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COUNTY · 2020 ACS

Los Angeles County

California · 10,014,009 residents · 4,060 sq mi
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Los Angeles County is a county of 10,014,009 people in California. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $615,500. The foreign-born share is 34%. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. Median rent is $1,534 a month. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.8
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
10,014,009
+5%since 2000
from 9,519,338 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
37.5
+17%since 2000
from 32.0 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
4,060 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
8.7M9.1M9.5M9.9M10.2M19902000201020202024Los Angeles County
20249.8M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55%(501,341)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(558,298)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.2%(618,897)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.4%(643,025)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.2%(716,562)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3415.9%(1,591,679)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.8%(1,385,971)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5413.2%(1,317,372)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.3%(1,226,914)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748.5%(849,564)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.2%(421,314)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.8%(183,072)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$71,358
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,189 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,685
+73%since 2000
from $20,683 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
48.0%
+11.8 ptssince 2009
from 36.2% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
14.2%
−3.7 ptssince 2000
from 17.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade9%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.5%
Other services6%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Arts, entertainment, food4.5%
US avg: 2%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing3.3%
US avg: 2.5%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$615,500
+103%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $201,400 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,534
+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $704 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
45.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 47.9% in 2000
54.4% rent
Persons per household
2.96 people
−2%since 2009
from 3.02 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
8.6
−9%since 2009
from 9.5 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-Hispanic31.1%(2,959,614)
Black9.5%(901,472)
Hispanic / Latino44.6%(4,242,213)
Asian11.8%(1,124,569)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic25.6%(2,563,609)
Black7.6%(760,689)
Hispanic / Latino48%(4,804,763)
Asian14.7%(1,474,237)
Other3.4%(338,711)
Segregation Score
55
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
Mexican36.3%(3,649,149)
Central American8%(798,470)
Salvadoran4.2%(421,537)
Guatemalan2.6%(265,916)
South American1.3%(134,666)
Honduran0.5%(50,853)
Puerto Rican0.5%(48,846)
Cuban0.4%(42,578)
Peruvian0.4%(37,247)
Nicaraguan0.4%(36,917)
Colombian0.3%(32,980)
Spaniard0.3%(32,710)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(20,249)
Ecuadorian0.2%(20,084)
Costa Rican0.1%(9,844)
Chilean0.1%(8,969)
Venezuelan0.1%(5,861)
Dominican0.1%(5,858)
Bolivian0.1%(5,223)
Panamanian0.1%(5,084)
Uruguayan0%(2,029)
Paraguayan0%(322)
Asian origin
Chinese4.4%(445,822)
Filipino3.4%(339,427)
Korean2.1%(207,483)
Asian Indian1%(103,124)
Vietnamese1%(99,342)
Japanese1%(96,810)
Cambodian0.3%(31,881)
Taiwanese0.3%(29,400)
Thai0.2%(24,670)
Pakistani0.1%(11,797)
Indonesian0.1%(9,341)
Bangladeshi0.1%(5,080)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(4,706)
Sri Lankan0%(4,108)
Laotian0%(3,223)
Mongolian0%(2,696)
Nepalese0%(2,541)
Hmong0%(1,109)
Malaysian0%(767)
Okinawan0%(147)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(15,826)
Samoan0.1%(12,886)
Chamorro0.1%(5,729)
Tongan0%(3,632)
Fijian0%(2,799)
Ancestry
German4.2%(423,528)
Irish3.6%(361,825)
English3.3%(326,943)
American3.2%(324,424)
Italian2.6%(259,376)
Armenian1.9%(188,805)
Russian1.2%(117,774)
French1.1%(112,331)
Polish1.1%(110,418)
Subsaharan African0.9%(90,237)
Iranian0.9%(85,595)
Scottish0.7%(73,659)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.6%(55,433)
Norwegian0.5%(48,805)
Dutch0.5%(46,099)
British0.4%(42,899)
West Indian0.4%(41,033)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(31,152)
Hungarian0.3%(28,547)
Greek0.3%(27,099)
Ukrainian0.3%(26,347)
Welsh0.2%(24,149)
Portuguese0.2%(22,068)
Danish0.2%(21,967)
Lebanese0.2%(20,117)
French Canadian0.2%(17,753)
Canadian0.2%(17,240)
Egyptian0.2%(16,856)
Czech0.2%(15,856)
Romanian0.2%(15,728)
Austrian0.2%(15,671)
Israeli0.2%(15,524)
Nigerian0.1%(14,933)
Swiss0.1%(14,218)
Jamaican0.1%(13,797)
Brazilian0.1%(12,406)
Lithuanian0.1%(12,186)
Croatian0.1%(11,336)
Ethiopian0.1%(9,776)
Arab0.1%(9,128)
Syrian0.1%(7,767)
Finnish0.1%(7,765)
Turkish0.1%(6,254)
Australian0.1%(6,025)
Slovak0.1%(5,604)
Serbian0%(4,613)
Haitian0%(4,422)
Belgian0%(4,155)
Palestinian0%(4,078)
Moroccan0%(3,908)
Bulgarian0%(3,544)
Jordanian0%(3,287)
Latvian0%(2,850)
Ghanaian0%(2,592)
Slovene0%(2,272)
Iraqi0%(2,189)
Kenyan0%(1,728)
Guyanese0%(1,396)
Macedonian0%(921)
Barbadian0%(508)
Somali0%(299)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.5%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 24.9% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
79.8%
+9.9 ptssince 2000
from 69.9% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.7%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 8.8% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.7 min
+51%since 2000
from 21.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
72.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 72.2% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
8.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 9.8% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
64.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 65.2% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.9%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
38.7%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 34.1% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
50.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
33.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 35.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
9.2%
−13.0 ptssince 2013
from 22.2% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.6%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
90.1%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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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Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.2%
−13.0 ptssince 2013
from 22.2% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
48.1%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.4%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
14.2%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
29.0%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.0%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
58.8%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
39.0%
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%(50,046)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(40,748)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era32.3%(81,510)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War9.5%(24,086)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II4.1%(10,279)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 252,329 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 County, California?

Los Angeles County, California has about 10,014,009 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Los Angeles County, California earns about $71,358 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 $615,500, and the typical rent is about $1,534 a month.

How educated are people in Los Angeles County, California?

About 33.5% 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 14.2% 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 1,150,845 residents, a change of about 13 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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