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Los Angeles, CA

3,999,742 Population
468.7 square miles 8,534.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 36.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 36.5 ±0.2

Economics

$33,496 ±$525 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $33,996 ±$263
  • a little less than the amount in California: $35,046 ±$168
$60,197 ±$785 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $69,992 ±$679
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $71,805 ±$294

17.4% ±0.5% (683,382  ±21,134) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 14.1% 1,850,841 (±0.3% / ±34,792)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 13.3% 5,160,208 (±0.2% / ±71,947)

31.8 minutes ±0.3 (59,387,510  ±820,763) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 30.8 187,103,365 (±0.1 / ±1,048,475)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.8 512,692,140 (±0.1 / ±2,043,214)

Families

1,384,851 ±9,554 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,348,543 ±10,072
  • California: 13,005,097 ±17,539
2.8 ±0 (3,915,697  ±4,756) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3 13,136,040 (±0 / ±6,046)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 3 38,718,791

4.1% ±0.3% (43,303  ±3,488) 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% 149,062 (±0.2% / ±5,891)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 468,957 (±0.1% / ±11,405)

Housing

1,496,661 ±9,511 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,644,923 ±2,021
  • California: 14,177,270 ±934

$647,000 ±$5,232 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $617,100 ±$3,056
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $509,400 ±$2,199

11.3% ±0.4% (444,972  ±14,231.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 10.5% 1,380,484 (±0.2% / ±28,184.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 13% 5,076,653 (±0.2% / ±65,525)

Social

77.6% ±0.7% (2,146,808  ±22,327.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 80.7% 7,374,569 (±0.4% / ±40,384.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 83.3% 22,229,971 (±0.3% / ±72,665.4)
34.4% ±0.5% (952,422  ±14,444.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 34.2% 3,125,375 (±0.3% / ±25,641.5)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 33.7% 8,976,247 (±0.2% / ±45,115.3)

59% ±0.6% (2,225,096  ±24,607.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 54.3% 6,813,581 (±0.3% / ±35,296.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 44.5% 16,479,654 (±0.2% / ±61,748.9)

36.9% ±0.5% (1,474,304  ±20,696) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 33.3% 4,443,985 (±0.2% / ±29,025)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 27% 10,653,414 (±0.1% / ±47,294)

2.8% ±0.1% (88,461  ±3,978) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3.6% 374,039 (±0.1% / ±7,930)
  • about half the rate in California: 5.2% 1,564,913 (±0.1% / ±17,321)
88,461 Total veterans ±3,978 81,392 Male ±3,758 7,069 Female ±1,303

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