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Demographic information on Los Angeles County, California, USA
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18503,530
186011,333221.0%
187015,30935.1%
188033,381118.0%
1890101,454203.9%
1900170,29867.9%
1910504,131196.0%
1920936,45585.8%
19302,208,492135.8%
19402,785,64326.1%
19504,151,68749.0%
19606,038,77145.5%
19707,041,98016.6%
19807,477,4216.2%
19908,863,16418.5%
20009,519,3387.4%
20109,818,6053.1%
2019 (est.)10,039,1072.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010–2014

The demographics of Los Angeles County include a diverse people by race, ethnicity, and nationality. The 2010 United States Census reported that Los Angeles County had a population of 9,818,605. The racial makeup of Los Angeles County was 4,936,599 (50.3%) White, 856,874 (8.7%) African American, 72,828 (0.7%) Native American, 1,346,865 (13.7%) Asian (4.0% Chinese, 3.3% Filipino, 2.2% Korean, 1.0% Japanese, 0.9% Vietnamese, 0.8% Indian, 0.3% Cambodian, 0.3% Thai, 0.1% Pakistani), 26,094 (0.3%) Pacific Islander (0.15% Samoan, 0.05% Hawaiian, 0.03% Tongan), 2,140,632 (21.8%) from other races, and 438,713 (4.5%) from two or more races.

As of 2018, Non-Hispanic whites numbered 2,728,321, or 27.8% of the population. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race numbered 4,687,889 (47.7%); 35.8% of Los Angeles County's population was of Mexican ancestry; 3.7% Salvadoran, and 2.2% Guatemalan heritage,.

Religion

As of 2000, there are over 1,700 Christian churches, 202 Jewish synagogues, 145 Buddhist temples, 48 Islamic mosques, 44 Baháʼí worship centers, 37 Hindu temples, 28 Tenrikyo churches and fellowships, 16 Shinto worship centers, and 14 Sikh gurdwaras in the county. The Los Angeles Archdiocese has approximately 5 million members and is the largest in the United States.

Housing

The homeownership rate is 47.9%, and the median value for houses is $409,300. 42.2% of housing units are in multi-unit structures.

Undocumented immigrants

As estimated by the Public Policy Institute of California in 2008, Los Angeles County is home to more than one-third of California's undocumented immigrants, who make up more than ten percent of the population.

Place of birth

The majority of Los Angeles County’s immigrants came from Mexico, followed El Salvador and the Philippines.

Population by race

2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,519,338 people, 3,133,774 households, and 2,137,233 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,344 people per square mile (905 people/km). There were 3,270,909 housing units at an average density of 806 per square mile (311/km). The racial makeup of the county is 48.7% White 11.0% African American, 0.8% Native American, 10.0% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 23.5% from other races, and 4.9% from two or more races. 44.6% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The largest European-American ancestry groups are German (6%), Irish (5%), English (4%) and Italian (3%). 45.9% of the population reported speaking only English at home; 37.9% spoke Spanish, 2.22% Tagalog, 2.0% Chinese, 1.9% Korean, and 1.87% Armenian.

Because the county is so populous, what is not so evident is that it has the largest Native American population of any county in the nation: according to the 2000 census, it has more than 153,550 people of indigenous descent, and most are from Latin America. "The invisible population that is virtually ignored by the census is that of indigenous people from Mexico, Central and South America." In addition, there are Cherokee and other Native Americans from the US, and Pacific Islanders like Native Hawaiians from Hawaii, Samoa and other Pacific Islands.

There were 3,133,774 households, out of which 36.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.61.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,189, and the median income for a family was $46,452. Males had a median income of $36,299 versus $30,981 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,683. There are 14.4% of families living below the poverty line and 17.9% of the population, including 24.2% of under 18 and 10.5% of those over 64.

According to TNS Financial Services, Los Angeles County has the highest number of millionaires of any county in the nation, totaling 261,081 households as of 2007. In addition to millionaires, Los Angeles County has the largest number of homeless people, with "48,000 people living on the streets, including 6,000 veterans."

2019 American Community Survey

Racial Makeup of Los Angeles County (2019)

  White alone (52.14%)  Black alone (8.08%)  Native American alone (0.81%)  Asian alone (14.69%)  Pacific Islander alone (0.26%)  Other race alone (19.90%)  Two or more races (4.12%)

Racial/Ethnic Makeup of Los Angeles County excluding Hispanics from Racial Categories (2019)
NH=Non-Hispanic

  White NH (25.87%)  Black NH (7.74%)  Native American NH (0.24%)  Asian NH (14.51%)  Pacific Islander NH (0.23%)  Other race NH (0.40%)  Two or more races NH (2.38%)  Hispanic Any Race (48.63%)

According to the 2019 US Census Bureau estimates, Los Angeles County's population was 52.1% White (25.9% Non-Hispanic White), 8.1% Black or African American, 14.7% Asian, 0.8% Native American and Alaskan Native, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 19.9% Other Race, and 4.1% from two or more races. The White population continues to remain the largest racial category as Hispanics in Los Angeles County primarily identify as White (54.0%) with others identifying as Other Race (40.1%), Multiracial (3.6%), Black (0.7%), American Indian and Alaskan Native (1.2%), Asian (0.4%), and Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (0.1%). By ethnicity, 48.6% of the total population is Hispanic-Latino (of any race) and 51.4% is Non-Hispanic (of any race).

If Latinos were excluded from the racial categories and treated as if they were a separate group, Los Angeles County's 2019 population would be 48.6% Latino, 25.9% White Non-Hispanic, 7.7% Black or African American, 14.5% Asian, 0.2% Native American and Alaskan Native, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.4% Other Race, and 2.4% from two or more races.

Tables for places within Los Angeles County

Map of Los Angeles County showing population density in 2000 by census tract
Places by population and race
Place Type Population White Other
Asian Black or African
American
Native American
Hispanic or Latino
(of any race)
Acton CDP 7,138 87.5% 10.9% 1.2% 0.2% 0.3% 15.8%
Agoura Hills City 20,353 83.1% 9.0% 6.4% 1.6% 0.0% 11.4%
Agua Dulce CDP 2,991 93.4% 5.4% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 17.6%
Alhambra City 83,301 28.2% 16.3% 53.4% 1.6% 0.5% 33.5%
Alondra Park CDP 8,358 38.8% 34.3% 14.6% 11.2% 1.1% 48.7%
Altadena CDP 45,006 62.8% 9.1% 4.0% 23.7% 0.3% 29.1%
Arcadia City 55,993 33.1% 8.4% 56.9% 1.2% 0.4% 12.9%
Artesia City 16,495 37.9% 22.6% 34.8% 3.9% 0.8% 35.7%
Avalon City 3,690 93.7% 5.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.0% 61.7%
Avocado Heights CDP 15,378 38.4% 50.3% 9.6% 1.6% 0.1% 80.2%
Azusa City 46,177 44.9% 41.8% 8.0% 4.0% 1.3% 67.0%
Baldwin Park City 75,441 35.5% 47.7% 15.1% 0.9% 0.8% 78.8%
Bell City 35,602 64.5% 33.4% 0.3% 1.2% 0.6% 92.1%
Bellflower City 76,243 35.0% 38.7% 11.1% 14.0% 1.3% 50.7%
Bell Gardens City 42,294 63.0% 35.4% 0.3% 1.0% 0.4% 97.0%
Beverly Hills City 34,042 85.9% 4.3% 6.8% 2.8% 0.2% 5.7%
Bradbury City 932 64.5% 2.3% 32.9% 0.0% 0.3% 11.6%
Burbank City 103,037 74.2% 12.0% 11.5% 2.0% 0.3% 25.5%
Calabasas City 22,839 81.6% 5.1% 10.1% 3.1% 0.2% 6.6%
Carson City 91,508 31.6% 16.7% 26.0% 22.3% 3.4% 37.8%
Castaic CDP 18,170 72.6% 15.4% 6.5% 5.2% 0.3% 24.3%
Cerritos City 49,281 21.3% 9.0% 62.2% 6.8% 0.8% 11.4%
Charter Oak CDP 9,747 62.9% 28.8% 5.5% 2.2% 0.5% 46.6%
Citrus CDP 10,441 43.3% 44.6% 7.4% 1.5% 3.1% 69.5%
Claremont City 34,824 72.1% 11.0% 11.0% 5.1% 0.8% 20.8%
Commerce City 12,791 60.3% 34.9% 1.5% 2.1% 1.2% 94.5%
Compton City 96,102 38.2% 29.1% 0.3% 31.2% 1.1% 65.5%
Covina City 47,662 53.2% 30.7% 10.1% 5.0% 0.9% 51.7%
Cudahy City 23,846 61.9% 36.7% 0.5% 0.8% 0.1% 96.7%
Culver City City 38,899 60.3% 13.5% 14.7% 11.2% 0.3% 23.4%
Del Aire CDP 9,791 66.7% 15.0% 14.2% 3.8% 0.3% 44.6%
Desert View Highlands CDP 2,431 43.8% 51.9% 0.0% 3.5% 0.8% 61.1%
Diamond Bar City 55,668 34.9% 8.5% 53.0% 3.5% 0.2% 19.3%
Downey City 111,329 55.6% 33.5% 6.9% 3.7% 0.3% 70.9%
Duarte City 21,363 51.1% 24.9% 16.1% 7.5% 0.4% 46.1%
East Los Angeles CDP 124,222 57.3% 40.8% 0.7% 0.4% 0.8% 97.8%
East Pasadena CDP 5,774 61.6% 13.9% 22.0% 1.0% 1.4% 34.6%
East Rancho Dominguez CDP 13,891 53.4% 29.5% 0.8% 15.8% 0.6% 80.7%
East San Gabriel CDP 15,453 35.5% 14.3% 49.0% 0.5% 0.7% 23.7%
East Whittier CDP 10,195 68.9% 27.5% 3.0% 0.1% 0.5% 51.6%
Elizabeth Lake CDP 1,462 93.1% 3.7% 1.4% 1.8% 0.0% 10.0%
El Monte City 113,763 38.8% 34.5% 25.1% 0.8% 0.8% 68.5%
El Segundo City 16,597 83.0% 8.3% 6.3% 0.7% 1.8% 19.3%
Florence-Graham CDP 61,333 74.6% 15.8% 0.1% 9.0% 0.6% 90.1%
Gardena City 58,743 23.1% 24.5% 28.1% 22.8% 1.4% 36.9%
Glendale City 192,069 74.3% 7.5% 16.2% 1.7% 0.4% 17.2%
Glendora City 50,000 77.8% 11.5% 7.0% 2.4% 1.3% 29.4%
Green Valley CDP 1,113 80.8% 16.4% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 8.7%
Hacienda Heights CDP 55,684 46.0% 15.6% 36.6% 1.0% 0.8% 43.6%
Hasley Canyon CDP 1,301 84.5% 14.7% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 17.2%
Hawaiian Gardens City 14,309 58.7% 27.6% 9.5% 3.2% 0.9% 78.1%
Hawthorne City 84,293 47.0% 18.7% 6.2% 27.1% 0.9% 53.0%
Hermosa Beach City 19,422 85.6% 6.3% 7.0% 1.0% 0.2% 8.4%
Hidden Hills City 2,370 94.1% 3.7% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 5.6%
Huntington Park City 58,465 66.3% 31.7% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 97.6%
Industry City 518 79.0% 8.9% 6.0% 6.2% 0.0% 49.8%
Inglewood City 109,967 23.5% 30.4% 1.4% 43.9% 0.7% 49.4%
Irwindale City 1,525 49.1% 44.5% 1.0% 1.0% 4.3% 92.5%
La Cañada Flintridge City 20,248 71.0% 2.9% 25.7% 0.3% 0.1% 4.9%
La Crescenta-Montrose CDP 19,785 62.1% 7.8% 28.3% 0.5% 1.3% 12.1%
Ladera Heights CDP 6,624 13.8% 2.5% 1.7% 79.7% 2.3% 3.2%
La Habra Heights City 5,304 78.5% 8.4% 12.6% 0.5% 0.0% 24.1%
Lake Hughes CDP 680 68.1% 25.1% 0.0% 2.8% 4.0% 25.7%
Lake Los Angeles CDP 12,053 73.4% 16.0% 0.6% 9.7% 0.2% 52.5%
Lakewood City 79,994 52.8% 21.4% 16.1% 7.8% 1.9% 30.4%
La Mirada City 48,363 54.8% 23.9% 18.4% 2.1% 0.8% 40.1%
Lancaster City 152,678 59.5% 13.7% 5.7% 20.0% 1.1% 36.7%
La Puente City 39,957 63.5% 26.1% 7.6% 1.6% 1.2% 86.0%
La Verne City 31,139 76.6% 10.7% 8.0% 4.1% 0.5% 29.2%
Lawndale City 32,652 48.4% 31.1% 10.9% 8.4% 1.1% 59.9%
Lennox CDP 22,303 32.7% 59.8% 0.4% 5.9% 1.1% 91.0%
Leona Valley CDP 1,981 93.1% 4.7% 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% 5.6%
Littlerock CDP 1,237 64.1% 31.8% 0.9% 3.2% 0.0% 42.4%
Lomita City 20,246 61.8% 18.2% 16.4% 1.9% 1.8% 38.2%
Long Beach City 462,197 49.7% 22.1% 13.2% 13.5% 1.5% 40.1%
Los Angeles City 3,782,544 51.9% 26.4% 11.4% 9.6% 0.7% 48.1%
Lynwood City 69,818 33.4% 56.1% 0.8% 9.2% 0.5% 87.2%
Malibu City 12,746 88.0% 5.7% 3.9% 1.5% 0.8% 6.1%
Manhattan Beach City 34,986 84.5% 7.4% 7.5% 0.3% 0.3% 8.2%
Marina del Rey CDP 8,840 78.5% 5.3% 8.5% 7.3% 0.4% 6.4%
Mayflower Village CDP 5,673 53.9% 14.8% 30.5% 0.6% 0.2% 26.4%
Maywood City 27,454 65.8% 32.3% 0.2% 0.8% 0.8% 98.1%
Monrovia City 36,622 55.4% 25.1% 12.5% 6.7% 0.2% 37.4%
Montebello City 62,470 57.0% 30.8% 10.2% 1.1% 1.0% 79.1%
Monterey Park City 60,251 18.8% 14.9% 65.4% 0.3% 0.6% 27.7%
North El Monte CDP 4,075 45.1% 20.0% 33.7% 0.8% 0.4% 35.1%
Norwalk City 105,348 49.1% 32.1% 13.7% 4.4% 0.7% 69.0%
Palmdale City 149,001 42.6% 37.8% 4.2% 14.4% 0.9% 53.6%
Palos Verdes Estates City 13,412 76.0% 3.3% 19.4% 1.3% 0.0% 4.4%
Paramount City 54,196 33.2% 52.7% 2.6% 9.8% 1.7% 79.5%
Pasadena City 136,807 63.4% 11.4% 13.7% 10.9% 0.6% 33.7%
Pico Rivera City 63,004 61.8% 34.2% 2.8% 0.5% 0.8% 91.2%
Pomona City 148,946 54.3% 28.2% 8.1% 8.7% 0.8% 70.1%
Quartz Hill CDP 10,845 77.4% 8.5% 3.4% 9.4% 1.3% 22.6%
Rancho Palos Verdes City 41,575 61.1% 6.3% 29.1% 3.0% 0.5% 8.1%
Redondo Beach City 66,397 76.9% 8.3% 11.3% 2.9% 0.6% 16.2%
Rolling Hills City 1,790 69.3% 7.0% 21.4% 1.5% 0.8% 6.4%
Rolling Hills Estates City 8,040 66.1% 4.3% 23.6% 5.6% 0.5% 4.2%
Rose Hills CDP 2,977 62.7% 23.1% 11.6% 2.6% 0.0% 54.8%
Rosemead City 53,725 21.8% 15.8% 60.8% 0.6% 0.9% 31.9%
Rowland Heights CDP 50,663 22.1% 17.9% 58.2% 1.2% 0.6% 28.7%
San Dimas City 33,523 70.4% 14.4% 11.9% 2.8% 0.5% 26.1%
San Fernando City 23,638 66.0% 32.1% 0.9% 0.4% 0.7% 90.7%
San Gabriel City 39,703 26.8% 11.7% 59.8% 0.9% 0.9% 26.3%
San Marino City 13,131 43.7% 4.3% 51.9% 0.0% 0.1% 6.5%
San Pasqual CDP 2,111 71.2% 2.7% 22.9% 3.2% 0.0% 7.9%
Santa Clarita City 173,993 72.6% 15.5% 9.0% 2.4% 0.4% 29.8%
Santa Fe Springs City 16,333 62.0% 30.6% 2.4% 3.6% 1.4% 80.9%
Santa Monica City 89,153 77.9% 8.2% 9.9% 3.8% 0.3% 12.1%
Sierra Madre City 10,881 77.7% 12.8% 8.0% 1.5% 0.0% 15.5%
Signal Hill City 10,842 40.4% 20.6% 24.1% 13.1% 1.8% 33.3%
South El Monte City 20,197 63.6% 24.5% 10.7% 0.1% 1.1% 85.7%
South Gate City 94,586 46.6% 51.4% 1.0% 0.5% 0.4% 95.3%
South Monrovia Island CDP 6,043 50.4% 37.7% 4.5% 7.2% 0.2% 74.3%
South Pasadena City 25,465 57.7% 9.0% 30.8% 2.0% 0.4% 21.0%
South San Gabriel CDP 7,872 23.9% 19.9% 54.5% 0.8% 0.9% 38.5%
South San Jose Hills CDP 20,442 71.8% 18.1% 9.1% 0.6% 0.4% 85.5%
South Whittier CDP 58,012 51.9% 42.2% 4.1% 0.8% 1.0% 77.3%
Stevenson Ranch CDP 17,116 65.9% 6.7% 23.5% 3.8% 0.2% 13.5%
Sun Village CDP 11,165 42.7% 50.2% 0.4% 6.4% 0.3% 66.5%
Temple City City 35,372 32.1% 10.4% 56.8% 0.4% 0.2% 17.0%
Topanga CDP 9,065 88.9% 4.8% 2.4% 3.6% 0.2% 8.8%
Torrance City 144,622 50.5% 11.5% 34.7% 2.9% 0.4% 16.6%
Valinda CDP 22,326 58.8% 27.3% 12.3% 1.4% 0.2% 79.0%
Val Verde CDP 2,325 71.1% 22.6% 2.5% 3.7% 0.0% 66.1%
Vernon City 64 37.5% 48.4% 10.9% 0.0% 3.1% 70.3%
View Park-Windsor Hills CDP 10,814 6.7% 6.2% 1.8% 83.8% 1.5% 3.7%
Vincent CDP 16,736 42.0% 47.9% 6.8% 3.1% 0.2% 71.7%
Walnut City 29,269 21.7% 10.5% 64.8% 2.7% 0.2% 17.6%
Walnut Park CDP 16,272 63.8% 35.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 98.6%
West Athens CDP 8,431 26.9% 20.4% 1.1% 51.2% 0.4% 45.9%
West Carson CDP 20,641 38.5% 18.7% 27.6% 11.9% 3.3% 34.6%
West Covina City 105,810 37.4% 32.4% 24.8% 5.0% 0.4% 53.6%
West Hollywood City 34,564 84.4% 8.5% 4.7% 1.8% 0.6% 12.8%
Westlake Village City 8,276 89.6% 4.1% 4.9% 1.2% 0.2% 8.0%
Westmont CDP 30,915 16.8% 30.0% 0.0% 52.5% 0.6% 45.9%
West Puente Valley CDP 22,485 45.2% 44.6% 9.1% 0.8% 0.4% 85.5%
West Rancho Dominguez CDP 5,474 25.8% 25.2% 4.9% 43.9% 0.3% 40.3%
West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP 25,358 48.4% 48.5% 1.2% 0.6% 1.3% 87.1%
Whittier City 85,161 55.7% 38.6% 3.5% 1.1% 1.0% 66.2%
Willowbrook CDP 34,322 39.2% 21.2% 0.3% 39.0% 0.2% 58.5%
Places by population and income
Place Type Population Per capita income Median household income Median family income
Acton CDP 7,138 $33,279 $87,896 $94,673
Agoura Hills City 20,353 $53,193 $108,820 $129,648
Agua Dulce CDP 2,991 $39,064 $97,000 $105,833
Alhambra City 83,301 $24,849 $52,717 $56,062
Alondra Park CDP 8,358 $23,742 $58,906 $57,784
Altadena CDP 45,006 $40,659 $84,413 $90,308
Arcadia City 55,993 $38,518 $77,221 $93,977
Artesia City 16,495 $21,366 $58,281 $60,260
Avalon City 3,690 $24,296 $49,514 $64,087
Avocado Heights CDP 15,378 $21,737 $73,030 $77,019
Azusa City 46,177 $19,119 $53,826 $57,778
Baldwin Park City 75,441 $15,534 $52,094 $51,948
Bell City 35,602 $12,436 $37,121 $36,713
Bellflower City 76,243 $20,591 $50,244 $55,575
Bell Gardens City 42,294 $12,026 $38,971 $39,190
Beverly Hills City 34,042 $75,234 $85,560 $114,764
Bradbury City 932 $67,880 $118,750 $152,727
Burbank City 103,037 $33,651 $66,024 $78,802
Calabasas City 22,839 $67,123 $118,182 $135,889
Carson City 91,508 $24,026 $70,416 $74,869
Castaic CDP 18,170 $36,053 $100,625 $106,200
Cerritos City 49,281 $32,610 $87,853 $95,282
Charter Oak CDP 9,747 $24,462 $67,423 $74,340
Citrus CDP 10,441 $19,953 $67,382 $66,603
Claremont City 34,824 $37,539 $81,715 $104,608
Commerce City 12,791 $17,116 $48,878 $53,246
Compton City 96,102 $13,595 $43,311 $44,835
Covina City 47,662 $26,055 $67,638 $74,726
Cudahy City 23,846 $12,034 $39,338 $37,920
Culver City City 38,899 $42,832 $75,596 $96,809
Del Aire CDP 9,791 $30,570 $83,705 $95,136
Desert View Highlands CDP 2,431 $16,860 $62,591 $64,783
Diamond Bar City 55,668 $35,771 $90,153 $98,506
Downey City 111,329 $23,241 $59,773 $63,263
Duarte City 21,363 $25,717 $64,329 $70,068
East Los Angeles CDP 124,222 $12,628 $37,271 $39,136
East Pasadena CDP 5,774 $42,048 $74,127 $79,688
East Rancho Dominguez CDP 13,891 $12,761 $50,114 $50,538
East San Gabriel CDP 15,453 $32,592 $70,250 $85,561
East Whittier CDP 10,195 $26,741 $65,926 $85,069
Elizabeth Lake CDP 1,462 $36,838 $96,016 $98,112
El Monte City 113,763 $14,464 $41,820 $43,183
El Segundo City 16,597 $46,185 $88,486 $103,890
Florence-Graham CDP 61,333 $11,745 $38,329 $37,099
Gardena City 58,743 $22,969 $46,961 $55,227
Glendale City 192,069 $30,107 $54,087 $61,283
Glendora City 50,000 $32,851 $75,939 $85,104
Green Valley CDP 1,113 $38,333 $89,615 $106,250
Hacienda Heights CDP 55,684 $28,376 $72,759 $79,390
Hasley Canyon CDP 1,301 $44,449 $92,143 $95,000
Hawaiian Gardens City 14,309 $14,066 $42,898 $44,821
Hawthorne City 84,293 $19,862 $45,622 $50,490
Hermosa Beach City 19,422 $69,857 $102,289 $156,506
Hidden Hills City 2,370 $119,367 $250,001 $250,001
Huntington Park City 58,465 $12,461 $36,788 $37,573
Industry City 518 $13,782 $49,792 $48,958
Inglewood City 109,967 $20,187 $44,021 $47,697
Irwindale City 1,525 $19,158 $65,455 $65,260
La Cañada Flintridge City 20,248 $74,357 $148,214 $168,813
La Crescenta-Montrose CDP 19,785 $38,009 $83,048 $99,688
Ladera Heights CDP 6,624 $56,603 $97,518 $108,914
La Habra Heights City 5,304 $53,945 $127,750 $157,589
Lake Hughes CDP 680 $24,742 $52,823 $64,318
Lake Los Angeles CDP 12,053 $16,034 $44,565 $46,045
Lakewood City 79,994 $29,838 $78,360 $86,039
La Mirada City 48,363 $28,468 $81,913 $89,677
Lancaster City 152,678 $20,739 $52,290 $57,448
La Puente City 39,957 $15,762 $52,042 $54,040
La Verne City 31,139 $32,335 $77,088 $89,824
Lawndale City 32,652 $18,895 $48,813 $52,093
Lennox CDP 22,303 $11,453 $36,493 $36,122
Leona Valley CDP 1,981 $32,172 $79,659 $93,011
Littlerock CDP 1,237 $18,518 $50,982 $53,438
Lomita City 20,246 $29,251 $61,327 $72,933
Long Beach City 462,197 $26,986 $52,945 $60,179
Los Angeles City 3,782,544 $28,222 $50,028 $54,243
Lynwood City 69,818 $12,443 $43,782 $43,856
Malibu City 12,746 $99,692 $132,926 $155,082
Manhattan Beach City 34,986 $81,472 $132,752 $178,783
Marina del Rey CDP 8,840 $70,228 $91,218 $107,679
Mayflower Village CDP 5,673 $29,024 $75,982 $79,400
Maywood City 27,454 $12,210 $38,155 $39,204
Monrovia City 36,622 $32,084 $68,071 $77,073
Montebello City 62,470 $21,253 $52,496 $57,094
Monterey Park City 60,251 $23,639 $51,736 $58,973
North El Monte CDP 4,075 $26,805 $65,380 $82,614
Norwalk City 105,348 $19,379 $60,090 $62,761
Palmdale City 149,001 $19,193 $55,213 $55,460
Palos Verdes Estates City 13,412 $92,920 $159,038 $186,651
Paramount City 54,196 $14,293 $42,831 $44,017
Pasadena City 136,807 $39,825 $67,920 $81,498
Pico Rivera City 63,004 $18,428 $55,632 $61,607
Pomona City 148,946 $17,113 $50,893 $53,297
Quartz Hill CDP 10,845 $23,057 $56,070 $65,464
Rancho Palos Verdes City 41,575 $58,045 $116,643 $132,492
Redondo Beach City 66,397 $51,703 $94,982 $118,658
Rolling Hills City 1,790 $128,300 $223,750 $246,591
Rolling Hills Estates City 8,040 $75,293 $151,757 $163,466
Rose Hills CDP 2,977 $46,965 $91,979 $120,074
Rosemead City 53,725 $17,869 $47,964 $51,702
Rowland Heights CDP 50,663 $26,030 $63,750 $66,383
San Dimas City 33,523 $33,731 $74,610 $84,409
San Fernando City 23,638 $16,211 $52,021 $54,667
San Gabriel City 39,703 $25,432 $57,666 $61,491
San Marino City 13,131 $78,155 $154,318 $164,643
San Pasqual CDP 2,111 $55,093 $94,875 $104,306
Santa Clarita City 173,993 $33,322 $83,579 $92,521
Santa Fe Springs City 16,333 $18,675 $53,638 $61,823
Santa Monica City 89,153 $58,933 $71,400 $107,660
Sierra Madre City 10,881 $52,221 $84,487 $115,329
Signal Hill City 10,842 $34,215 $69,946 $72,891
South El Monte City 20,197 $14,013 $47,537 $45,858
South Gate City 94,586 $14,039 $41,990 $44,007
South Monrovia Island CDP 6,043 $16,560 $53,883 $56,149
South Pasadena City 25,465 $50,185 $84,914 $103,970
South San Gabriel CDP 7,872 $22,967 $62,500 $66,969
South San Jose Hills CDP 20,442 $13,365 $55,033 $56,376
South Whittier CDP 58,012 $20,532 $64,824 $67,061
Stevenson Ranch CDP 17,116 $47,877 $114,036 $130,036
Sun Village CDP 11,165 $17,232 $54,481 $58,078
Temple City City 35,372 $26,779 $65,445 $72,675
Topanga CDP 9,065 $66,493 $127,167 $147,188
Torrance City 144,622 $36,370 $75,885 $91,028
Valinda CDP 22,326 $17,590 $66,013 $63,629
Val Verde CDP 2,325 $19,197 $59,506 $70,714
Vernon City 64 $22,756 $32,292 $59,375
View Park-Windsor Hills CDP 10,814 $46,145 $78,729 $105,511
Vincent CDP 16,736 $19,429 $71,189 $69,925
Walnut City 29,269 $34,045 $101,358 $106,284
Walnut Park CDP 16,272 $11,731 $38,538 $34,621
West Athens CDP 8,431 $19,502 $47,773 $51,671
West Carson CDP 20,641 $28,795 $63,125 $75,850
West Covina City 105,810 $26,006 $68,308 $75,610
West Hollywood City 34,564 $53,227 $52,303 $63,725
Westlake Village City 8,276 $66,429 $113,852 $136,150
Westmont CDP 30,915 $14,646 $31,826 $37,403
West Puente Valley CDP 22,485 $16,591 $60,393 $64,060
West Rancho Dominguez CDP 5,474 $17,295 $39,696 $54,375
West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP 25,358 $19,796 $59,356 $61,952
Whittier City 85,161 $28,031 $68,055 $73,744
Willowbrook CDP 34,322 $13,814 $37,632 $40,162
Population reported at 2010 United States Census
The County Total
Population
White African
American
Native
American
Asian Pacific
Islander
other
races
two or
more races
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)
Los Angeles County 9,818,605 4,936,599 856,874 72,828 1,346,865 26,094 2,140,632 438,713 4,687,889
100% 50.3% 8.7% 0.7% 13.7% 0.3% 21.8% 4.5% 47.7%
Incorporated
city
Total
Population
White African
American
Native
American
Asian Pacific
Islander
other
races
two or
more races
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)
Agoura Hills 20,330 17,147 267 51 1,521 24 590 730 1,936
Alhambra 83,089 23,521 1,281 538 43,957 81 10,805 2,906 28,582
Arcadia 56,364 18,191 681 186 33,353 16 2,352 1,585 6,799
Artesia 16,522 6,446 589 94 6,131 40 2,630 592 5,910
Avalon 3,728 2,313 20 22 49 13 1,137 174 2,079
Azusa 46,361 26,715 1,499 562 4,054 87 11,270 2,174 31,328
Baldwin Park 75,390 33,119 913 674 10,696 85 27,079 2,824 60,403
Bell 35,477 19,098 337 315 259 8 13,899 1,561 33,028
Bell Gardens 42,072 20,824 377 476 261 37 18,787 1,310 40,271
Bellflower 76,616 32,337 10,760 731 8,865 615 19,732 3,576 40,085
Beverly Hills 34,109 28,112 746 48 3,032 12 485 1,674 1,941
Bradbury 1,048 652 22 4 276 0 59 35 218
Burbank 103,340 75,167 2,600 486 12,007 89 7,999 4,992 25,310
Calabasas 23,058 19,341 375 48 1,993 8 368 925 1,481
Carson 91,714 21,864 21,856 518 23,522 2,386 17,151 4,417 35,417
Cerritos 49,041 11,341 3,388 131 30,363 138 1,822 1,858 5,883
Claremont 34,926 24,666 1,651 172 4,564 38 2,015 1,820 6,919
Commerce 12,823 6,930 96 161 140 9 4,886 601 12,114
Compton 96,455 24,942 31,688 655 292 718 34,914 3,246 62,669
Covina 47,796 27,937 2,013 532 5,684 104 9,230 2,296 25,030
Cudahy 23,805 11,708 333 246 137 24 10,339 1,018 22,850
Culver City 38,883 23,450 3,694 191 5,742 81 3,364 2,361 9,025
Diamond Bar 55,544 18,434 2,288 178 29,144 106 3,237 2,157 11,138
Downey 111,772 63,255 4,329 820 7,804 221 30,797 4,546 78,996
Duarte 21,321 11,076 1,587 179 3,361 26 4,108 984 10,190
El Monte 113,475 44,058 870 1,083 28,503 131 35,205 3,625 78,317
El Segundo 16,654 12,997 337 68 1,458 38 799 957 2,609
Gardena 58,829 14,498 14,352 348 15,400 426 11,136 2,669 22,151
Glendale 191,719 136,226 2,573 531 31,434 122 12,146 8,687 33,414
Glendora 50,073 37,582 930 345 3,999 52 4,756 2,409 15,348
Hawaiian Gardens 14,254 6,477 546 178 1,513 57 4,929 554 11,010
Hawthorne 84,293 27,678 23,385 565 5,642 974 22,127 3,922 44,572
Hermosa Beach 19,506 16,928 229 49 1,111 46 325 818 1,632
Hidden Hills 1,856 1,713 37 3 42 1 30 30 123
Huntington Park 58,114 29,776 440 752 393 28 24,535 2,190 56,445
Industry 219 129 1 0 18 0 63 8 115
Inglewood 109,673 25,562 48,164 751 1,484 350 28,860 4,502 55,449
Irwindale 1,422 833 12 29 34 8 448 58 1,288
La Cañada Flintridge 20,246 13,959 109 24 5,214 5 245 690 1,267
La Habra Heights 5,325 3,855 47 26 841 6 333 217 1,254
La Mirada 48,527 29,462 1,099 394 8,650 142 6,670 2,110 19,272
La Puente 39,816 19,658 558 430 3,356 42 14,316 1,456 33,896
La Verne 31,063 23,057 1,065 265 2,381 61 2,822 1,412 9,635
Lakewood 80,048 44,820 6,973 564 13,115 744 9,249 4,583 24,101
Lancaster 156,633 77,734 32,083 1,519 6,810 362 29,728 8,397 59,596
Lawndale 32,769 14,274 3,320 301 3,269 367 9,374 1,864 20,002
Lomita 20,256 11,987 1,075 174 2,923 140 2,680 1,277 6,652
Long Beach 462,257 213,066 62,603 3,458 59,496 5,253 93,930 24,451 188,412
Los Angeles 3,792,621 1,888,158 365,118 28,215 426,959 5,577 902,959 175,635 1,838,822
Lynwood 69,772 27,444 7,168 464 457 206 31,652 2,381 60,452
Malibu 12,645 11,565 148 20 328 15 182 387 769
Manhattan Beach 35,135 29,686 290 59 3,023 49 409 1,619 2,440
Maywood 27,395 14,244 166 208 87 20 11,495 1,175 26,696
Monrovia 36,590 21,932 2,500 279 4,107 76 5,818 1,878 14,043
Montebello 62,500 33,633 567 634 6,850 58 18,431 2,327 49,578
Monterey Park 60,269 11,680 252 242 40,301 28 6,022 1,744 16,218
Norwalk 105,549 52,089 4,593 1,213 12,700 431 29,954 4,569 74,041
Palmdale 152,750 74,901 22,677 1,316 6,548 335 38,773 8,200 83,097
Palos Verdes Estates 13,438 10,346 161 21 2,322 8 94 486 631
Paramount 54,098 22,988 6,334 440 1,629 419 20,023 2,265 42,547
Pasadena 137,122 76,550 14,650 827 19,595 134 18,675 6,691 46,174
Pico Rivera 62,942 37,411 602 871 1,614 42 20,069 2,333 57,400
Pomona 149,058 71,564 10,924 1,763 12,688 282 45,171 6,666 105,135
Rancho Palos Verdes 41,643 25,698 1,015 80 12,077 41 748 1,984 3,556
Redondo Beach 66,748 49,805 1,852 291 8,004 199 2,725 3,872 10,142
Rolling Hills 1,860 1,437 29 5 303 2 24 60 102
Rolling Hills Estates 8,067 5,463 109 19 2,007 8 120 341 499
Rosemead 53,764 11,348 273 396 32,617 32 7,940 1,158 18,147
San Dimas 33,371 24,038 1,084 233 3,496 48 2,828 1,644 10,491
San Fernando 23,645 12,068 222 314 248 33 9,877 883 21,867
San Gabriel 39,718 10,076 388 220 24,091 43 3,762 1,138 10,189
San Marino 13,147 5,434 55 5 7,039 2 198 414 855
Santa Clarita 176,320 125,005 5,623 1,013 15,025 272 21,169 8,213 51,941
Santa Fe Springs 16,223 9,514 371 233 677 31 4,712 685 13,137
Santa Monica 89,736 69,663 3,526 338 8,053 124 4,047 3,985 11,716
Sierra Madre 10,917 8,967 201 44 835 9 390 471 1,628
Signal Hill 11,016 4,650 1,502 83 2,245 135 1,778 623 3,472
South El Monte 20,116 10,136 107 250 2,211 12 6,718 682 17,079
South Gate 94,396 47,645 890 878 732 99 40,624 3,528 89,442
South Pasadena 25,619 13,922 771 107 7,973 9 1,422 1,415 4,767
Temple City 35,558 11,941 283 150 19,803 31 2,316 1,034 6,853
Torrance 145,438 74,333 3,955 554 50,240 530 7,808 8,018 23,440
Vernon 112 99 4 0 2 0 7 0 48
Walnut 29,172 6,913 824 69 18,567 28 1,750 1,021 5,575
West Covina 106,098 45,432 4,741 1,045 27,333 198 22,641 4,708 56,471
West Hollywood 34,399 28,979 1,115 103 1,874 34 1,049 1,245 3,613
Westlake Village 8,270 7,326 98 12 490 13 114 217 533
Whittier 85,331 55,117 1,092 1,093 3,262 123 20,848 3,796 56,081
Census-designated
place
Total
Population
White African
American
Native
American
Asian Pacific
Islander
other
races
two or
more races
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)
Acton 7,596 6,564 57 70 155 5 451 294 1,373
Agua Dulce 3,342 2,854 59 24 78 3 223 101 611
Alondra Park 8,592 3,716 806 32 1,396 48 2,167 427 4,304
Altadena 42,777 22,569 10,136 300 2,307 71 4,852 2,542 11,502
Avocado Heights 15,411 8,564 136 107 1,359 13 4,726 506 12,648
Castaic 19,015 13,607 630 119 2,162 26 1,466 1,005 4,716
Charter Oak 9,310 5,602 405 85 1,035 18 1,693 472 4,546
Citrus 10,866 5,898 240 120 860 4 3,302 442 7,911
Del Aire 10,001 6,052 458 60 922 131 1,815 563 4,724
Desert View Highlands 2,360 1,286 182 29 50 1 669 143 1,253
East La Mirada 9,757 7,022 178 78 462 20 1,557 440 4,907
East Los Angeles 126,496 63,934 817 1,549 1,144 63 54,846 4,143 122,784
East Pasadena 6,144 3,183 183 47 1,589 7 857 278 2,139
East Rancho Dominguez 15,135 4,774 2,404 133 33 109 7,156 526 12,407
East San Gabriel 14,874 5,037 243 58 7,421 3 1,602 510 3,700
Elizabeth Lake 1,756 1,591 21 9 23 1 47 64 231
Florence-Graham 63,387 23,895 5,861 498 150 25 30,704 2,254 57,066
Green Valley 1,027 901 8 11 12 1 35 59 123
Hacienda Heights 54,038 21,873 743 315 20,065 99 9,199 1,744 24,608
Hasley Canyon 1,137 966 15 2 26 1 75 52 244
La Crescenta-Montrose 19,653 12,807 142 70 5,375 12 533 714 2,232
Ladera Heights 6,498 979 4,786 20 231 2 134 346 355
Lake Hughes 649 544 19 7 5 1 54 19 104
Lake Los Angeles 12,328 6,862 1,388 178 116 27 3,068 689 6,604
Lennox 22,753 8,623 765 199 177 188 11,811 990 21,162
Leona Valley 1,607 1,456 11 4 28 0 51 57 198
Littlerock 1,377 808 75 16 24 11 373 70 745
Marina del Rey 8,866 7,071 465 31 749 10 154 386 686
Mayflower Village 5,515 2,929 83 28 1,734 4 491 246 1,521
North El Monte 3,723 1,768 33 13 1,437 4 336 132 1,002
Quartz Hill 10,912 8,218 795 142 303 28 947 479 2,689
Rose Hills 2,803 1,573 54 9 440 1 471 255 1,647
Rowland Heights 48,993 11,506 772 175 29,284 61 5,658 1,537 13,229
San Pasqual 2,041 1,344 63 7 438 1 104 84 362
South Monrovia Island 6,777 3,433 570 49 418 9 2,003 295 5,013
South San Gabriel 8,070 2,198 83 56 3,990 4 1,427 312 3,444
South San Jose Hills 20,551 9,302 304 195 1,649 30 8,449 622 17,713
South Whittier 57,156 33,663 859 743 2,305 147 17,085 2,354 44,094
Stevenson Ranch 17,557 11,271 606 65 4,028 34 765 788 2,827
Sun Village 11,565 6,806 809 167 129 24 3,113 517 7,311
Topanga 8,289 7,313 117 35 353 3 125 343 534
Val Verde 2,468 1,404 105 26 48 1 732 152 1,507
Valinda 22,822 11,058 439 240 2,718 42 7,530 795 17,977
View Park-Windsor Hills 11,075 669 9,392 45 147 4 244 574 720
Vincent 15,922 8,670 312 146 1,128 31 4,857 778 11,921
Walnut Park 15,966 9,046 70 277 89 2 5,953 529 15,543
West Athens 8,729 1,584 4,578 31 111 10 2,127 288 3,843
West Carson 21,699 7,630 2,330 185 6,730 301 3,411 1,112 7,100
West Puente Valley 22,636 11,383 471 256 1,650 28 7,945 903 19,365
West Rancho Dominguez 5,669 1,054 2,974 32 46 21 1,354 188 2,526
West Whittier-Los Nietos 25,540 15,170 254 372 393 43 8,404 904 22,369
Westmont 31,853 5,037 16,262 188 126 31 9,180 1,029 14,871
Willowbrook 35,983 8,245 12,387 273 119 49 13,858 1,052 22,979
Unincorporated
communities
Total
Population
White African
American
Native
American
Asian Pacific
Islander
other
races
two or
more races
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)
All others not CDPs (combined) 136,360 81,172 10,441 920 16,393 224 21,340 5,870 46,050

Notes

  1. Other = Some other race + Two or more races
  2. Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native

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