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Population

10.1M

0.32% decline

Median Age

36.3

Median Household Income

$61,338

3.73% growth

Poverty Rate

16.3%

Number of Employees

4.89M

1.15% growth

Median Property Value

$537,900

8.19% growth

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Los Angeles County, CA has a population of 10.1M people with a median age of 36.3 and a median household income of $61,338. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Los Angeles County, CA declined from 10.2M to 10.1M, a 0.32% decrease and its median household income grew from $59,134 to $61,338, a 3.73% increase.

The population of Los Angeles County, CA is 48.5% Hispanic, 26.3% White, and 14.4% Asian. 57% of the people in Los Angeles County, CA speak a non-English language, and 83.2% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Los Angeles County, CA are University of Southern California, with 15,331 graduates, University of California-Los Angeles, with 12,750 graduates, and California State University-Long Beach, with 9,526 graduates.

The median property value in Los Angeles County, CA is $537,900, and the homeownership rate is 44.6%. Most people in Los Angeles County, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 29.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Los Angeles County, CA is 2 cars per household.

Los Angeles County, CA is the 1st most populated county in California and borders Kern County, CA; Orange County, CA; San Bernardino County, CA; and Ventura County, CA.

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The economy of Los Angeles County, CA employs 4.89M people. The economy of Los Angeles County, CA is specialized in Information; Arts, Entertainment, Recreation; and Wholesale trade, which employ respectively 2.09; 1.41; and 1.31 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Los Angeles County, CA are Healthcare & Social Assistance (605,016), Retail trade (516,604), and Manufacturing (473,164), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($76,527), Professional, Scientific, Tech Services ($56,883), and Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction ($56,857).

Median household income in Los Angeles County, CA is $61,338. Males in Los Angeles County, CA have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,697. The income inequality of Los Angeles County, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.507 which is higher than the national average.

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highest Median Household Income

1. Census Tract 624

2. Census Tract 007

3. Census Tract 640

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Los Angeles County, CA was Census Tract 624 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 007 and Census Tract 640, with respective values of $250,001 and $224,167.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Los Angeles County, CA colored by their Median Household Income.

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Poverty by Age and Gender

Poverty by Race & Ethnicity

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Employment by Industries

For anonymity, the ACS 1-year estimate groups industries by broad parent groupings.

4.89M

2016 value

± 21,897

1.15%

1 year Growth

± 0.6%

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Los Angeles County, CA grew at a rate of 1.15%, from 4.83M employees to 4.89M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Angeles County, CA, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Retail trade, and Manufacturing. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Angeles County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Los Angeles County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Health & Safety

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Los Angeles County, CA. In Los Angeles County, CA the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 72 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $11,222. Monterey County, CA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in California.

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Insurance Coverage by Age and Gender

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Male Majority

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Female Majority

Los Angeles County, CA residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in California. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

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Medicare Enrollment and Reimbursements by Location

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Counties with the most Medicare Enrollees

1. Los Angeles County, CA $11,222

2. Orange County, CA $9,992

3. Kern County, CA $9,708

At $11,222 Los Angeles County, CA has the largest amount of Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in California. The next two highest amounts were in Orange County, CA with $9,992 and in Kern County, CA with $9,708.

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Trends in Medicare Enrollment and Reimbursements

$11,222

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Los Angeles County, CA were $11,222 in 2014, but $11,512 in 2013. These numbers represent a 2.52% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Los Angeles County, CA are $$1,634 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Los Angeles County, CA compared to national reimburesments.

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Hospital Care for Medicare Patients

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Showing data across all counties in California.

County with the highest prevalence

1. Humboldt County, CA 15.9%

2. Alpine County, CA 15.6%

3. Del Norte County, CA 15.4%

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Humboldt County, CA has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 15.9%, the highest value of any county in California. This represents a 4.61% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 15.2%.

The following map shows all of the counties in California colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

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Diversity

Los Angeles County, CA is home to a population of 10.1M people, from which 83.2% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Los Angeles County, CA is composed of 4.92M Hispanic residents (48.5%), 2.67M White residents (26.3%), 1.46M Asian residents (14.4%), 793,213 Black residents (7.82%), and 225,528 Two+ residents (2.22%). The most common foreign languages in Los Angeles County, CA are Spanish (3.7M speakers), Chinese (364,931 speakers), and Tagalog (230,956 speakers), but compared to other places, Los Angeles County, CA has a relative high number of Armenian (171,297 speakers), Persian (74,136 speakers), and Korean (183,717 speakers).

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the county of Los Angeles County, CA is from the state of California.

Most common origin

1. Mexico

2. Philippines

3. China

relatively high origin

1. Armenia

2. Fiji

3. Iran

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 4.3M California residents, followed by Philippines with 868,784 and China with 581,960.

When compared to other states, California has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Armenia. In 2016, there were 71,086 people from Armenia living in California, approximately 6.78 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

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Non-English Speakers

most common languages

1. Spanish

2. Chinese

3. Tagalog

relatively high languages

1. Armenian

2. Persian

3. Korean

5.33M of Los Angeles County, CA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.6%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Los Angeles County, CA was Spanish. 36.5% of the overall population of Los Angeles County, CA are native Spanish speakers. 3.6% speak Chinese and 2.28% speak Tagalog, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Los Angeles County, CA has a relatively high number of residents that are native Armenian speakers. In 2015, there were 171,297 native Armenian speakers living in Los Angeles County, CA, approximately 22.87 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

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Education

In 2015 universities in Los Angeles County, CA awarded 160,294 degrees. The student population of Los Angeles County, CA is skewed towards females, with 65,290 male students and 95,004 female students. Most students in Los Angeles County, CA are Hispanic or Latino (54,973 and 34.3%), followed by White (41,943 and 26.2%), Asian (23,840 and 14.9%), and Black or African American (11,483 and 7.16%). The largest universities in Los Angeles County, CA by number of graduates are University of Southern California (15,331 and 9.6%), University of California-Los Angeles (12,750 and 7.95%), and California State University-Long Beach (9,526 and 5.94%). The most popular majors in Los Angeles County, CA are General Business Administration & Management (6,258 and 3.9%), General Psychology (3,522 and 2.2%), and Sociology (2,272 and 1.42%). The median tuition costs in Los Angeles County, CA are $49,770 for private four year colleges, and $5,472 and $16,632 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Concentrations

Most common

1. General Business Administration & Management 6,258 graduates

2. General Psychology 3,522 graduates

3. Sociology 2,272 graduates

relatively high

1. General Agriculture Management 3 graduates

2. General Animal Sciences 92 graduates

In 2015, the most common concentation for Bachelor's Degree recipients in Los Angeles County, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 6,258 graduates.

When compared to other counties, Los Angeles County, CA has a relatively high number of students obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in General Agriculture Management. In 2015, there were 3 graduates, which is approximately 2.51 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a General Agriculture Management degree.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelor's Degree from schools in Los Angeles County, CA according to their major.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Angeles County, CA is $537,900, which is 2.62 times larger than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $497,200 to $537,900, a 8.19% increase. The homeownership rate of Los Angeles County, CA is 44.6%, which is lower than the national average of 63.1%. People in Los Angeles County, CA have an average commute time of 29.9 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Los Angeles County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

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