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As of 2010, the per capita income of Los Angeles is $26,226, which is about the same as the state average of $27,353 and is about the same as the national average of $26,059. Los Angeles median household income is $49,138, which has grown by 33.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 21.51% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Los Angeles residents spend 27.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #629

Los Angeles, CA	26,226 USD
California	27,353 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Los Angeles, CA	25,425 USD
California	30,356 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Los Angeles, CA	26,708 USD
California	33,624 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Los Angeles, CA	23,158 USD
California	25,795 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #889

Los Angeles, CA	47,031 USD
California	57,708 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Los Angeles, CA	73,038 USD
California	79,465 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #339

Los Angeles, CA	33.94%
California	21.51%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Los Angeles, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.97%	$25,630, see rank	22.01%	$19,886	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	20.48%	$14,528, see rank	25.09%	$15,804	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	5.00%	$5,613, see rank	4.03%	$5,738	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	9.44%	$24,148, see rank	15.07%	$25,993	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Los Angeles, CA	51,029 USD
California	65,481 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Los Angeles, CA	80,361 USD
California	88,178 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Los Angeles, CA	California	U.S.
White	$54,792, see rank	$60,512	$52,480
Black	$34,948, see rank	$42,441	$33,578
Hispanic	$37,325, see rank	$45,185	$40,165
Asian	$50,511, see rank	$71,988	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,027, see rank	$41,516	$35,062
One Race, Other	$34,511, see rank	$43,105	$38,230
Two or More Races	$47,691, see rank	$54,650	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Los Angeles, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$24,603, see rank	$29,073	$24,143
25 to 44	$50,734, see rank	$61,067	$54,024
45 to 64	$52,387, see rank	$69,142	$60,683
65 or over	$34,266, see rank	$40,255	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Los Angeles, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,018,472	see rank	29,159,527	243,832,923
Male¹	1,482,622	49.12%, see rank	49.33%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,095,298	73.88%, see rank	70.88%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,362	0.09%, see rank	0.82%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	1,093,936	73.78%, see rank	70.05%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	951,982	87.02%, see rank	86.80%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	141,954	12.98%, see rank	13.20%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	387,324	26.12%, see rank	29.12%	30.22%
Female¹	1,535,850	50.88%, see rank	50.67%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	915,653	59.62%, see rank	57.96%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	174	0.01%, see rank	0.10%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	915,479	59.61%, see rank	57.86%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	796,084	86.96%, see rank	87.69%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	119,395	13.04%, see rank	12.31%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	620,197	40.38%, see rank	42.04%	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Los Angeles, CA	%	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,706,116	100%	15,921,475	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,138,926	66.76%, see rank	73.17%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	176,406	10.34%, see rank	11.50%	9.69%
Public Transportation	190,327	11.16%, see rank	5.15%	4.94%
Walked	61,154	3.58%, see rank	2.70%	2.77%
Other Means	41,342	2.42%, see rank	2.29%	1.70%
Worked at Home	97,961	5.74%, see rank	5.18%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Los Angeles, CA	27.5 minutes
California	25.3 minutes
U.S.	23.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Los Angeles, CA	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,748,066	-	16,243,172	139,033,928
Male¹	951,982	54.46%, see rank	53.85%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	309,258	32.49%, see rank	33.98%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	173,545	18.23%, see rank	15.69%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	181,232	19.04%, see rank	18.75%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,409	0.57%, see rank	2.36%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	85,973	9.03%, see rank	8.59%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	154,303	16.21%, see rank	15.40%	17.70%
Female¹	796,084	45.54%, see rank	46.15%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	300,817	37.79%, see rank	39.40%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	199,399	25.05%, see rank	21.23%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	234,745	29.49%, see rank	32.56%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,084	0.26%, see rank	0.92%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,565	0.20%, see rank	0.26%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	55,098	6.92%, see rank	5.37%	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Los Angeles, CA	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,748,066	100%	16,243,172	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	9,500	0.54%, see rank	2.35%	1.90%
Construction	98,556	5.64%, see rank	5.93%	6.25%
Manufacturing	155,866	8.92%, see rank	9.99%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	49,278	2.82%, see rank	3.27%	2.83%
Retail Trade	178,115	10.19%, see rank	11.19%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	71,463	4.09%, see rank	4.64%	4.92%
Information	102,001	5.84%, see rank	2.81%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	117,055	6.70%, see rank	6.43%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	240,811	13.78%, see rank	12.45%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	353,591	20.23%, see rank	20.98%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	202,544	11.59%, see rank	9.60%	9.25%
Public Administration	45,019	2.58%, see rank	5.01%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	124,267	7.11%, see rank	5.36%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Los Angeles, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	806,811	21.60%, see rank	15.80%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	139,954	17.64%, see rank	11.79%	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.