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Los Angeles County, CA

9,663,345 Population
4,060.2 square miles 2,380 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,874 ±$452 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$86,587 ±$901 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.7% ±0.4% (1,304,964  ±32,867) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

31.4 minutes ±0.2 (127,127,710  ±1,114,157) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

3,450,470 ±10,382 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0 (9,463,526  ±2,537) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,073,200 (±40.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.1% ±0.2% (99,329  ±5,830) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

3,675,444 ±916 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$828,700 ±$5,564 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.1% ±0.3% (866,069  ±26,014.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

81.3% ±6,582.3% (5,571,650  ±38,974.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
36.5% ±2,957.6% (2,503,475  ±24,520.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

55.2% ±0.4% (5,067,118  ±36,115.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 45% 16,604,364 (±0.2% / ±70,281.5)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

33.5% ±1,927.7% (3,240,161  ±31,265) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.3% † 10,640,017 (±,389.3% / ±60,440)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

2.6% ±0.1% (203,231  ±7,362) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
203,231 Total veterans ±7,362 184,927 Male ±6,510 18,304 Female ±2,410

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