Los Angeles Population and Demographics

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Los Angeles City, California Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Los Angeles Population: 3694820 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 1841805 49.85% Female 1853015 50.15%       Under 5 years 285976 7.74% 5 to 9 years 297837 8.06% 10 to 14 years 255604 6.92% 15 to 19 years 251632 6.81% 20 to 24 years 299906 8.12% 25 to 34 years 674098 18.24% 35 to 44 years 584036 15.81% 45 to 54 years 428974 11.61% 55 to 59 years 143965 3.9% 60 to 64 years 115663 3.13% 65 to 74 years 187111 5.06% 75 to 84 years 125829 3.41% 85 years and over 44189 1.2%       Median age (years) 31.6       18 years and over 2713509 73.44% Male 1339269 36.25% Female 1374240 37.19% 21 years and over 2545346 68.89% 62 years and over 423568 11.46% 65 years and over 357129 9.67% Male 148051 4.01% Female 209078 5.66%       Race     One race 3503532 94.82% White 1734036 46.93% Black or African American 415195 11.24% American Indian and Alaska Native 29412 0.8% Asian 369254 9.99% Asian indian 24739 0.67% Chinese 63075 1.71% Filipino 101062 2.74% Japanese 36992 1% Korean 91595 2.48% Vietnamese 19747 0.53% Other Asian 32044 0.87% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5915 0.16% Native Hawaiian 1379 0.04% Guamanian or Chamorro 955 0.03% Samoan 1641 0.04% Other Pacific Islander 1940 0.05% Some other race 949720 25.7% Two or more races 191288 5.18%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 3694820 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1719073 46.53% Mexican 1091686 29.55% Puerto Rican 13427 0.36% Cuban 12431 0.34% Other Hispanic or Latino 601529 16.28% Not Hispanic or Latino 1975747 53.47% White alone 1099188 29.75%       Relationship     Total Population 3694820 100.00% In households 3612223 97.76% Householder 1275412 34.52% Spouse 534991 14.48% Child 1117461 30.24% Own child under 18 years 836381 22.64% Other relatives 390839 10.58% Under 18 years 117208 3.17% Nonrelatives 293520 7.94% Unmarried partner 82690 2.24% In group quarters 82597 2.24% Institutionalized population 30446 0.82% Non-Institutionalized population 52151 1.41%       Households by Type     Total Households 1275412 100.0 % Family households (families) 798719 62.62% With own children under 18 years 427282 33.5% Married-couple family 534991 41.95% With own children under 18 years 288841 22.65% Female householder, no husband present 185486 14.54% With own children under 18 years 104867 8.22% Non Family households 476693 37.38% Householder living alone 363457 28.5% Householder 65 years and over 94067 7.38%       Households with individuals under 18 years 478946 37.55% Households with individuals 65 years and over 262689 20.6%       Average Household size 2.83 Average family size 3.56       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 1337706 100.00% Occupied housing units 1275412 95.34% Vacant housing units 62294 4.66% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4876 0.36% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.5       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 1275412 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 491882 38.57% Renter-occupied housing units. 783530 61.43%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.99 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.73

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