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Los Angeles, CA

3,979,537 Population
469 square miles 8,485.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-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: 37.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in California: 37 ±0.1

Economics

$37,779 ±$672 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $37,764 ±$290
  • a little less than the amount in California: $39,393 ±$177
$67,418 ±$1,355 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $77,774 ±$850
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $80,440 ±$313

16.7% ±0.6% (651,205  ±22,615) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.4% 1,617,730 (±0.3% / ±36,524)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 11.8% 4,552,837 (±0.2% / ±67,995)

33 minutes ±0.3 (62,340,645  ±786,343) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 31.7 193,815,815 (±0.2 / ±1,325,976)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 30.7 538,138,130 (±0.1 / ±2,278,526)

Families

1,398,900 ±11,130 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,372,678 ±11,595
  • California: 13,157,873 ±23,844
2.8 ±0 (3,885,625  ±5,578) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3 12,981,466 (±0 / ±6,315)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.9 38,685,702 (±0)

4.1% ±0.3% (43,931  ±3,412) 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% 142,363 (±0.2% / ±5,718)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.7% 450,971 (±0.1% / ±10,955)

Housing

1,532,364 ±11,210 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,697,571 ±2,136
  • California: 14,367,012 ±1,286

$697,200 ±$5,694 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $666,900 ±$2,755
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $568,500 ±$2,502

11.3% ±0.4% (442,651  ±16,665.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 10.4% 1,356,041 (±0.2% / ±31,333)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 12% 4,689,828 (±0.2% / ±63,097.7)

Social

78.5% ±0.8% (2,180,101  ±24,106.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 81.4% 7,453,457 (±0.5% / ±42,406.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84% 22,636,359 (±0.3% / ±78,234.5)
35.9% ±0.5% (996,151  ±14,987.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 35.5% 3,252,393 (±0.3% / ±24,107.3)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 35% 9,428,484 (±0.2% / ±44,753.9)

59.1% ±0.7% (2,216,949  ±25,229.1) 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: 54.4% 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)

36.4% ±0.6% (1,449,999  ±21,810) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.9% 4,351,712 (±0.3% / ±35,173)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 26.7% 10,564,220 (±0.1% / ±55,357)

2.5% ±0.2% (79,070  ±4,814) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3.3% 341,366 (±0.1% / ±9,090)
  • about half the rate in California: 4.8% 1,471,467 (±0.1% / ±19,838)
79,070 Total veterans ±4,814 73,069 Male ±4,591 6,001 Female ±1,300

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