Los Angeles, CA

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2020 Population

3.97M

0.16% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ADianne Feinstein

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

35.9

0.843% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

16.9%

6.12% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$65,290

5.07% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$670,700

5.31% 1-year growth

2020 Employed Population

2.02M

0.145% 1-year decline

About

In 2020, Los Angeles, CA had a population of 3.97M people with a median age of 35.9 and a median household income of $65,290. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Los Angeles, CA grew from 3.97M to 3.97M, a 0.16% increase and its median household income grew from $62,142 to $65,290, a 5.07% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Los Angeles, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (28.5%), Other (Hispanic) (22.2%), White (Hispanic) (20.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (11.6%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.43%).

None of the households in Los Angeles, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

81.4% of the residents in Los Angeles, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Los Angeles, CA are University of Southern California (17,749 degrees awarded in 2021), University of California-Los Angeles (110662) (14,587 degrees), and California State University-Northridge (11,443 degrees).

In 2020, the median property value in Los Angeles, CA was $670,700, and the homeownership rate was 37%.

Most people in Los Angeles, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Los Angeles, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Los Angeles, CA is home to a population of 3.97M people, from which 81.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 36.3% of Los Angeles, CA residents were born outside of the country (1.44M people).

In 2020, there were 1.28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.13M people) in Los Angeles, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 883k Other (Hispanic) and 812k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

81.4%

2020 Citizenship

80.6%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 81.4% of Los Angeles, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Los Angeles, CA was 80.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Los Angeles, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Los Angeles, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.13M ± 6.64k
Other (Hispanic)
883k ± 12.3k
White (Hispanic)
812k ± 9.46k

48.1%

Hispanic Population

1.91M people

48.1% of the people in Los Angeles, CA are hispanic (1.91M people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Los Angeles, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
4,008,868 ± 46,586 people
Philippines
829,356 ± 22,122 people
China
683,718 ± 20,124 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 4,008,868 California residents, followed by Philippines with 829,356 and China with 683,718.

Foreign-Born Population

36.3%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.44M people

36.9%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.46M people

As of 2020, 36.3% of Los Angeles, CA residents (1.44M people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Los Angeles, CA was 36.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Los Angeles, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
24,620 ± 946
Gulf War (2001-)
16,257 ± 895
Gulf War (1990s)
9,169 ± 812

Los Angeles, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Los Angeles, CA employs 2.02M people. The largest industries in Los Angeles, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (242,300 people), Retail Trade (197,861 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (186,893 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($88,624), Information ($70,825), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,495).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $64,427. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.498, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.02M

2020 Value

± 11,075

−0.145%

1 Year decline

± 0.732%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Los Angeles, CA declined at a rate of −0.145%, from 2.02M employees to 2.02M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Angeles, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (212,639 people), Management Occupations (201,655 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (197,815 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Angeles, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.02M

2020 Value

± 11,075

−0.145%

1 Year decline

± 0.732%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Los Angeles, CA declined at a rate of −0.145%, from 2.02M employees to 2.02M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Angeles, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (242,300 people), Retail Trade (197,861 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (186,893 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Angeles, CA, though some of these residents may live in Los Angeles, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,044

Median earning men ± $385

$32,241

Median earning women ± $194

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Information ($74,589), Public Administration ($71,414), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,281).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Information ($65,403), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,306), and Public Administration ($44,858).

Employment by Industry Sector

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N/A%

Year-over-year N/A

Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in California. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound California product (by dollars) was Electronics with $405B, followed by Mixed freight ($159B) and Pharmaceuticals ($155B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound California products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for California.

$2.21T

2020 Value in California

$4.61T

Projected 2050 Value in California

109% growth

In 2020, total outbound California trade was $2.21T. This is expected to increase 109% to $4.61T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound California trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$84.4B
Arizona
$44.8B
Ohio
$40.6B

In 2020, the top outbound California domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $84.4B, followed by Arizona with $44.8B and Ohio and $40.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that California shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/ADianne Feinstein

Senator from California

Assumed office on November 10, 1992
Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour (California politician)|John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson was elected Governor of California.

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 18, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in Los Angeles, CA awarded 83,597 degrees. The student population of Los Angeles, CA in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 235,570 male students and 321,166 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Los Angeles, CA are Hispanic or Latino (28,699 and 38.9%), followed by White (20,397 and 27.6%), Asian (12,045 and 16.3%), and Unknown (5,211 and 7.06%).

The largest universities in Los Angeles, CA by number of degrees awarded are University of Southern California (17,749 and 21.2%), University of California-Los Angeles (110662) (14,587 and 17.4%), and California State University-Northridge (11,443 and 13.7%).

The most popular majors in Los Angeles, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (8,137 and 9.73%), General Business Administration & Management (4,230 and 5.06%), and General Psychology (2,977 and 3.56%).

The median tuition costs in Los Angeles, CA are $31,394 for private four year colleges, and $5,742 and $17,622 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2021 in Los Angeles, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 29.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 25.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 556,736 (42.3% men and 57.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 556,736 students enrolled in Los Angeles, CA, 42.3% men and 57.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 215,210 records, of which 61.2% were women and 38.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
2,833 degree-majors awarded
General Psychology
2,298 degree-majors awarded
Sociology
1,818 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Los Angeles, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 2,833 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Los Angeles, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Southern California
17,749 degrees awarded
University of California-Los Angeles (110662)
14,587 degrees awarded
California State University-Northridge
11,443 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Southern California with 17,749 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 33,236 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Los Angeles, CA, which is 0.66 times less than the 50,361 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 28,699 degrees mean that there were 1.41 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 20,397 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($36,480) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,301) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($1,413) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Measure

In 2020, 1.74% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.99% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Some college (7.14M), High School or Equivalent (6.69M), and Bachelors Degree (6.15M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Angeles, CA was $670,700 in 2020, which is 2.92 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $636,900 to $670,700, a 5.31% increase. The homeownership rate in Los Angeles, CA is 37%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Los Angeles, CA have an average commute time of 31.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Los Angeles, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Los Angeles, CA is $65,290. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Los Angeles, CA was Census Tract 1417 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 2621 and Census Tract 2623.03, with respective values of $250,001 and $250,001.

Housing

Property

$670,700

Median Property Value 2020

±$3,398

$518,346

Median Property Taxes

±$4,385

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Los Angeles, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Los Angeles, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

37%

Homeownership

2020

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 37% of the housing units in Los Angeles, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 36.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Los Angeles, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1417
Census Tract 2621
Census Tract 2623.03

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Los Angeles, CA was Census Tract 1417 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 2621 and Census Tract 2623.03, with respective values of $250,001 and $250,001.

The following map shows all of the places in Los Angeles, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,290

Median Household Income

± $424

1.4M

Number of Households

± 8,919

In 2020, the median household income of the 1.4M households in Los Angeles, CA grew to $65,290 from the previous year's value of $62,142.

The following chart displays the households in Los Angeles, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Los Angeles, CA is from California.

0.498

2020 Wage GINI in California

0.499

2019 Wage GINI in California

In 2020, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.321% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (67.7%)
Worked At Home (9.17%)
Carpooled (8.91%)

In 2020, 67.7% of workers in Los Angeles, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.17%) and those who carpooled to work (8.91%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Los Angeles, CA have a longer commute time (31.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 3.76% of the workforce in Los Angeles, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Los Angeles, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Los Angeles, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Los Angeles, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Angeles, CA (659k out of 3.9M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Angeles, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.3% of the population of Los Angeles, CA has health coverage, with 39.1% on employee plans, 29.3% on Medicaid, 7.6% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 0.565% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in California was $7,549 in 2014. This is a 4.04% increase from the previous year ($7,256).

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see 1354 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.66% decrease from the previous year (1363 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1097 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 245 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Los Angeles County, CA.

1,354 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Los Angeles County, CA

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see an average of 1,354 patients per year. This represents a 0.66% decrease from the previous year (1,363 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Los Angeles County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 26.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.7%

Uninsured

39.1%

Employer Coverage

29.3%

Medicaid

7.6%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

0.565%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Los Angeles, CA declined by 6.13% from 11.4% to 10.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Los Angeles, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.