As of the census of 2000, there were 44,712 people, 12,549 households, and 9,298 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,939.7/km² (5,023.7/mi²). There were 13,013 housing units at an average density of 564.5/km² (1,462.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 52.35% White, 3.78% Black or African American, 1.31% Native American, 6.14% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 30.52% from other races, and 5.73% from two or more races. 63.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,549 households out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.41 and the average family size was 3.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 15.5% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,191, and the median income for a family was $40,918. Males had a median income of $30,845 versus $26,565 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,412. About 15.1% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• Hank Aguirre, born in Azusa, major league baseball player
• Anthony Robbins, raised in Azusa, Motivational Life Coach
• Rocky Dennis, born with a rare disease, a movie starring Cher was later made about his life
• Judson Scott, actor (ABC's 1982 science-fiction series "The Phoenix")
• Danny Noriega, a contestant from American Idol 7 who made it to the Top-24 but was controversially voted off before the Top-12 finals
• Gregory Soriano, cast member of Beauty and the Geek Season 5 on the CW Network, Known as "Greggy, The Self-Proclaimed 'Gaysian'"
• Jeffrey Cornejo, Author, Man-about-town, "Azusa, a pictoral history"

Education

Azusa is home to Azusa Pacific University, a private Christian university and Dhammakaya Open University, a private Buddhist university.

Azusa is home to St. Frances of Rome Elementary School, serving grades k-8, which is part of St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church, under the Los Angeles Archdiocese.

Azusa is served by the Azusa Unified School District. Its schools include:

• Azusa High School
• Gladstone High School
• Sierra (Continuation) High School
• Azusa Adult School
• Eleven traditional elementary schools - Dalton, Ellington, Gladstone Street, Hodge, Lee, Magnolia, Mountain View, Murray, Paramount, Powell, and Valleydale
• Three intermediate schools - Center, Foothill, and Slauson
• One Kindergarten-only elementary school - Longfellow
• One elementary-intermediate combo school (grades K-8) to be constructed by approximately 2010

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azusa,_California