Los Angeles

Population: 3,857,897
Median household income: $80,366
Median home value: $879,500

Los Angeles, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 3,857,897 residents. Its median household income of $80,366 runs below the Los Angeles County figure of $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Los Angeles's population declined 2.7% from 3,966,936 to 3,857,897, while its median home value rose 38.1% from $636,900 to $879,500.

16.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.64 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,857,897
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $80,366
Median home value: $879,500
Median gross rent: $1,879
Housing units: 1,537,034
Homeownership rate: 36.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,966,9363,857,897

Median household income

$62,142$80,366

Median home value

$636,900$879,500

Median gross rent

$1,450$1,879

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,966,936	$62,142	$636,900	$1,450
2020	3,973,278	$65,290	$670,700	$1,523
2021	3,902,440	$69,778	$705,900	$1,641
2022	3,881,041	$76,244	$822,600	$1,791
2023	3,857,897	$80,366	$879,500	$1,879

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3417.9%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	199,367	5.2%
5 to 17	552,920	14.3%
18 to 24	365,721	9.5%
25 to 34	690,935	17.9%
35 to 44	569,850	14.8%
45 to 54	500,101	13.0%
55 to 64	445,659	11.6%
65 to 74	313,102	8.1%
75 and over	220,242	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,092,687	28.3%
Black or African American	316,317	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6,005	0.2%
Asian	456,460	11.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4,536	0.1%
Some other race	24,178	0.6%
Two or more races	135,551	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,822,163	47.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate18.5%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	567,733	20.7%
High school graduate	507,122	18.5%
Some college or associate's	628,854	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	671,408	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	364,772	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone61.4%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit6.7%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,165,191	61.4%
Carpooled	167,939	8.8%
Public transit	126,277	6.7%
Walked	59,206	3.1%
Bicycle	12,484	0.7%
Worked from home	328,779	17.3%
Other means	38,590	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	243,412	15.5%
15 to 29 min	516,662	32.9%
30 to 44 min	447,389	28.5%
45 to 59 min	163,273	10.4%
60+ min	198,951	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 16.5% (625,774 of 3,782,142)

	Count	Share
Family households	822,205	57.9%
Nonfamily households	597,458	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,419,663	92.4%
Vacant	117,371	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	515,831	36.3%
Renter-occupied	903,832	63.7%

1-unit, detached36.4%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units18.6%

20 or more units29.6%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	559,829	36.4%
1-unit, attached	87,759	5.7%
2 to 4 units	138,781	9.0%
5 to 19 units	285,275	18.6%
20 or more units	454,969	29.6%
Mobile home & other	10,421	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0644000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 471 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 34.0194, -118.4108

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