Los Angeles, CA Demographics

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Los Angeles demographics overview

StatisticLos AngelesCaliforniaNational
Population (2009 est.) 3,831,868 36,961,664 307,006,550
Population (2000) 3,694,834 33,871,648 281,421,906
Population growth 3.7% 9.1% 9.1%
Pct. speak English 42.2% 69.1% 87.9%
Pct. speak Spanish 41.7% 22.5% 7.4%
Pct. married 49.1% 57.6% 57.7%
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The Los Angeles population was 3,831,868 in 2009 compared to 3,694,834 in 2000. The Los Angeles, CA population has increased by 3.7% from 2000 to 2009.

In Los Angeles, 42.2% of the people speak English and 41.7% of people speak Spanish. In Los Angeles, 49.1% of people are married and 59.1% of residents were born in the US.

Los Angeles population breakdown by race

RaceLos AngelesCaliforniaNational
White46.77%58.02%70.38%
African American11.13%6.85%14.29%
American Indian0.72%0.84%0.76%
Asian9.98%11.56%4.52%
Native Hawaiian0.17%0.35%0.16%
Mixed race5.18%5.08%3.01%
Other race26.05%17.29%6.88%
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In Los Angeles, 46.5% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

Languages spoken

Urban vs. Rural population

Household income distribution

Source of income

Los Angeles age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Place of birth by citizenship

Place of birth for foreign born citizens

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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When I came here in the early 90s, it still felt like an American city. Now it feels like satelites of Mexico and Central America, Korea and Persia. It's barely representative of the USA anymore as a city except for the wealthiest sector in the movie industry. Hispanics have basically taken over the city and in many places it feels like you are in a 3rd world country.