Victorville High Desert Case Study

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1.Describe the community you live in.
Located 2,875 feet above sea level known as the High Desert is a large median sized city known by Victorville .With a population of 116,024 with 16 constant neighborhood .A community with extremely ethnically - diverse . The average household size up to 3.4 and a family size of 3.77 .Many families live here and commute about an hour to work .Affordable home prices ,rent is fairly lower than most cities .
Demographic-approximate size of community ,average age ,household income ,ethnicity ,language spoken
Being a mid size city , the size of community 1,571 per square mile . Average age 29, 18, 12 , average household income of $47,143 . Victorville racial , ethnic and culture group varies . The most seen

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