Demographics of Los Angeles County

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	3,530		—
1860	11,333		221.0%
1870	15,309		35.1%
1880	33,381		118.0%
1890	101,454		203.9%
1900	170,298		67.9%
1910	504,131		196.0%
1920	936,455		85.8%
1930	2,208,492		135.8%
1940	2,785,643		26.1%
1950	4,151,687		49.0%
1960	6,038,771		45.5%
1970	7,041,980		16.6%
1980	7,477,421		6.2%
1990	8,863,164		18.5%
2000	9,519,338		7.4%
2010	9,818,605		3.1%
2019 (est.)	10,039,107		2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [1] 1790-1960 [2] 1900-1990 [3] 1990-2000 [4] 2010–2014 [5]

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. ^[6] 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,. ^[7]

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. ^[8] 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. ^[9]

Place of birth

The majority of Los Angeles County’s immigrants came from Mexico, followed El Salvador and the Philippines. ^[10]

Population by race

2000

As of the census ^[11] 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/km²). There were 3,270,909 housing units at an average density of 806 per square mile (311/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 48.7% White ^[12] 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. ^[13]

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." ^[14] 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. ^{[ citation needed ]}

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. ^[15] 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." ^[16]

2019 American Community Survey

Racial Makeup of Los Angeles County (2019) ^[17]

  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) ^[17]
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. ^[17] 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%). ^[17] By ethnicity, 48.6% of the total population is Hispanic-Latino (of any race) and 51.4% is Non-Hispanic (of any race). ^[17]

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. ^[17]

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 [18]	Population [19]	White [19]	Other [19] [note 1]	Asian [19]	Black or African American [19]	Native American [19] [note 2]	Hispanic or Latino (of any race) [20]
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 [18]	Population [21]	Per capita income [22]	Median household income [23]	Median family income [24]
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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