Los Angeles County, California

Interactive maps and statistics for Los Angeles County, California: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside California and the United States.

Los Angeles County, California is among the highest in the country for total population (1st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (27th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Los Angeles County, California	California	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,808,667	39,287,376	334,922,499	1st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$90,112	$99,122	$80,734	294th of 3,221
Median Age	38.2	37.9	38.9	2538th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.0%	37.1%	35.7%	430th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$834,200	$734,700	$332,700	27th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,954	$2,036	$1,413	56th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.7%	12.0%	12.5%	1528th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.3%	6.6%	5.2%	372nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,415.8	252.1	n/a	61st of 3,222
Foreign Born	33.4%	27.0%	14.1%	19th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.1	n/a	n/a	269th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	45.9%	55.9%	65.2%	3193rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.4	28.7	26.4	458th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.1%	17.2%	15.1%	256th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.1%	n/a	n/a	1624th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.1%	48.4%	46.9%	2598th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.2%	n/a	n/a	357th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Los Angeles County, California

Statistic	Los Angeles County, California	California	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	24.7%	33.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48.4%	40.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.4%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	14.9%	15.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	67.5	69.7	61.4

Age in Los Angeles County, California

Statistic	Los Angeles County, California	California	United States
Median Age	38.2	37.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.7%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.2%	15.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Los Angeles County, California

Statistic	Los Angeles County, California	California	United States
Households	3,416,449	13,548,091	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.8	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.2%	32.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.0%	19.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.5%	24.3%	28.7%
Never Married	42.8%	38.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Los Angeles County, California

Statistic	Los Angeles County, California	California	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,792	$49,513	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.6%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.6%	13.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	17.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.5%	20.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.7%	12.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.9%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.4%	12.4%	n/a

Housing in Los Angeles County, California

Statistic	Los Angeles County, California	California	United States
Housing Units	3,650,466	14,644,735	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	47.3%	57.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	36.0%	24.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.4%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,965.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	54.1%	44.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.1%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,675	$5,124	n/a

Education in Los Angeles County, California

Statistic	Los Angeles County, California	California	United States
Less than High School	19.1%	15.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.3%	20.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.6%	27.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.0%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.0%	14.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Los Angeles County, California

Statistic	Los Angeles County, California	California	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.8%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.8%	65.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.9%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.5%	22.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.3%	11.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.9%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Los Angeles County, California

Statistic	Los Angeles County, California	California	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.2%	56.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	18.3%	14.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	15.1%	12.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	44.9%	55.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	37.6%	28.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	37.3%	32.1%	16.7%

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