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Los Angeles, CA

3,822,224 Population
470.5 square miles 8,123.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$45,270 ±$926 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $45,171 ±$460
  • a little less than the amount in California: $46,661 ±$225
$76,135 ±$1,172 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $87,743 ±$878
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $91,551 ±$471

16.8% ±0.5% (627,915  ±19,799) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.9% 1,634,388 (±0.3% / ±34,395)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 12.2% 4,670,324 (±0.2% / ±66,972)

30.2 minutes ±0.3 (47,198,080  ±722,602) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.2 153,502,690 (±0.2 / ±1,223,024)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 28.3 436,695,300 (±0.1 / ±2,279,997)

Families

1,439,805 ±9,590 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,500,951 ±10,543
  • California: 13,550,586 ±19,485
2.6 ±0 (3,721,307  ±2,417) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,628,166 (±0 / ±2,345)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,154,104 (±41 / ±-555,555,600)

4.2% ±0.3% (41,703  ±3,193) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.3% 136,710 (±0.2% / ±6,548)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 453,850 (±0.1% / ±13,512)

Housing

1,549,889 ±9,981 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,788,314 ±968
  • California: 14,627,041 ±997

$903,700 ±$9,535 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $847,400 ±$4,232
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $715,900 ±$2,271

11.3% ±0.4% (426,115  ±16,378.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 10% 1,280,142 (±0.2% / ±29,517.3)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 11.1% 4,293,993 (±0.2% / ±58,514.1)

Social

79.4% ±0.8% (2,168,328  ±23,722.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82% 7,424,697 (±0.5% / ±44,137.1)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,751,090 (±0.3% / ±80,766.1)
38.2% ±0.5% (1,044,777  ±15,433.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 37.6% 3,404,302 (±0.3% / ±29,358.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 37% 9,935,941 (±0.2% / ±52,591.7)

56% ±0.7% (2,034,925  ±23,862.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 52.9% 6,467,478 (±0.3% / ±39,181.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 44.4% 16,370,476 (±0.2% / ±70,307.3)

35.7% ±0.5% (1,366,201  ±17,352) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.4% † 4,173,948 (±1,399.5% / ±31,808)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 26.7% † 10,428,025 (±380.3% / ±57,193)

2% ±0.1% (60,704  ±4,013) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 277,879 (±0.1% / ±7,841)
  • about half the rate in California: 4.3% 1,292,737 (±0.1% / ±18,307)
60,704 Total veterans ±4,013 54,434 Male ±3,664 6,270 Female ±1,106

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