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Los Angeles

California · 3,898,747 residents · 471 sq mi
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With 3,898,747 people, Los Angeles is a city in California. The typical home is worth $670,700, having roughly tripled since 2000. 36% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 36%. Median rent is $1,523 a month. That trails the California median by roughly 17%.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.8
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 107%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,898,747
+6%since 2000
from 3,694,820 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
36.5
+16%since 2000
from 31.6 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
471 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.4M3.6M3.7M3.9M4.0M19902000201020202024Los Angeles
20243.9M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54.9%(191,415)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(205,345)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.7%(222,194)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196%(234,054)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.6%(294,799)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3418.1%(704,177)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4414.6%(571,049)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.8%(499,794)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.5%(446,681)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 747.9%(309,725)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.9%(152,225)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.7%(67,289)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,290
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,687 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,143
+80%since 2000
from $20,671 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
44.7%
+12.9 ptssince 2009
from 31.8% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
16.9%
−5.2 ptssince 2000
from 22.1% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information9.8%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade7.4%
US avg: 10%
Arts, entertainment, food6.4%
US avg: 2%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services6%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$670,700
+107%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $215,600 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,523
+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $672 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
35.9%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 38.6% in 2000
64.1% rent
Persons per household
2.77 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.85 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
10.3
−12%since 2009
from 11.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic29.7%(1,099,188)
Black10.9%(401,986)
Hispanic / Latino46.5%(1,719,073)
Asian9.9%(364,850)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic28.9%(1,126,052)
Black8.3%(322,553)
Hispanic / Latino46.9%(1,829,991)
Asian11.7%(454,585)
Other3.4%(132,630)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican31.6%(1,256,627)
Central American12.3%(488,087)
Salvadoran6.6%(264,172)
Guatemalan4.3%(170,869)
South American1.4%(55,264)
Honduran0.7%(27,120)
Puerto Rican0.5%(19,748)
Nicaraguan0.4%(15,694)
Cuban0.4%(15,664)
Peruvian0.4%(14,845)
Colombian0.4%(14,022)
Spaniard0.3%(10,482)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(8,797)
Ecuadorian0.2%(7,138)
Chilean0.1%(3,799)
Costa Rican0.1%(3,282)
Dominican0.1%(2,866)
Venezuelan0.1%(2,381)
Bolivian0.1%(2,351)
Panamanian0.1%(2,182)
Uruguayan0%(1,053)
Paraguayan0%(150)
Asian origin
Filipino3.3%(129,754)
Korean2.7%(106,241)
Chinese1.9%(76,545)
Asian Indian1%(41,689)
Japanese0.8%(29,972)
Vietnamese0.6%(25,295)
Thai0.3%(12,427)
Taiwanese0.1%(5,472)
Pakistani0.1%(4,651)
Cambodian0.1%(3,805)
Indonesian0.1%(3,353)
Bangladeshi0.1%(3,164)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Mongolian0.1%(2,149)
Sri Lankan0%(1,944)
Laotian0%(823)
Burmese0%(700)
Nepalese0%(685)
Malaysian0%(384)
Hmong0%(195)
Okinawan0%(88)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(5,867)
Samoan0.1%(3,389)
Chamorro0%(1,513)
Tongan0%(857)
Fijian0%(597)
Ancestry
German3.9%(153,466)
American3.8%(150,656)
Irish3.6%(141,126)
English3%(120,498)
Italian2.7%(108,477)
Armenian2%(81,311)
Russian1.8%(71,333)
Iranian1.4%(56,438)
Polish1.4%(55,610)
French1.1%(45,528)
Subsaharan African1.1%(45,041)
Scottish0.7%(28,311)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.6%(22,542)
Swedish0.5%(21,375)
British0.5%(18,481)
Norwegian0.4%(17,026)
Ukrainian0.4%(15,740)
Hungarian0.4%(15,619)
Dutch0.4%(14,570)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(12,662)
Greek0.3%(11,914)
Israeli0.3%(11,768)
Romanian0.2%(9,172)
Welsh0.2%(9,124)
Portuguese0.2%(8,985)
Austrian0.2%(8,393)
Danish0.2%(7,934)
Canadian0.2%(7,746)
Lebanese0.2%(7,639)
Jamaican0.2%(7,417)
French Canadian0.2%(6,867)
Lithuanian0.2%(6,617)
Croatian0.2%(6,396)
Egyptian0.2%(6,294)
Czech0.2%(6,236)
Swiss0.2%(6,035)
Ethiopian0.1%(5,826)
Brazilian0.1%(5,487)
Nigerian0.1%(5,270)
Turkish0.1%(3,553)
Arab0.1%(3,449)
Finnish0.1%(3,134)
Australian0.1%(3,132)
Serbian0.1%(2,538)
Moroccan0.1%(2,470)
Bulgarian0.1%(2,199)
Syrian0.1%(2,194)
Haitian0.1%(2,014)
Slovak0.1%(1,997)
Belgian0%(1,901)
Latvian0%(1,877)
Palestinian0%(1,716)
Ghanaian0%(1,664)
Iraqi0%(1,202)
Slovene0%(1,063)
Jordanian0%(846)
Kenyan0%(773)
Guyanese0%(549)
Macedonian0%(379)
Barbadian0%(198)
Somali0%(148)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.6%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 25.5% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
78.3%
+11.6 ptssince 2000
from 66.6% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
12.3%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.9 min
+55%since 2000
from 20.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
67.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 67.4% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
11.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.9%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 10.3% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
66.5%
Unchangedsince 2011
from 66.5% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.2%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
40.1%
+6.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.9% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
36.3%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 39.5% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
10.7%
−14.9 ptssince 2013
from 25.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.3%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
88.9%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married49.5%(795,663)
Married42%(675,600)
Widowed1.9%(30,337)
Divorced6.6%(105,917)
Women 15+
Never married44.2%(724,967)
Married39.5%(649,010)
Widowed6.9%(113,463)
Divorced9.4%(154,136)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.7%
−14.9 ptssince 2013
from 25.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
43.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.9%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
13.4%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
31.9%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
0.9%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
55.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
40.7%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.8%(16,257)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)15.2%(12,503)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era30.6%(25,171)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War9.9%(8,141)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II4.3%(3,532)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 82,183 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Los Angeles, California?

Los Angeles, California has about 3,898,747 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Los Angeles, California?

The typical household in Los Angeles, California earns about $65,290 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Los Angeles, California expensive?

In Los Angeles, California, the median home is worth about $670,700, and the typical rent is about $1,523 a month.

How educated are people in Los Angeles, California?

About 35.6% of adults age 25 and over in Los Angeles, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Los Angeles, California?

About 16.9% of people in Los Angeles, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Los Angeles, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Los Angeles, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 413,349 residents, a change of about 12 percent over that period.

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