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City of Livermore - Community Profile

LOCATION:

The City of Livermore is a general law city incorporated in 1876. It encompasses approximately 20 square miles and is strategically located in southern Alameda County along the 580-freeway corridor. Livermore is located 43 miles southeast of San Francisco and 30 miles southeast of Oakland.

CLIMATE:

	Average Temperature			Rain (inches)
Month	Low	Mean	High	Rain (inches)
Jan	37	47	57	2.99
Apr	44	58	71	0.96
Jul	55	72	89	0.03
Oct	48	63	78	0.84

POPULATION:

2000	73,464
2001	74,863
2002	76,506
2003	77,751
2004	78,517
2005	80,723
2006	82,442
2007	82,845

TAXABLE SALES:

All Outlets (in thousands of dollars)
Year	Sales	% Change
2001	$ 1,519,362
2002	$ 1,422,011	-6.4%
2003	$ 1,519,362	6.8%
2004	$ 1,675,529	10.3%
2005	$ 1,688,249	0.8%
2006	$ 1,792,708	6.2%
2007

HOUSEHOLD AND INCOME STATISTICS

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD VALUE:	$ 661,700
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME:	$ 87,321
MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME:	$ 100,121
PER CAPITA INCOME:	$ 37,289
MEDIAN GROSS MONTHLY RENT:	$ 1,154

Source: US Census American Community Survey (2006)

Livermore Real Estate - Trulia

Livermore Monthly Employment Data

MAJOR EMPLOYERS

Manufacturing Employers	Number of Employees	Type of Business/Organization

Non-Manufacturing Employers	Number of Employees	Type of Business/Organization

Rank	Company	Primary Naics Description	Employment	City
1	Fabco Automotive Corp	Motor Vehicle Transmission & Power Train Parts Manufacturing	2500	Livermore
2	Hospital Committee For The	General Medical & Surgical Hospitals	1520	Livermore
3	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	Elementary & Secondary Schools	992	Livermore
4	Davey Tree Surgery Co	Landscaping Services	873	Livermore
5	Activant Solutions Inc	Custom Computer Programming Services	807	Livermore
6	US Foodservice Inc	General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers	500	Livermore
7	City of Livermore	Executive Offices	432	Livermore
8	Harris Rebar Oakland Inc	Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing	350	Livermore

GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND SERVICES

Structure: Mayor: Council: Meetings: City Manager:		Council-Manager 2-year term, elected at-large. Serves as the 5th City Council member. 5 members, 4-year term, elected at-large. 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 7 pm, City Council Chambers, 3575 Pacific Avenue. Appointed by the City Council.
Planning Commission
Power: Members: Meetings: Staff Contact:		Approval or denial of: • zoning variances • subdivision maps Recommendations to the City Council on: • general plan amendments • CEQA process 5 members, appointed by the City Council for 4-year terms. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm, City Council Chambers, 3575 Pacific Avenue. Eric Brown, (925) 960-4140.
Redevelopment Agency
Jurisdictions: Project Areas: Staff Contact: Notes:		Livermore has 1 redevelopment project area, totaling 305 acres. This represents less that 2% of the land area in the city. • Downtown Livermore Project Area - Bounded by Chestnut St. to the north, 4th St. to the south, Stanley to the west, and Gardella to the east. Kevin Roberts, (925) 960-4140. Livermore has a Redevelopment Area Commission who advises the Redevelopment Agency on redevelopment plans for downtown Livermore.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES

EDUCATION:	The Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District serves about 13,225 students in kindergarten through the 12th grade through 10 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 comprehensive high schools, and 3 alternative schools. http://www.livermoreschools.com

HEALTH:	Livermore has 2 hospitals with 405 beds.

CULTURAL	There are 44 places of religious worship, 3 libraries, 29 parks, and 2 community centers. Additionally, there are a variety of regional assets which include: 4 newspapers, 18 television channels, 1 cable TV system, a regional park system, and the San Francisco Bay.

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