Census Reporter

Los Angeles, CA

3,973,278 Population
469.5 square miles 8,462.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 37.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1

Economics

$37,143 ±$280 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $37,452 ±$164
  • a little less than the amount in California: $38,576 ±$120
$65,290 ±$424 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $76,399 ±$315
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $78,672 ±$270

16.9% ±0.3% (658,750  ±9,989) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 13.2% 1,719,338 (±0.1% / ±17,972)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 12.6% 4,853,434 (±0.1% / ±39,919)

31.9 minutes ±0.1 (56,722,600  ±331,703) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 30.8 179,308,135 (±0.1 / ±585,332)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)

Families

1,402,522 ±4,385 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,372,505 ±6,132
  • California: 13,103,114 ±18,542
2.8 ±0 (3,883,012  ±2,746) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3 12,984,812
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.9 38,521,288

4.1% ±0.2% (43,278  ±1,616) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.4% 147,101 (±0.1% / ±3,090)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 463,780 (±0.1% / ±5,839)

Housing

1,513,791 ±4,248 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,661,034 ±1,097
  • California: 14,210,945 ±1,339

$670,700 ±$3,398 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $641,300 ±$1,296
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $538,500 ±$1,127

11.1% ±0.2% (437,053  ±7,129.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 10.5% 1,377,535 (±0.1% / ±13,373.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 12.4% 4,842,940 (±0.1% / ±30,091.1)

Social

78.3% ±0.4% (2,165,718  ±10,647.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 81.3% 7,391,434 (±0.2% / ±20,471.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 83.9% 22,378,605 (±0.2% / ±40,789.5)
35.6% ±0.2% (986,144  ±6,815.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 35.4% 3,218,089 (±0.1% / ±12,988.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 34.7% 9,256,873 (±0.1% / ±25,121.8)

59.1% ±0.7% (2,216,949  ±25,229.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 1-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 54.4% 6,767,624 (±0.3% / ±41,406.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 44.5% 16,517,804 (±0.2% / ±76,842.9)

36.3% ±0.2% (1,443,598  ±8,619) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.7% 4,325,660 (±0.1% / ±16,149)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 26.6% 10,463,818 (±0.1% / ±35,653)

2.6% ±0.1% (82,183  ±2,149) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3.5% 357,522 (±0% / ±4,504)
  • about half the rate in California: 5% 1,525,746 (±0% / ±9,062)
82,183 Total veterans ±2,149 75,668 Male ±2,036 6,515 Female ±557

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