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La Puente, California, in Los Angeles county, is 2 miles NE of Hacienda Heights, California (center to center) and 12 miles N of Anaheim, California. The city is part of the Los Angeles - Long Beach metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 41,063 people people live in La Puente.
In La Puente, about 42% of adults are married. Homes in La Puente tend to contain married couples. The city has a large average household size. It's not exactly overrun with people living alone. The people of La Puente spend a lot of time talking about the schools and playgrounds. The place is loaded with young children.
Approximately 61% of La Puente is non-white. In La Puente you'll find a lively diversity of people.
The city is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the city.
In 2000, La Puente had a median family income of $41,079.
In 2004, John Kerry garnered more political contributions ($7,050) in La Puente than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in La Puente, about 61% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in the city.
In La Puente, 90% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing La Puente to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):
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| Low Property Crime | | |
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