Los Angeles city, California
California
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3,869,089 39,355,309 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3,869,089 39,355,309 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 3,899,342 39,555,703 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -0.8% -0.5% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 3,898,747 39,538,223 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 3,792,621 37,253,956 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.0% 5.2% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.2% 20.8% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.2% 17.5% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 50.2% 50.7% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 33.4% 64.6% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 8.4% 6.4% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.3% 4.3% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 12.1% 17.5% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.2% 0.6% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 18.9% 6.6% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 47.2% 41.2% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 28.1% 32.5% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 67,714 1,305,453 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 35.7% 27.0% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) X 14,995,410 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 36.0% 55.9% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $921,200 $734,700 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $3,497 $2,946 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $1,001 $829 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,933 $2,036 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 X 103,856 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 1,439,097 13,548,091 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.61 2.84 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 89.3% 89.2% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 56.4% 44.4% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 96.4% 96.9% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 92.6% 93.5% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 79.6% 84.7% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 38.5% 37.1% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 7.5% 7.6% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.7% 6.9% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 66.4% 63.3% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 61.1% 58.2% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 17,366,966 169,438,170 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 46,297,839 420,638,311 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 25,410,257 171,389,035 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 81,351,523 809,607,418 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $21,281 $20,738 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 30.7 28.7 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $81,939 $99,122 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $47,685 $49,513 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 16.5% 11.8% 10.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 X 1,029,689 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 X 16,405,436 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) X 1,429,217,482 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 X 2.3% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2024 X 3,686,618 31,985,874
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 791,791 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 473,859 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 189,543 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 310,935 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 431,868 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 24,856 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 727,920 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 8,304.2 253.7 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 8,092.3 239.1 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 469.49 155,858.33 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 468.67 155,779.22 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 0644000 06 1