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Los Angeles, CA

3,990,469 Population
468.7 square miles 8,514.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 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: 37.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1

Economics

$35,089 ±$552 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $35,938 ±$318
  • a little less than the amount in California: $37,124 ±$161
$62,474 ±$1,118 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $72,563 ±$671
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $75,277 ±$317

16.5% ±0.6% (646,765  ±22,863) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 13.3% 1,736,592 (±0.3% / ±37,268)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 12.8% 4,969,326 (±0.2% / ±62,249)

32.4 minutes ±0.3 (60,746,320  ±826,866) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 31.3 190,041,815 (±0.2 / ±1,326,936)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 30.2 525,695,390 (±0.1 / ±2,353,182)

Families

1,382,293 ±10,951 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,354,302 ±11,807
  • California: 13,072,122 ±21,485
2.8 ±0 (3,897,817  ±5,844) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3 13,063,016 (±0 / ±8,137)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 3 38,731,195

4% ±0.3% (42,281  ±2,818) 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: 4.2% 140,592 (±0.2% / ±5,426)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.7% 454,027 (±0.1% / ±11,738)

Housing

1,502,686 ±10,740 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,672,663 ±2,731
  • California: 14,277,867 ±1,010

$682,400 ±$6,718 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $650,300 ±$2,855
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $546,800 ±$2,008

11.6% ±0.4% (459,376  ±16,548) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 10.6% 1,399,138 (±0.2% / ±29,250.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 12.5% 4,882,022 (±0.1% / ±55,698.9)

Social

77.6% ±0.8% (2,160,720  ±23,342.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 81% 7,411,663 (±0.5% / ±43,033)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 83.8% 22,460,627 (±0.3% / ±72,265.5)
34.5% ±0.5% (960,488  ±14,900.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 34.6% 3,164,325 (±0.3% / ±26,663.5)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 34.2% 9,171,076 (±0.2% / ±45,281.7)

59.2% ±0.6% (2,227,334  ±23,243.8) 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: 54.1% 6,767,280 (±0.2% / ±29,675.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 44.6% 16,554,135 (±0.2% / ±55,548.1)

37.3% ±0.5% (1,486,408  ±19,493) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 33% 4,384,720 (±0.2% / ±31,857)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 26.9% 10,625,980 (±0.1% / ±51,558)

2.6% ±0.1% (83,544  ±4,540) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3.4% 358,109 (±0.1% / ±8,438)
  • about half the rate in California: 5.1% 1,538,797 (±0.1% / ±17,814)
83,544 Total veterans ±4,540 77,964 Male ±4,355 5,580 Female ±953

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