bank: Southbay Branch at 879 W. 190th Street, Ste 350, branch established on 2000-04-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,996.5 mil, Deposits: $1,573.5 mil, headquarters in Pasadena, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices
- Washington Mutual Bank: 2501 W Rosecrans Avenue Branch at 2501 W Rosecrans Avenue, branch established on 1919-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $345,294.6 mil, Deposits: $219,019.0 mil, headquarters in Henderson, NV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices
- Center Bank: Gardena Branch at 1400 West Redondo Beach Boulevard, branch established on 1987-10-15. Info updated 2007-02-01: Bank assets: $1,844.0 mil, Deposits: $1,436.0 mil, headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Center Financial Corporation
- 10 other banks with 10 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
81 | $544,799 | $80,711 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
27 | $61,126 | $27,167 | 14 | $21,350 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $11,037 | $44,148 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $4,052 | $48,624 | 0 | $0 |
| Transit |
70 | $293,125 | $50,250 | 23 | $75,236 |
| Other Government Administration |
24 | $63,026 | $31,513 | 1 | $1,745 |
| Parks and Recreation |
36 | $99,829 | $33,276 | 32 | $26,411 |
| Financial Administration |
18 | $66,199 | $44,133 | 7 | $6,454 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
2 | $8,500 | $51,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
5 | $14,068 | $33,763 | 5 | $4,390 |
| Other and Unallocable |
24 | $92,603 | $46,302 | 15 | $11,801 |
| Streets and Highways |
19 | $75,223 | $47,509 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
21 | $77,399 | $44,228 | 19 | $20,433 |
| Totals for Government |
331 | $1,410,984 | $51,153 | 116 | $167,819 |
Gardena government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $714,000
- Charges - All Other: $929,000
Sewerage: $833,000
Parks & Recreation: $269,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $154,000
Police Protection: $63,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $11,812,000
Transit Utilities: $9,131,000
Fire Protection: $4,778,000
Health Services - Other: $2,389,000
Regular Highways: $2,142,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,992,000
Financial Administration: $1,942,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $809,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $676,000
Central Staff Services: $312,000
General - Other: $98,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,284,000
Transit Utilities: $284,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,327,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $833,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $270,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $38,780,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $36,245,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,535,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,265,000
Interest Earnings: $969,000
Special Assessments: $475,000
Rents: $89,000
Property Sale Other: $28,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $50,000
Regular Highways: $37,000
Central Staff: $26,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,901,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $2,138,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,188,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,585,000
General Support: $3,901,000
Highways: $1,095,000
Transit Utilities: $565,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $11,696,000
NEC: $8,069,000
Public Utilities: $5,035,000
Property: $3,568,000
Other Selective Sales: $380,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $20,356,000
3.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,821 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.22% | | California average: | 5.75% |
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)| Los Angeles County: | 0.14% | | California average: | 0.21% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,578 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.58% | | California average: | 6.27% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($782 average AGI)| Los Angeles County: | 0.06% | | California average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Gardena:
- KNX (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBLA (1580 AM; 50 kW; SANTA MONICA, CA)
- KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KMPC (1540 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KXMX (1190 AM; 25 kW; ANAHEIM, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KFOX (1650 AM; 10 kW; TORRANCE, CA; Owner: CHAGAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRLA (870 AM; 20 kW; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gardena:
- KKBT (100.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KZLA-FM (93.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KPWR (105.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KLSX (97.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KRTH-FM (101.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KUSC (91.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
- KKLA-FM (99.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KCBS-FM (93.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KBUE (105.5 FM; LONG BEACH, CA; Owner: LBI RADIO LICENSE CORP.)
- KSCA (101.9 FM; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- K212FA (90.3 FM; TEMPLE CITY, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KLOS (95.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLOS-FM RADIO, INC.)
- KOST (103.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KLVE (107.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLVE-FM LICENSE CORP.)
- KIIS-FM (102.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KPCC (89.3 FM; PASADENA, CA; Owner: PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
- KHHT (92.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KBIG-FM (104.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KMZT-FM (105.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KPFK (90.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Gardena:
- KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
- KCBS-TV (Channel 2; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KTLA-TV (Channel 5; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTLA INC.)
- KABC-TV (Channel 7; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ABC HOLDING COMPANY, INC.)
- KCAL-TV (Channel 9; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF LOS ANGELES LLC)
- KNBC (Channel 4; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (KNBC-TV), INC.)
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