LA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	4,468,976	100.0

Male	2,162,903	48.4
Female	2,306,073	51.6

Under 5 years	317,392	7.1
5 to 9 years	336,780	7.5
10 to 14 years	347,912	7.8
15 to 19 years	365,945	8.2
20 to 24 years	325,571	7.3
25 to 34 years	601,162	13.5
35 to 44 years	691,966	15.5
45 to 54 years	586,271	13.1
55 to 59 years	208,761	4.7
60 to 64 years	170,287	3.8
65 to 74 years	282,925	6.3
75 to 84 years	175,328	3.9
85 years and over	58,676	1.3

Median age (years)	34.0	(X)

18 years and over	3,249,177	72.7
Male	1,539,808	34.5
Female	1,709,369	38.2
21 years and over	3,029,001	67.8
62 years and over	615,399	13.8
65 years and over	516,929	11.6
Male	208,288	4.7
Female	308,641	6.9

RACE
One race	4,420,711	98.9
White	2,856,161	63.9
Black or African American	1,451,944	32.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	25,477	0.6
Asian	54,758	1.2
Asian Indian	8,280	0.2
Chinese	7,474	0.2
Filipino	4,504	0.1
Japanese	1,519	0.0
Korean	2,876	0.1
Vietnamese	24,358	0.5
Other Asian ¹	5,747	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,240	0.0
Native Hawaiian	373	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	342	0.0
Samoan	253	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	272	0.0
Some other race	31,131	0.7
Two or more races	48,265	1.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	2,894,983	64.8
Black or African American	1,468,317	32.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	42,878	1.0
Asian	64,350	1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,237	0.1
Some other race	47,775	1.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	4,468,976	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	107,738	2.4
Mexican	32,267	0.7
Puerto Rican	7,670	0.2
Cuban	8,448	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	59,353	1.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,361,238	97.6
White alone	2,794,391	62.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	4,468,976	100.0
In households	4,333,011	97.0
Householder	1,656,053	37.1
Spouse	809,498	18.1
Child	1,404,630	31.4
Own child under 18 years	1,049,117	23.5
Other relatives	281,756	6.3
Under 18 years	144,550	3.2
Nonrelatives	181,074	4.1
Unmarried partner	83,563	1.9
In group quarters	135,965	3.0
Institutionalized population	90,002	2.0
Noninstitutionalized population	45,963	1.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	1,656,053	100.0
Family households (families)	1,156,438	69.8
With own children under 18 years	572,053	34.5
Married-couple family	809,498	48.9
With own children under 18 years	374,158	22.6
Female householder, no husband present	275,075	16.6
With own children under 18 years	161,546	9.8
Nonfamily households	499,615	30.2
Householder living alone	419,200	25.3
Householder 65 years and over	148,840	9.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	649,314	39.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	372,354	22.5

Average household size	2.62	(X)
Average family size	3.16	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	1,847,181	100.0
Occupied housing units	1,656,053	89.7
Vacant housing units	191,128	10.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	39,578	2.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,656,053	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	1,125,135	67.9
Renter-occupied housing units	530,918	32.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.70	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.44	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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