Los Angeles County, CA Population

Overview

10.02 million

Total Population

37.0

Median age

50.46%

Female population %

98.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

46.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4.88 million

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Los Angeles County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Los Angeles County is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Los Angeles County's population under 18 was 21.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Los Angeles County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Los Angeles County, 17.90% were under the age of 15, 21.14% aged 15 to 29, 47.27% aged 30 to 64, 11.83% aged 65 to 84, and 1.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 92,179 more females than males in Los Angeles County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.46% females and 49.54% males in Los Angeles County, CA.
The Los Angeles County, CA gender ratio is 98.2:100 i.e. 98.2 men to 100 women (0.982).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 411,152.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 402,863.

Los Angeles County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Los Angeles County population: 43.73% are White, 7.94% are Black or African American, 0.99% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 14.76% are Asian, 0.24% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 21.98% are some other race and 10.36% are multiracial.
Los Angeles County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 4.88 million is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5.14 million (51.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Los Angeles County is White with a population of 4.38 million (43.73% of the total population).

Los Angeles County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 10,094,865 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Los Angeles County's population increased by 279,547 (2.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Los Angeles County's population increased by 170,589 (1.74%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Los Angeles County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,542,100.