East Los Angeles

Population: 114,617
Median household income: $68,378
Median home value: $613,600

East Los Angeles, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 114,617 residents. At $68,378, its median household income sits below Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Los Angeles's population declined 5.4% from 121,187 to 114,617, while its median home value rose 47.6% from $415,600 to $613,600.

The median gross rent is $1,431. 10.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 114,617
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $68,378
Median home value: $613,600
Median gross rent: $1,431
Housing units: 32,291
Homeownership rate: 33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

121,187114,617

Median household income

$46,082$68,378

Median home value

$415,600$613,600

Median gross rent

$1,134$1,431

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	121,187	$46,082	$415,600	$1,134
2020	120,504	$50,280	$446,900	$1,165
2021	118,964	$54,629	$476,200	$1,237
2022	117,222	$64,119	$582,400	$1,369
2023	114,617	$68,378	$613,600	$1,431

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,012	5.2%
5 to 17	22,592	19.7%
18 to 24	12,174	10.6%
25 to 34	17,857	15.6%
35 to 44	16,094	14.0%
45 to 54	14,903	13.0%
55 to 64	12,269	10.7%
65 to 74	7,494	6.5%
75 and over	5,222	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,397	2.1%
Black or African American	416	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	196	0.2%
Asian	1,656	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	48	0.0%
Some other race	218	0.2%
Two or more races	133	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	109,553	95.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma45.0%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's20.0%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33,198	45.0%
High school graduate	18,044	24.4%
Some college or associate's	14,757	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,588	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,252	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone65.3%

Carpooled15.4%

Public transit6.8%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,846	65.3%
Carpooled	7,995	15.4%
Public transit	3,504	6.8%
Walked	1,345	2.6%
Bicycle	343	0.7%
Worked from home	3,704	7.1%
Other means	1,075	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,788	16.2%
15 to 29 min	16,851	35.0%
30 to 44 min	12,581	26.2%
45 to 59 min	4,946	10.3%
60+ min	5,942	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.74
Poverty rate: 16.6% (18,902 of 113,905)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,702	80.7%
Nonfamily households	5,902	19.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,604	94.8%
Vacant	1,687	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,324	33.7%
Renter-occupied	20,280	66.3%

1-unit, detached56.9%

1-unit, attached17.9%

2 to 4 units13.8%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,359	56.9%
1-unit, attached	5,771	17.9%
2 to 4 units	4,450	13.8%
5 to 19 units	2,447	7.6%
20 or more units	1,139	3.5%
Mobile home & other	125	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0620802
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0315, -118.1686

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