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Los Angeles County, CA

Demographic and economic profile of Los Angeles County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Los Angeles County anchors one of the largest regional economies in the U.S., with a labor force drawn from a population of nearly 9.85 million, 35.5% of whom hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 33.4% of whom are foreign-born. GDP per capita stands at $80,664 against median worker earnings of $43,477, reflecting a wide income distribution, while a 7.0% unemployment rate and 64.8% labor force participation rate indicate meaningful slack in the workforce. Housing costs are elevated—median home value of $783,300 and median gross rent of $1,893/month contribute to a homeownership rate of just 46.1%—and the county shed 2.5% of its population over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,757,179

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$90,112

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.5% since 2018

Los Angeles County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,025,998 (30.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,428,851 (24.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,541,976 (15.7%)
  • Asian Alone1,486,983 (15.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone751,615 (7.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races408,996 (4.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,518,417
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)382,262
  3. 3.Other Indo-European380,381
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)220,688
  5. 5.Korean158,877

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

33.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

209,570

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$80,664

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$44,319

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,067,060
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services668,299
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services509,775
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)469,248
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)407,814

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,024,952
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations963,254
  3. 3.Service Occupations868,529
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations605,437
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations360,359

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 2.40×)217,955
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.30×)144,816
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.20×)510,653
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)261,126
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.12×)318,349

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$783,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,893/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

45.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999403,717 (25.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999402,224 (25.7%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999265,133 (16.9%)
  • $2,000,000 or More148,154 (9.4%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,999103,953 (6.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99998,848 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,477

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,036,426 (64.8%)
  • Worked At Home801,832 (17.1%)
  • Carpooled435,942 (9.3%)
  • Public Transit183,355 (3.9%)
  • Walked113,712 (2.4%)
  • Other67,339 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.