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Los Angeles County, CA

9,757,179 Population
4,060.2 square miles 2,403.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,429 ±$431 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$90,845 ±$839 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.3% ±0.3% (1,275,371  ±32,513) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.8 minutes ±0.3 (131,344,464  ±1,351,266) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

3,485,810 ±9,476 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (9,555,826  ±1,885) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.8% ±0.2% (92,652  ±5,767) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

3,709,264 ±836 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$866,500 ±$4,947 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.9% ±0.3% (857,847  ±26,373.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

81.4% ±0.6% (5,649,635  ±38,441.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37.2% ±0.4% (2,582,040  ±25,350) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

55.2% ±0.4% (5,124,666  ±36,945.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 45.3% 16,935,156 (±0.2% / ±69,359.3)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

34% (3,317,967  ±34,997) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.5% ±0.1% (197,579  ±7,867) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
197,579 Total veterans ±7,867 180,525 Male ±7,661 17,054 Female ±2,101

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