Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)
1980: 7,478,000
1990: 8,863,052
2000: 9,519,338
Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.4%
U.S. rank in 1980: 2nd (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 2nd (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 2nd (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 2,966,850
1990: 3,485,557
2000: 3,694,820
2003 estimate: 3,819,338
Percent change, 1990–2000: 5.9%
U.S. rank in 1980: 3rd
U.S. rank in 1990: 2nd (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 2nd (State rank: 1st)
Density: 7,876.8 people per square mile (in 2000, based on 1998 land area)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 1,734,036
Black or African American: 415,195
American Indian and Alaska Native: 29,412
Asian: 369,254
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 5,915
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 1,719,073
Other: 949,720
Percent of residents born in state: 50.2% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 285,976
Population 5 to 9 years old: 297,837
Population 10 to 14 years old: 255,604
Population 15 to 19 years old: 251,632
Population 20 to 24 years old: 299,906
Population 25 to 34 years old: 674,098
Population 35 to 44 years old: 584,036
Population 45 to 54 years old: 428,974
Population 55 to 59 years old: 143,965
Population 60 to 64 years old: 115,663
Population 65 to 74 years old: 187,11
Population 75 to 84 years old: 125,829
Population 85 years and over: 44,189
Median age: 31.6 years
Births (2002; Los Angeles County)
Total number: 151,167
Deaths (2002; Los Angeles County)
Total number: 59,586 (of which, 825 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $20,671
Median household income: $36,687
Total households: 1,276,609
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 80,406
$10,000 to $14,999: 59,912
$15,000 to $24,999: 117,692
$25,000 to $34,999: 102,635
$35,000 to $49,999: 117,119
$50,000 to $74,999: 128,202
$75,000 to $99,999: 74,400
$100,000 to $149,999: 67,897
$150,000 to $199,999: 23,631
$200,000 or more: 35,145
Percent of families below poverty level: 18.3% (50.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 190,992