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METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Los Angeles Metro

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · 2 counties · 11,273,720 residents · 4,853 sq mi
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With 11,273,720 people, Los Angeles is a metro area. The typical home is worth $229,466. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. Median rent is $661 a month. The median household earns $37,308, about 24% above the national median. About 23% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 31.0
US median: 33.0
More educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
11,273,720
−9%vs 2000
vs 12,365,627 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,323 / sq mi
−9%vs 2000
vs 2,548 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
31.0
−4%vs 2000
vs 32.3 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
4,853 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
11.1M11.7M12.3M12.9M13.5M19902000201020202024Los Angeles
202413.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 58.1%(911,102)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97.2%(813,342)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 146.6%(738,881)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 197.1%(799,137)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 248.9%(1,001,837)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3420.1%(2,266,363)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4415.2%(1,714,047)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5410%(1,127,938)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 647.3%(826,416)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 745.7%(638,294)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 842.9%(332,161)
US avg: 4%
85 and over0.9%(104,202)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$37,308
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $46,017 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$16,949
−22%vs 2000
vs $21,867 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
13.7%
−2.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 16.2% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$229,466
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $213,277 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$661
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $754 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
50.7%
−0.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 51.0% in 2000
49.3% rent
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%
1990
White, non-Hispanic61.6%(6,941,442)
Black9.2%(1,032,038)
Hispanic / Latino34.3%(3,863,073)
Asian10.7%(1,205,465)
Other18.6%(2,094,775)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0.1%(7,296)
Kazakh0.1%(7,025)
Laotian0%(6,043)
Sri Lankan0%(5,755)
Nepalese0%(4,567)
Mongolian0%(3,234)
Hmong0%(2,800)
Uzbek0%(1,742)
Malaysian0%(1,433)
Mien0%(317)
Okinawan0%(294)
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)
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)
Slovene0%(3,504)
Latvian0%(3,193)
Kenyan0%(2,708)
Ghanaian0%(2,660)
Guyanese0%(1,782)
Macedonian0%(1,160)
Barbadian0%(1,150)
Somali0%(949)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.5%
−2.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 26.2% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
72.4%
+0.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 72.1% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
8.1%
−1.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 9.2% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.0 min
+22%vs 2000
vs 20.5 min in 2000
US average: 21.9
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)
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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
7.8%
−13.3 ptssince 2013
from 21.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 49.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 14.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 27.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
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)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(54,052)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(95,225)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(19,087)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(4,464)
US avg: 1%

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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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.

What's inside

2 component counties

Los Angeles CountyCENTRAL9,694,934Orange CountyCENTRAL3,149,507
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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 11,273,720 residents according to the 1990 Census.

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 $37,308 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 $229,466, and the typical rent is about $661 a month.

How educated are people in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

About 23.5% 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 13.7% of people in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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