Los Angeles County (California, CA)

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Language Spoken At Home in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over9,188,362100%
English only3,972,07843.2%
Language other than English5,216,28456.8%
   Speak English less than very well2,438,80926.5%
   Spanish3,620,80639.4%
      Speak English less than very well1,695,39118.5%
   Other Indo-European languages500,8315.5%
      Speak English less than very well193,9522.1%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages996,65010.8%
      Speak English less than very well518,7665.6%
   Other languages97,9971.1%
      Speak English less than very well30,7000.3%

Ancestry in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population9,840,024100%
  American240,3062.4%
  Arab77,2280.8%
  Czech17,2120.2%
  Danish26,2750.3%
  Dutch61,3800.6%
  English372,8333.8%
  French (except Basque)125,6161.3%
  French Canadian20,4400.2%
  German515,4435.2%
  Greek29,0870.3%
  Hungarian33,7510.3%
  Irish415,0914.2%
  Italian268,6192.7%
  Lithuanian13,1890.1%
  Norwegian59,4600.6%
  Polish124,7531.3%
  Portuguese21,2700.2%
  Russian152,6781.6%
  Scotch-Irish38,4640.4%
  Scottish85,0920.9%
  Slovak4,5930.0%
  Subsaharan African112,1891.1%
  Swedish65,7910.7%
  Swiss14,0770.1%
  Ukrainian22,2730.2%
  Welsh27,0820.3%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)34,1510.3%
Households By Type in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households3,218,511100%
  Family households (families)2,163,75167.2%
     With own children under 18 years1,050,81932.6%
     Married-couple family1,447,58145.0%
        With own children under 18 years701,86321.8%
     Male householder, no wife present, family217,3196.8%
        With own children under 18 years92,2652.9%
     Female householder, no husband present, family498,85115.5%
        With own children under 18 years256,6918.0%
  Nonfamily households1,054,76032.8%
     Householder living alone825,35925.6%
        65 years and over254,5907.9%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years1,196,76737.2%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over764,16523.7%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size40%
Relationship in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households9,664,175100%
  Householder3,218,51133.3%
  Spouse1,446,02515.0%
  Child3,168,02732.8%
  Other relatives1,169,76112.1%
  Nonrelatives661,8516.8%
     Unmarried partner214,3702.2%
Marital Status in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over3,849,992100%
  Never married1,695,96544.1%
  Now married, except separated1,732,99445.0%
  Separated81,3962.1%
  Widowed76,4742.0%
  Divorced263,1636.8%
 
  Females 15 years and over4,029,671100%
  Never married1,498,55137.2%
  Now married, except separated1,674,90341.6%
  Separated128,2353.2%
  Widowed323,4708.0%
  Divorced404,51210.0%
Fertility in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months136,024100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)51,37337.8%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women340%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old520%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old220%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old820%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old330%
Grandparents in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years320,060100%
  Responsible for grandchildren81,24425.4%
        Less than 1 year16,1915.1%
        1 or 2 years18,9435.9%
        3 or 4 years13,2804.1%
        5 or more years32,83010.3%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years81,244100%
  Who are female51,07562.9%
  Who are married57,78371.1%
School Enrollment in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,807,842100%
  Nursery school, preschool160,1995.7%
  Kindergarten132,0654.7%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,047,57137.3%
  High school (grades 9-12)620,24822.1%
  College or graduate school847,75930.2%
Educational Attainment in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over6,380,366100%
  Less than 9th grade876,83913.7%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma631,4349.9%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,304,77320.4%
  Some college, no degree1,251,71319.6%
  Associate's degree435,9346.8%
  Bachelor's degree1,228,90819.3%
  Graduate or professional degree650,76510.2%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher076.4%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher029.5%
Veteran Status in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over7,432,938100%
  Civilian veterans345,0984.6%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population9,765,396100%
  With a disability916,9299.4%
 
Under 18 years2,397,869100%
  With a disability67,1312.8%
 
18 to 64 years6,316,874100%
  With a disability443,8377.0%
 
65 years and over1,050,653100%
  With a disability405,96138.6%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over9,718,086100%
  Same house8,417,19886.6%
  Different house in the U.S.1,233,30812.7%
     Same county1,017,56610.5%
     Different county215,7422.2%
        Same state122,9001.3%
        Different state92,8421.0%
  Abroad67,5800.7%
Place Of Birth in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population9,840,024100%
  Native6,366,09464.7%
     Born in United States6,269,66463.7%
        State of residence4,844,55249.2%
        Different state1,425,11214.5%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)96,4301.0%
  Foreign born3,473,93035.3%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population3,473,930100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen1,614,37546.5%
  Not a U.S. citizen1,859,55553.5%
Year of Entry in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States3,570,360100%
  Native96,430100%
    Entered 2010 or later2,5842.7%
    Entered before 201093,84697.3%
  Foreign born3,473,930100%
    Entered 2010 or later52,4591.5%
    Entered before 20103,421,47198.5%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Los Angeles County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea3,473,925100%
  Europe175,5515.1%
  Asia1,170,85133.7%
  Africa53,8231.5%
  Oceania13,3700.4%
  Latin America2,029,95158.4%
  Northern America30,3790.9%