Largest cities in Los Angeles county: ranked by population.

LARGEST CITIES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Ranked by population

Rank    City (Ranking in 2005)                 Profile
        * name                               * population
        * city hall address                 No. Population
                                             * city type
                                                * year
                                             incorporated

   1    Los Angeles (1)                       3,976,071
        200 N. Spring St.                     3,957,875
        Los Angeles 90012                    charter city
                                                 1850
   2    Long Beach (2)                         490,166
        333 W. Ocean Blvd.                     491,564
        Long Beach 90802                     charter city
                                                 1897
   3    Glendale (3)                           206,308
        613 E. Broadway                        207,007
        Glendale 91206                       charter city
                                                 1906
   4    Santa Clarita (4)                      167,412
        23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 300        167,954
        Santa Clarita 91355                general law city
                                                 1987
   5    Pomona (5)                             161,850
        505 S. Garey Ave.                      160,815
        Pomona 91766                         charter city
                                                 1888
   6    Torrance (6)                           147,108
        3031 Torrance Blvd.                    147,405
        Torrance 90503                       charter city
                                                 1921
   7    Pasadena (7)                           146,138
        100 N. Garfield                        146,166
        Pasadena 91109                       charter city
                                                 1886
   8    Palmdale (8)                           141,012
        38300 Sierra Highway                   136,734
        Palmdale 93550                     general law city
                                                 1962
   9    Lancaster (9)                          138,392
        44933 N. Fern Ave.                     133,703
        Lancaster 93534                    general law city
                                                 1977
  10    El Monte (10)                          125,352
        11333 Valley Blvd.                     125,832
        El Monte 91731                     general law city
                                                 1912

Rank         Government         General Fund          Revenue
        * city council seats     Revenues            Generators
          * city employees      (millions)     * business license tax
                                * 2005-2006        * sales taxes
                                * 2006-2007       * utility taxes

   1             15              $3,947.0               9.8%
               36,666            $4,338.7               7.9%
                                                       14.9%
   2             9                  362                 2.9
               5,646                N/A                 10.2
                                                        11.5
   3             5                  130                  0
                N/A                149.2                 19
                                                         17
   4             5                  90                   0
                358                84.6                  40
                                                         0
   5             7                  82                  N/A
                N/A                 N/A                 N/A
                                                        N/A
   6             7                  146                 N/A
                N/A                150.8                N/A
                                                        N/A
   7             7                  193                 2.6
               2,362                203                 18.5
                                                        14.5
   8             5                  68                  0.9
                339                71.9                 11.4
                                                         0
   9             5                  67                  0.8
                268                 47                   30
                                                         0
  10             5                  52                  6.5
                N/A                 N/A                 36.2
                                                        15.8

Rank      Tax Rates        Crime Rate             Mayor
        * property tax    (per 100,000)           * name
         * transient                              * term
        occupancy tax
        * parking tax

   1         1.2%             1,855        Antonio Villaraigosa
             14%                                 4 years
             10%
   2         1.1              1,755          Beverly O'Neill
              12                                 4 years
              0
   3         1.1              1,032            Dave Weaver
              10                                  1 year
              0
   4         1.1              1,158           Laurene Weste
              10                                  1 year
              0
   5         1.2              1,929          Norma J. Torres
              10                                 4 years
              0
   6          1               1,302             Dan Walker
              11                                 4 years
              0
   7         1.1              1,835            Bill Bogaard
             12.1                                4 years
              0
   8         1.2              1,796        James C. Ledford Jr.
              7                                  2 years
              0
   9         1.1              2,067          Henry W. Hearns
              7                                  2 years
              0
  10         1.3              1,694        Ernest G. Gutierrez
              10                                 2 years
              0

Rank    Top Staff Official
        * name
        * phone

   1    William T. Fujioka
        city administrative officer
        [phone]
   2    Gerald Miller
        city manager
        [phone]
   3    James E. Starbird
        city manager
        [phone]
   4    Ken Pulskamp
        city manager
        [phone]
   5    Douglas Dunlap
        city manager
        [phone]
   6    LeRoy J. Jackson
        city manager
        [phone]
   7    Cynthia Kurtz
        city manager
        [phone]
   8    Robert Toone Jr.
        city manager
        [phone]
   9    Robert S. LaSala
        city manager
        [phone]
  10    Juan Mireles
        city manager
        [phone]

Research by David Nusbaum