METRO AREA
Los Angeles Metro
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · 2 counties · 12,844,441 residents (2025 est.) · 4,853 sq mi
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With 12,974,487 people, Los Angeles is a metro area. The typical home is worth $865,530, having more than tripled since 2000. 33% of residents were born outside the United States. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. Density works out to 2,673 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $96,499, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 123%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Los Angeles
Among the 34 metro and micro areas based in California
- 13th in household income$96,499
- 9th in share with a bachelor's degree38.0%
- 5th in home value$865,530
- 6th in diversity score84.9
Section 01
Population & growth
12,974,487
+5%since 2000
from 12,365,627 in 2000
12,844,441 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Land area
4,853 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
202413.0M
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(666,212)
5 to 95.5%(718,918)
10 to 146.2%(808,042)
15 to 196.3%(818,912)
20 to 246.4%(826,999)
25 to 3415.4%(1,992,641)
35 to 4413.9%(1,806,172)
45 to 5413.2%(1,706,759)
55 to 6412.5%(1,627,308)
65 to 749%(1,166,513)
75 to 844.5%(579,389)
85 and over2%(256,622)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$96,499
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,017 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
59.9%
+20.7 ptssince 2009
from 39.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.8%
Retail trade9.3%
Other services6.3%
Wholesale trade6.1%
Finance & insurance6%
Professional, scientific, technical5.4%
Public administration4%
Arts, entertainment, food3.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
Education & health services0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
Construction0.5%
Manufacturing0.1%
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Section 03
Housing
$865,530
+123%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $213,277 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
9.0
−3%since 2009
from 9.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
65
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic35.7%(4,418,592)
Black7.6%(944,111)
Hispanic / Latino41.4%(5,117,792)
Asian12.2%(1,508,379)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic27.7%(3,593,383)
Black6%(775,017)
Hispanic / Latino45%(5,835,205)
Asian16.7%(2,165,204)
Other4.7%(605,678)
85
+2%since 2009
from 83 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
51
−3%since 2020
from 53 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
Mexican33.6%(4,356,284)
Central American7.2%(936,359)
Salvadoran3.7%(484,716)
Guatemalan2.4%(314,656)
South American1.5%(195,911)
Honduran0.5%(62,810)
Puerto Rican0.5%(60,208)
Colombian0.4%(53,267)
Peruvian0.4%(50,097)
Nicaraguan0.4%(48,181)
Spaniard0.4%(46,436)
Cuban0.4%(45,450)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.2%(29,498)
Argentine0.2%(25,420)
Costa Rican0.1%(13,193)
Chilean0.1%(12,279)
Venezuelan0.1%(11,164)
Dominican0.1%(9,418)
Bolivian0.1%(9,059)
Panamanian0.1%(7,151)
Uruguayan0%(2,696)
Paraguayan0%(632)
Asian origin
Chinese4.2%(545,472)
Filipino3.3%(425,689)
Vietnamese2.5%(324,372)
Korean2.3%(301,853)
Asian Indian1.2%(160,419)
Japanese1%(123,603)
Taiwanese0.4%(57,747)
Cambodian0.3%(39,323)
Thai0.2%(26,238)
Pakistani0.2%(21,047)
Indonesian0.1%(11,436)
Bangladeshi0.1%(9,330)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(23,170)
Samoan0.1%(18,845)
Chamorro0.1%(9,005)
Tongan0%(4,766)
Fijian0%(4,590)
Guamanian0%(1,436)
Marshallese0%(130)
Chuukese0%(50)
Ancestry
German5%(654,357)
English4.7%(604,463)
Irish4.3%(560,937)
American3.5%(451,808)
Italian2.8%(361,152)
Armenian1.6%(201,251)
Polish1.1%(146,176)
French1.1%(142,483)
Russian1%(126,418)
Iranian1%(126,167)
Arab1%(124,473)
Scottish0.9%(114,930)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Subsaharan African0.8%(100,632)
Swedish0.6%(78,531)
Norwegian0.6%(72,510)
Dutch0.5%(63,374)
West Indian0.4%(48,099)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(41,522)
British0.3%(41,369)
Ukrainian0.3%(38,576)
Greek0.3%(35,590)
Hungarian0.3%(35,242)
Portuguese0.3%(33,381)
Lebanese0.2%(31,214)
Danish0.2%(30,802)
Welsh0.2%(30,692)
Egyptian0.2%(29,741)
Romanian0.2%(22,889)
French Canadian0.2%(22,522)
Nigerian0.2%(21,723)
Canadian0.2%(21,549)
Czech0.2%(21,197)
Austrian0.2%(20,107)
Brazilian0.1%(17,421)
Swiss0.1%(17,350)
Israeli0.1%(16,801)
Jamaican0.1%(16,382)
Croatian0.1%(15,771)
Lithuanian0.1%(13,897)
Syrian0.1%(13,848)
Ethiopian0.1%(12,299)
Turkish0.1%(11,531)
Finnish0.1%(11,080)
Palestinian0.1%(8,941)
Slovak0.1%(7,183)
Jordanian0%(6,433)
Belgian0%(6,210)
Serbian0%(6,172)
Moroccan0%(6,121)
Australian0%(5,866)
Haitian0%(5,121)
Iraqi0%(4,800)
Bulgarian0%(4,062)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3,555)
Slovene0%(3,504)
Latvian0%(3,193)
Kenyan0%(2,708)
Ghanaian0%(2,660)
Guyanese0%(1,782)
Macedonian0%(1,160)
Barbadian0%(1,150)
Somali0%(949)
Cape Verdean0%(633)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
82.4%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 72.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 72.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
97.0%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 94.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.9%(2,325,086)
Married47.6%(2,521,776)
Widowed2%(105,482)
Divorced6.6%(349,533)
Women 15+
Never married38.3%(2,098,079)
Married44.5%(2,439,594)
Widowed7.3%(398,501)
Divorced9.9%(543,264)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
12.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
0.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
60.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 61.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.8%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 37.6% 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)24.4%(72,312)
Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(54,052)
Vietnam era32.1%(95,225)
Korean War6.4%(19,087)
World War II1.5%(4,464)
Share of the 296,725 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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Over time
Los Angeles, decade by decade
| Year | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Bachelor's degree+ | Diversity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,273,720 | $89,541 | $550,735 | 23.5% | 79.7 |
| 2000 | 12,365,627 | $83,827 | $388,517 | 26.2% | 84.9 |
| 2010 | 12,828,837 | $86,175 | $765,396 | 30.6% | 84.6 |
| 2020 | 13,200,998 | $93,243 | $771,847 | 35.4% | 85.9 |
| 2024 | 12,974,487 | $96,499 | $865,530 | 38.0% | 84.9 |
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
In this metro
Largest cities
Los AngelesCENTRAL3,869,089Long BeachCENTRAL450,469AnaheimCENTRAL341,008IrvineCENTRAL318,764Santa AnaCENTRAL315,586Santa Clarita228,430Huntington Beach191,451GlendaleCENTRAL187,160Garden Grove170,455Lancaster170,084Palmdale161,845Pomona147,807Fullerton138,675TorranceCENTRAL138,391OrangeCENTRAL138,365PasadenaCENTRAL135,804East Los Angeles111,647Costa MesaCENTRAL108,881Downey108,468West Covina105,301El Monte105,075BurbankCENTRAL102,988Inglewood101,662Norwalk97,104CarsonCENTRAL90,808Compton90,500Mission Viejo90,484Santa MonicaCENTRAL90,082South Gate90,071Westminster88,966
The 30 most populous of 187 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.
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2 component counties
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has about 12,974,487 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?
The typical household in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns about $96,499 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA expensive?
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, the median home is worth about $865,530, and the typical rent is about $2,071 a month.
How educated are people in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?
About 38.0% of adults age 25 and over in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?
About 12.7% of people in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA live below the federal poverty line.
Has Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA grown since 1990?
Yes, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,700,767 residents, a change of about 15 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024