Despite a bad economy....

Southern California is growing – and that’s not likely to stop!  I wanted to share some of the latest numbers from the Southern California Association of Governments to illustrate the growth in Southern California and Lancaster – the city with the largest percentage of growth in Los Angeles County .  These numbers are all taken directly of the website referenced below.  Land Resource Investment, INC offers Land Banks in Lancaster at this time.  Please visit www.landbanknation.com for more information.

Since the 1990 Census, the Southern California region has grown from 14.6 million to 16.5 million. An increase of 12.81%. All of the counties in the SCAG region experienced a growth of at least 12% with the exception of Los Angeles County , which grew by 7.4%. In absolute numbers L.A. County grew by 656,286 which was the highest increase in the state.

The growth rates across the state ranged from a decrease of 2.4 % in Modoc County to an increase of 45.1% in San Benito County . However, the greatest increases continued to be in the Inland Empire and the Central Valley . These areas grew at a higher rate than the remaining portions of the state. The Inland Empire ( Riverside and San Bernardino Counties ) added over 666,000 persons between 1990 and 2000. The increase is comparable to the entire population of Kern County .

The Inland Empire continued to grow at the highest rate both in the SCAG region and statewide. In Imperial County the City of Calipatria grew 171% between 1990 and 2000, with the increase primarily the result of the opening of a prison facility within the city. In Los Angeles County the city with largest percent increase was Lancaster . Orange County 's fastest growing city was Tustin at 33.2%. Riverside County 's fastest growing city was La Quinta with a growth of 111%, which was similar to the growth rate of Adelanto (113%) in San Bernardino County . Ventura County ’s fastest growth city was Moorpark at 23.2%