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Los Angeles, CA

3,849,306 Population
469.5 square miles 8,198.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$39,509 ±$682 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $40,569 ±$402
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $42,396 ±$233
$70,372 ±$1,190 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $82,503 ±$785
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $84,907 ±$542

17.2% ±0.6% (646,672  ±24,258) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 13.1% 1,677,468 (±0.3% / ±42,715)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 12.3% 4,733,036 (±0.2% / ±68,101)

29.8 minutes ±0.6 (41,194,356  ±602,339) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 28.4 135,699,780 (±0.2 / ±1,278,717)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 27.6 385,992,600 (±0.1 / ±2,410,052)

Families

1,410,594 ±11,177 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,452,780 ±12,478
  • California: 13,429,063 ±19,170
2.7 ±0 (3,755,470  ±7,180) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.9 12,764,914 (±0 / ±10,436)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,422,140

4.2% ±0.3% (42,460  ±3,190) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.2% 135,521 (±0.2% / ±6,275)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.9% 458,334 (±0.1% / ±13,293)

Housing

1,542,391 ±9,733 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,759,244 ±3,605
  • California: 14,512,149 ±1,218

$812,800 ±$9,662 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $748,700 ±$4,588
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $648,100 ±$2,021

11.1% ±0.5% (424,163  ±18,097.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 10.3% 1,322,082 (±0.2% / ±30,918.7)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 11.3% 4,371,473 (±0.1% / ±54,643.1)

Social

78.7% ±0.8% (2,145,818  ±23,935.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.1% 7,467,254 (±0.5% / ±41,998.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.5% 22,724,990 (±0.3% / ±77,239)
37.3% ±0.5% (1,017,335  ±15,264.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 37.1% 3,372,140 (±0.3% / ±27,131.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 36.2% 9,737,817 (±0.2% / ±46,277.1)

56.8% ±0.6% (2,073,581  ±21,025.3) 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: 53% 6,519,266 (±0.3% / ±37,052.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 43.9% 16,263,962 (±0.2% / ±66,032.3)

35.9% ±0.4% (1,383,523  ±16,418) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.6% 4,231,132 (±0.2% / ±30,124)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 26.6% 10,451,810 (±0.1% / ±54,396)

2.2% ±0.1% (68,822  ±4,194) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3% 307,791 (±0.1% / ±8,951)
  • about half the rate in California: 4.4% 1,342,337 (±0.1% / ±18,280)
68,822 Total veterans ±4,194 63,678 Male ±4,124 5,144 Female ±1,200

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