Los Angeles, California demographics

Los Angeles, CA demographics: median age 37.2; 38.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Los Angeles city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0644000. The survey estimates a population of 3,857,263 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Los Angeles is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 1,439,097 households (±4,027). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.2 ±0.2	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,857,263
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	739,163 ±6,029	19.2% ±0.2 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,051,623 ±6,570	27.3% ±0.2 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	1,516,887 ±8,329	39.3% ±0.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	549,590 ±5,412	14.2% ±0.1 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,857,263
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	1,921,406 ±4,696	49.8% ±0.1 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	1,935,857 ±4,701	50.2% ±0.1 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,857,263
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	1,287,898 ±10,158	33.4% ±0.3 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	323,828 ±4,851	8.4% ±0.1 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	49,706 ±2,768	1.3% ±0.1 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	468,443 ±5,922	12.1% ±0.2 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	5,798 ±1,050	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	993,050 ±12,130	25.7% ±0.3 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	728,540 ±9,837	18.9% ±0.3 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,857,263
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,036,866 ±8,108	52.8% ±0.2 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,820,397 ±8,107	47.2% ±0.2 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,439,097
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	531,842 ±4,168	37.0% ±0.3 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	95,949 ±2,654	6.7% ±0.2 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	198,902 ±2,927	13.8% ±0.2 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	458,302 ±4,693	31.8% ±0.3 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	154,102 ±3,144	10.7% ±0.2 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,439,097
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	381,099 ±3,767	26.5% ±0.3 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,057,998 ±5,885	73.5% ±0.4 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,439,097
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	458,302 ±4,693	31.8% ±0.3 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	419,781 ±4,670	29.2% ±0.3 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	222,553 ±3,706	15.5% ±0.3 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	177,206 ±3,501	12.3% ±0.2 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	89,375 ±2,313	6.2% ±0.2 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	37,206 ±1,433	2.6% ±0.1 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	34,674 ±1,209	2.4% ±0.1 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,857,263
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	2,479,853 ±10,747	64.3% ±0.3 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,377,410 ±10,712	35.7% ±0.3 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,663,675
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	1,595,910 ±12,757	43.6% ±0.3 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,439,364 ±9,293	39.3% ±0.3 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	24,287 ±1,876	0.7% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	12,879 ±1,364	0.4% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	46,460 ±2,679	1.3% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	192,760 ±5,785	5.3% ±0.2 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	84,148 ±2,930	2.3% ±0.1 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	62,141 ±2,430	1.7% ±0.1 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	18,365 ±1,811	0.5% ±0.0 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	85,207 ±3,085	2.3% ±0.1 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	48,809 ±2,136	1.3% ±0.1 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	16,805 ±1,755	0.5% ±0.0 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	36,540 ±2,239	1.0% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,753,125
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	560,441 ±6,720	20.4% ±0.2 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	509,870 ±5,813	18.5% ±0.2 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	451,523 ±5,700	16.4% ±0.2 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	172,541 ±3,550	6.3% ±0.1 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	684,319 ±6,618	24.9% ±0.2 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	374,431 ±5,419	13.6% ±0.2 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 3,821,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	3,413,381 ±8,173	89.3% ±0.2 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	283,263 ±7,241	7.4% ±0.2 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	45,056 ±1,766	1.2% ±0.0 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	50,444 ±2,220	1.3% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	29,700 ±1,624	0.8% ±0.0 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.5% of Los Angeles residents (±0.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 92.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Los Angeles	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.5% ±0.2 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.6% ±0.2 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.2% ±0.1 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Los Angeles . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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