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East Los Angeles, California

Interactive maps of population, income, age, housing, education and health for East Los Angeles, California, beside the state and national figures.

StatisticEast Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited States
Total Population111,64739,287,376334,922,499
Median Household Income$68,741$99,122$80,734
Median Age34.737.938.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher11.4%37.1%35.7%
Median Home Value$643,100$734,700$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,494$2,036$1,413
Poverty Rate17.3%12.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate6.8%6.6%5.2%
Foreign Born39.2%27.0%14.1%
Homeownership Rate33.5%55.9%65.2%
Average Commute Time30.228.726.4
Worked from Home8.5%17.2%15.1%
Married-Couple Households42.3%48.4%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in East Los Angeles, California

Age in East Los Angeles, California

StatisticEast Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited States
Median Age34.737.938.9
Under 18 %24.1%22.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %10.9%9.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %15.2%14.8%13.7%
Age 35-44 %14.1%13.9%13.2%
Age 45-64 %23.9%24.6%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %11.7%15.7%17.2%

Households and families in East Los Angeles, California

StatisticEast Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited States
Households30,44213,548,091129,227,496
Average Household Size3.72.82.5
Family Households79.6%67.8%64.2%
Households with Children43.6%32.4%29.5%
Single-Parent Families37.4%19.4%17.3%
People Living Alone14.7%24.3%28.7%
Never Married50.6%38.2%34.4%

Income and poverty in East Los Angeles, California

StatisticEast Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited States
Per Capita Income$24,246$49,513$44,673
Households Under $25,00017.1%12.5%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99918.3%13.0%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99917.8%17.8%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More5.6%20.5%13.4%
Poverty Rate17.3%12.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty44.8%27.3%28.2%
SNAP Households23.3%12.4%n/a

Housing in East Los Angeles, California

StatisticEast Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited States
Housing Units32,14114,644,735143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes56.5%57.0%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units11.0%24.1%19.1%
Vacancy Rate5.3%7.5%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,950.01,976.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied66.5%44.1%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income30.1%32.8%30.6%
Median Property Tax$3,990$5,124n/a

Education in East Los Angeles, California

StatisticEast Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited States
Less than High School44.2%15.3%10.4%
High School Graduate24.7%20.5%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree19.6%27.2%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree8.0%22.7%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree3.4%14.4%14.1%

Work and commuting in East Los Angeles, California

StatisticEast Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited States
Labour Force Participation61.8%63.8%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work63.7%65.7%68.8%
Public Transit6.1%2.9%3.2%
Walked to Work3.1%2.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes15.4%22.0%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour12.1%11.1%8.6%
Households Without a Car11.4%7.1%n/a

Origins and language in East Los Angeles, California

StatisticEast Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited States
Born in State of Residence57.6%56.5%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens14.3%14.7%7.4%
Non-Citizens24.9%12.3%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home17.5%55.6%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home81.2%28.3%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency45.3%32.1%16.7%

Cities near East Los Angeles

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.