Los Angeles, California Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Los Angeles	California	National
Population	3,918,872	39,512,223	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	8,362	256	91
Median age	35.0	36.0	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	44%	52%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	45%	46%	43%
Speak English	40%	56%	79%
Speak Spanish	43%	29%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Los Angeles is 3166% higher than California
The median age in Los Angeles is 3% lower than California
In Los Angeles 52.44% of the population is White
In Los Angeles 9.01% of the population is Black
In Los Angeles 11.56% of the population is Asian

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Los Angeles population breakdown by race

Race	Los Angeles	California	National
White	52.44%	61.26%	73.35%
Black	9.01%	5.85%	12.63%
Asian	11.56%	13.85%	5.22%
American Indian	0.68%	0.74%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.17%	0.39%	0.18%
Mixed race	3.56%	4.62%	3.06%
Other race	22.58%	13.28%	4.75%

In Los Angeles, 48.6% 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.

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Los Angeles age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The Los Angeles, CA demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).