CITY · INCORPORATED 1850 · 2000 CENSUS

Los Angeles

California · 3,694,820 residents · 471 sq mi

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Los Angeles is home to 3,694,820 people in California. Owners hold 39% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $215,600. The poverty rate is 22.1%, above the 12.4% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 31.6. Households here earn about 23% less than in California as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 31.6

US median: 35.2

Average education

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,694,820

+6%since 1990

from 3,485,398 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

+2%since 1990

from 30.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

471 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243.9M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.7%(285,976)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.1%(297,837)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(255,604)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(251,632)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 248.1%(299,906)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3418.2%(674,098)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.8%(584,036)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.6%(428,974)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647%(259,628)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.1%(187,111)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.4%(125,829)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.2%(44,189)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,687

−10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $30,925 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,671

+28%since 1990

from $16,188 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

22.1%

+3.3 ptssince 1990

from 18.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$215,600

−32%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $241,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$672

−15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $600 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

38.6%

−0.8 ptssince 1990

from 39.4% in 1990

61.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic52.9%(1,845,133)

Black13.9%(485,949)

Hispanic / Latino39.3%(1,370,476)

Asian9.8%(341,986)

2000

White, non-Hispanic29.7%(1,099,188)

Black10.9%(401,986)

Hispanic / Latino46.5%(1,719,073)

Asian9.9%(364,850)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican29.5%(1,137,265)

Central American13%(501,159)

Salvadoran6.9%(264,914)

Guatemalan4.7%(179,607)

South American1.7%(64,672)

Honduran0.8%(29,158)

Colombian0.5%(20,044)

Nicaraguan0.5%(19,253)

Puerto Rican0.5%(19,248)

Cuban0.4%(14,696)

Peruvian0.3%(13,400)

Spaniard0.3%(13,111)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.2%(8,962)

Argentine0.2%(8,263)

Chilean0.1%(4,538)

Venezuelan0.1%(4,247)

Dominican0.1%(3,774)

Costa Rican0.1%(3,432)

Bolivian0.1%(3,260)

Panamanian0.1%(2,068)

Uruguayan0%(1,127)

Paraguayan0%(263)

Asian origin

Filipino3.3%(127,363)

Korean2.7%(103,060)

Chinese2%(77,465)

Asian Indian1.1%(42,244)

Japanese0.7%(27,763)

Vietnamese0.6%(24,674)

Thai0.3%(10,450)

Taiwanese0.2%(8,408)

Bangladeshi0.1%(4,892)

Pakistani0.1%(4,533)

Cambodian0.1%(3,174)

Indonesian0.1%(2,932)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0.1%(2,916)

Sri Lankan0.1%(2,332)

Mongolian0%(1,714)

Nepalese0%(859)

Burmese0%(796)

Laotian0%(727)

Uzbek0%(546)

Hmong0%(512)

Malaysian0%(334)

Mien0%(203)

Singaporean0%(143)

Okinawan0%(108)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(4,577)

Samoan0.1%(2,984)

Chamorro0.1%(2,148)

Fijian0%(1,062)

Tongan0%(705)

Guamanian0%(168)

Marshallese0%(5)

Ancestry

German4%(154,494)

American3.8%(148,040)

Irish3.8%(145,255)

English3.7%(140,967)

Italian2.7%(105,067)

Armenian2.2%(83,568)

Russian1.6%(61,190)

Iranian1.5%(57,395)

Polish1.3%(51,040)

Subsaharan African1.2%(44,880)

French1.1%(42,093)

Arab0.9%(32,939)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.8%(29,504)

West Indian0.6%(23,866)

Swedish0.5%(19,525)

Ukrainian0.5%(18,772)

Norwegian0.4%(17,202)

British0.4%(14,953)

Dutch0.4%(14,171)

Hungarian0.4%(14,116)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(11,650)

Greek0.3%(11,572)

Israeli0.3%(10,588)

Lebanese0.2%(9,067)

Portuguese0.2%(8,570)

Romanian0.2%(8,400)

Austrian0.2%(8,395)

Nigerian0.2%(8,177)

Danish0.2%(8,170)

Jamaican0.2%(8,169)

Welsh0.2%(8,012)

Brazilian0.2%(6,367)

Ethiopian0.2%(6,207)

Czech0.2%(6,142)

Egyptian0.2%(5,873)

Lithuanian0.1%(5,615)

Canadian0.1%(5,472)

French Canadian0.1%(5,206)

Croatian0.1%(5,202)

Swiss0.1%(5,044)

Turkish0.1%(4,215)

Finnish0.1%(3,132)

Syrian0.1%(2,682)

Moroccan0.1%(2,634)

Australian0.1%(2,393)

Haitian0.1%(2,347)

Serbian0.1%(2,308)

Iraqi0%(1,711)

Palestinian0%(1,706)

Belgian0%(1,691)

Slovak0%(1,638)

Jordanian0%(1,569)

Bulgarian0%(1,494)

Latvian0%(1,393)

Ghanaian0%(1,360)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,190)

Slovene0%(1,004)

Kenyan0%(536)

Barbadian0%(479)

Cape Verdean0%(477)

Macedonian0%(417)

Guyanese0%(416)

Somali0%(68)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.5%

+2.6 ptssince 1990

from 23.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

66.6%

−0.4 ptssince 1990

from 67.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

9.1%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 8.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

−19%since 1990

from 25.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married41.2%(578,999)

Married49.7%(699,090)

Widowed2%(28,478)

Divorced7.1%(99,140)

Women 15+

Never married33.1%(479,960)

Married48.5%(702,036)

Widowed8.7%(126,200)

Divorced9.7%(140,088)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.5%

−16.1 ptssince 2013

from 25.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25%(16,948)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.4%(11,803)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.7%(20,093)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(4,144)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(1,147)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 67,714 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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