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Los Angeles County

California · 9,694,934 residents (2025 est.) · 4,060.246 sq mi
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#1Largest by populationof 3,1449,694,934#19Most foreign-born residentsof 3,14433.4%#27Most expensive homesof 3,139$834,200#56Most densely populatedof 3,1442,388
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Los Angeles County has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $90,112. Population has held roughly steady since 2000. Median home value has more than tripled since 2000, reaching $834,200. It ranks in the top 5% of US counties for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 127%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
9,808,667
+3%since 2000
from 9,519,338 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,416 / sq mi
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2,410 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.2
+19%since 2000
from 32.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9

PEP 2025 EST:9,694,934 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 1990 – 2024
8.7M9.1M9.5M9.9M10.2M1990201020202024Los Angeles County
20249.8M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(501,022)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(543,316)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(607,599)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(611,549)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(627,694)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.7%(1,544,339)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.2%(1,387,998)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(1,284,749)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.4%(1,212,701)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.9%(870,787)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.4%(428,577)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(188,336)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$90,112
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,189 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,792
+121%since 2000
from $20,683 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
57.3%
+21.1 ptssince 2009
from 36.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.7%
−4.2 ptssince 2000
from 17.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.498
+2%since 2010
from 0.489 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade6.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Arts, entertainment, food4.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$834,200
+127%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $201,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,954
+52%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $704 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
45.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 47.9% in 2000
54.1% rent
Vacancy rate
6.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
34.8%
−10.3 ptssince 2009
from 45.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 53.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
9.3
−3%since 2009
from 9.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
61
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Los Angeles County on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic31.1%(2,959,614)
Black9.5%(901,472)
Hispanic / Latino44.6%(4,242,213)
Asian11.8%(1,124,569)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic24.7%(2,425,184)
Black7.4%(727,132)
Hispanic / Latino48.4%(4,752,274)
Asian14.9%(1,463,532)
Other4.5%(440,545)
Diversity Score
84
+1%since 2009
from 84 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
53
−3%since 2020
from 55 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican35.3%(3,458,834)
Central American8.8%(863,479)
Salvadoran4.6%(449,572)
Guatemalan3%(290,962)
South American1.6%(152,527)
Honduran0.6%(58,483)
Puerto Rican0.5%(47,517)
Nicaraguan0.4%(43,119)
Colombian0.4%(41,328)
Peruvian0.4%(39,362)
Cuban0.4%(36,602)
Spaniard0.3%(33,976)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.2%(23,992)
Argentine0.2%(18,895)
Costa Rican0.1%(10,509)
Chilean0.1%(10,192)
Venezuelan0.1%(8,594)
Dominican0.1%(8,254)
Bolivian0.1%(6,339)
Panamanian0.1%(5,766)
Uruguayan0%(1,905)
Paraguayan0%(493)
Asian origin
Chinese4.4%(433,729)
Filipino3.5%(339,999)
Korean2%(197,951)
Asian Indian1%(98,416)
Vietnamese1%(97,522)
Japanese0.9%(92,175)
Taiwanese0.4%(41,554)
Cambodian0.3%(31,486)
Thai0.2%(21,810)
Pakistani0.1%(12,142)
Indonesian0.1%(8,365)
Bangladeshi0.1%(7,834)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0.1%(6,646)
Sri Lankan0%(4,540)
Kazakh0%(4,177)
Nepalese0%(3,245)
Mongolian0%(2,960)
Laotian0%(2,795)
Hmong0%(1,141)
Malaysian0%(994)
Uzbek0%(710)
Mien0%(264)
Okinawan0%(239)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(15,876)
Samoan0.1%(13,585)
Chamorro0.1%(6,594)
Fijian0%(3,416)
Tongan0%(3,321)
Guamanian0%(825)
Chuukese0%(50)
Ancestry
German4.3%(418,407)
English3.8%(372,634)
Irish3.8%(370,162)
American3.1%(308,717)
Italian2.5%(247,150)
Armenian2%(191,379)
Polish1.1%(103,981)
Russian1%(102,717)
French1%(98,445)
Subsaharan African0.9%(88,449)
Iranian0.9%(86,430)
Arab0.8%(80,590)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish0.7%(73,140)
Swedish0.5%(47,891)
Norwegian0.5%(45,311)
West Indian0.5%(44,895)
Dutch0.4%(39,650)
Ukrainian0.3%(30,560)
British0.3%(30,459)
Hungarian0.3%(26,369)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(26,263)
Greek0.3%(25,321)
Portuguese0.2%(22,508)
Lebanese0.2%(22,402)
Danish0.2%(20,264)
Nigerian0.2%(19,576)
Welsh0.2%(19,366)
Egyptian0.2%(17,908)
Romanian0.2%(15,235)
Jamaican0.2%(15,147)
Israeli0.1%(14,678)
Austrian0.1%(14,642)
Canadian0.1%(14,451)
Czech0.1%(14,196)
French Canadian0.1%(14,083)
Brazilian0.1%(13,379)
Swiss0.1%(12,086)
Croatian0.1%(11,162)
Ethiopian0.1%(10,763)
Lithuanian0.1%(10,541)
Syrian0.1%(8,587)
Finnish0.1%(7,903)
Turkish0.1%(6,951)
Australian0%(4,710)
Haitian0%(4,650)
Palestinian0%(4,566)
Slovak0%(4,531)
Moroccan0%(4,132)
Serbian0%(4,086)
Belgian0%(3,984)
Jordanian0%(3,814)
Iraqi0%(3,459)
Bulgarian0%(2,649)
Latvian0%(2,534)
Slovene0%(2,468)
Ghanaian0%(2,015)
Kenyan0%(1,942)
Guyanese0%(1,340)
Barbadian0%(988)
Macedonian0%(748)
Somali0%(76)
RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Chinese population · Largest German population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.0%
+11.2 ptssince 2000
from 24.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
80.9%
+11.0 ptssince 2000
from 69.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.0%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 8.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.4 min
+45%since 2000
from 21.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
64.8%
−7.4 ptssince 2009
from 72.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.3%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.9%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.1%
+12.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.3%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 9.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 65.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
13.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.0%
−20.2 ptssince 2009
from 62.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
50.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
33.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 35.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.7%
−46.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.3%
+1.9 ptssince 2012
from 9.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.2%
−69.6 ptssince 2013
from 77.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.0%
+13.1 ptssince 2017
from 79.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
44.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 43.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
37.6%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 39.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married45.7%(1,832,379)
Married45.8%(1,837,660)
Widowed2%(80,397)
Divorced6.5%(260,586)
Women 15+
Never married40.1%(1,662,489)
Married42.9%(1,779,897)
Widowed7.4%(304,783)
Divorced9.6%(398,539)
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Los Angeles County, California?

Los Angeles County, California has about 9,808,667 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Los Angeles County, California earns about $90,112 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Los Angeles County, California expensive?

In Los Angeles County, California, the median home is worth about $834,200, and the typical rent is about $1,954 a month.

How educated are people in Los Angeles County, California?

About 36.0% of adults age 25 and over in Los Angeles County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Los Angeles County, California?

About 13.7% of people in Los Angeles County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Los Angeles County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Los Angeles County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 945,503 residents, a change of about 11 percent over that period.

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