Los Angeles County, California

142 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,848,406
Median household income: $87,760
Median home value: $783,300

Los Angeles County is a county in California with a population of 9,848,406. 142 cities and places have their primary county here. At $87,760, its median household income sits below California's $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Los Angeles County's population declined 2.3% from 10,081,570 to 9,848,406, while its median household income rose 29.0% from $68,044 to $87,760.

The median resident is 37.9 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,848,406
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $87,760
Median home value: $783,300
Median gross rent: $1,893
Housing units: 3,624,084
Homeownership rate: 46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,081,5709,848,406

Median household income

$68,044$87,760

Median home value

$583,200$783,300

Median gross rent

$1,460$1,893

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,081,570	$68,044	$583,200	$1,460
2020	10,040,682	$71,358	$615,500	$1,534
2021	10,019,635	$76,367	$647,000	$1,653
2022	9,936,690	$83,411	$732,200	$1,805
2023	9,848,406	$87,760	$783,300	$1,893

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	518,797	5.3%
5 to 17	1,538,739	15.6%
18 to 24	878,901	8.9%
25 to 34	1,562,988	15.9%
35 to 44	1,381,842	14.0%
45 to 54	1,301,020	13.2%
55 to 64	1,217,548	12.4%
65 to 74	849,441	8.6%
75 and over	599,130	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,477,324	25.2%
Black or African American	742,849	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18,057	0.2%
Asian	1,458,413	14.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19,075	0.2%
Some other race	57,168	0.6%
Two or more races	322,151	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,753,369	48.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.3%

High school graduate20.3%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,336,557	19.3%
High school graduate	1,402,989	20.3%
Some college or associate's	1,720,679	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,574,014	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	877,730	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit4.2%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,122,345	66.4%
Carpooled	438,343	9.3%
Public transit	199,924	4.2%
Walked	114,249	2.4%
Bicycle	26,964	0.6%
Worked from home	714,187	15.2%
Other means	89,590	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	688,381	17.2%
15 to 29 min	1,340,564	33.6%
30 to 44 min	1,034,988	25.9%
45 to 59 min	409,384	10.3%
60+ min	518,098	13.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 13.6% (1,322,476 of 9,693,427)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,221,256	65.5%
Nonfamily households	1,168,998	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,390,254	93.5%
Vacant	233,830	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,562,207	46.1%
Renter-occupied	1,828,047	53.9%

1-unit, detached47.6%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units15.5%

20 or more units20.3%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,726,365	47.6%
1-unit, attached	235,284	6.5%
2 to 4 units	307,529	8.5%
5 to 19 units	560,711	15.5%
20 or more units	734,136	20.3%
Mobile home & other	60,059	1.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 06037
State: California
Land area: 4,060 sq mi
Water area: 689 sq mi
Center point: 34.1964, -118.2619

Cities & places

142