Lake Los Angeles, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

13,051

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

31.9

2.57% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.9%

38% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,467

0.767% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$322,300

Population & Diversity

Lake Los Angeles, CA is home to a population of 13.1k people, from which 94.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.2% of Lake Los Angeles, CA residents were born outside of the country (1.85k people).

In 2024, there were 1.66 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (4.29k people) in Lake Los Angeles, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.59k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.19k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.1%

2024 Citizenship

94.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.1% of Lake Los Angeles, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Los Angeles, CA was 94.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake Los Angeles, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Los Angeles, CA

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.29k ± 1.08k
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.59k ± 551
Other (Hispanic)
2.19k ± 707

68.1%

Hispanic Population

8.89k people

68.1% of the people in Lake Los Angeles, CA are hispanic (8.89k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake Los Angeles, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

14.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.85k people

11.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.58k people

As of 2024, 14.2% of Lake Los Angeles, CA residents (1.85k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake Los Angeles, CA was 11.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake Los Angeles, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
112 ± 79
Vietnam
82 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
10 ± 26

Lake Los Angeles, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.37 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lake Los Angeles, CA.

Economy

The economy of Lake Los Angeles, CA employs 4.15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake Los Angeles, CA were Retail Trade (587 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (554 people), and Construction (527 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,625), Construction ($67,029), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($50,817).

Employment

Occupations

4.15k

2024 Value

± 538

2.32%

1 Year growth

± 18.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Los Angeles, CA grew at a rate of 2.32%, from 4.06k employees to 4.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Los Angeles, CA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (500 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (471 people), and Transportation Occupations (369 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Los Angeles, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.15k

2024 Value

± 538

2.32%

1 Year growth

± 18.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Los Angeles, CA grew at a rate of 2.32%, from 4.06k employees to 4.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Los Angeles, CA, are Retail Trade (587 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (554 people), and Construction (527 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Los Angeles, CA, though some of these residents may live in Lake Los Angeles, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,089

Median earning men ± $8,717

$33,110

Median earning women ± $4,098

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($91,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,250), and Construction ($67,547).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($44,551), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,476), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,155).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Los Angeles, CA was $322,300 in 2024, which is 0.969 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $284,800 to $322,300, a 13.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Los Angeles, CA is 71.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake Los Angeles, CA have an average commute time of 43.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Los Angeles, CA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$322,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,115

$2,521

Median Property Taxes

±$398

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake Los Angeles, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake Los Angeles, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.8%

Homeownership

2024

71.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.8% of the housing units in Lake Los Angeles, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake Los Angeles, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,467

Median Household Income

± $5,085

3.51k

Number of Households

± 466

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.51k households in Lake Los Angeles, CA grew to $61,467 from the previous year's value of $60,999.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Los Angeles, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Los Angeles, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.4%)
Carpooled (14.7%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)

In 2024, 72.4% of workers in Lake Los Angeles, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.7%) and those who worked at home (10.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

43.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Los Angeles, CA have a longer commute time (43.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 13.6% of the workforce in Lake Los Angeles, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake Los Angeles, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake Los Angeles, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake Los Angeles, CA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Los Angeles, CA (2.44k out of 12.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Los Angeles, CA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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