California · Census place 44000
Los Angeles city, CA
Quick answer
Los Angeles city has 3,857,897 residents, ranking #1 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $80,366, the median home is worth $879,500 and median gross rent runs $1,879 a month.
- Population
- 3,857,897Los Angeles city residents
- Median household income
- $80,366Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $879,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,879Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 36.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Los Angeles city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Los Angeles city median would spend about 28.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 10.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.5% of residents and 36.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- San Diego city 1,385,061
- San Jose city 990,054
- San Francisco city 836,321
- Fresno city 543,615
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