Census Reporter

Los Angeles County, CA

10,040,682 Population
4,059.3 square miles 2,473.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,685 ±$171 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $38,576 ±$120
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$71,358 ±$336 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $78,672 ±$270
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

14.2% ±0.2% (1,401,656  ±14,911) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 12.6% 4,853,434 (±0.1% / ±39,919)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

31.8 minutes ±0.1 (139,569,200  ±508,059) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

3,332,504 ±5,051 Number of households
  • California: 13,103,114 ±18,542
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
3 (9,858,119  ±3,465) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.9 38,521,288
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.4% ±0.1% (111,302  ±2,610) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 463,780 (±0.1% / ±5,839)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

3,559,790 ±989 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,210,945 ±1,339
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$615,500 ±$1,605 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $538,500 ±$1,127
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

9.9% ±0.1% (984,906  ±11,770.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 12.4% 4,842,940 (±0.1% / ±30,091.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

79.8% ±0.3% (5,513,270  ±17,389) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in California: 83.9% 22,378,605 (±0.2% / ±40,789.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
33.5% ±0.2% (2,317,682  ±10,745.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in California: 34.7% 9,256,873 (±0.1% / ±25,121.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

56.8% ±0.4% (5,372,869  ±35,306.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 1-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 44.5% 16,517,804 (±0.2% / ±76,842.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

33.7% ±0.1% (3,386,631  ±12,939) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.6% 10,463,818 (±0.1% / ±35,653)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

3.2% ±0.1% (252,329  ±3,706) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 5% 1,525,746 (±0% / ±9,062)
  • about half the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
252,329 Total veterans ±3,706 233,615 Male ±3,475 18,714 Female ±1,036

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