| ACS 2022 1 Year DP2 -- Social Characteristics | Los Angeles County, California | |
| Label | Estimate | Percent |
| HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE | ||
| Total households | 3,415,726 | 3,415,726 |
| Married-couple household | 1,458,842 | 42.7% |
| With children of the householder under 18 years | 569,746 | 16.7% |
| Cohabiting couple household | 277,606 | 8.1% |
| With children of the householder under 18 years | 95,933 | 2.8% |
| Male householder, no spouse/partner present | 683,267 | 20.0% |
| With children of the householder under 18 years | 37,703 | 1.1% |
| Householder living alone | 428,302 | 12.5% |
| 65 years and over | 106,533 | 3.1% |
| Female householder, no spouse/partner present | 996,011 | 29.2% |
| With children of the householder under 18 years | 158,191 | 4.6% |
| Householder living alone | 485,459 | 14.2% |
| 65 years and over | 204,938 | 6.0% |
| Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,019,450 | 29.8% |
| Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,047,278 | 30.7% |
| Average household size | 2.79 | (X) |
| Average family size | 3.44 | (X) |
| RELATIONSHIP | ||
| Population in households | 9,533,172 | 9,533,172 |
| Householder | 3,415,726 | 35.8% |
| Spouse | 1,455,401 | 15.3% |
| Unmarried partner | 281,090 | 2.9% |
| Child | 2,827,568 | 29.7% |
| Other relatives | 1,136,240 | 11.9% |
| Other nonrelatives | 417,147 | 4.4% |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Males 15 years and over | 3,994,935 | 3,994,935 |
| Never married | 1,818,843 | 45.5% |
| Now married, except separated | 1,770,802 | 44.3% |
| Separated | 69,501 | 1.7% |
| Widowed | 80,706 | 2.0% |
| Divorced | 255,083 | 6.4% |
| Females 15 years and over | 4,104,765 | 4,104,765 |
| Never married | 1,659,082 | 40.4% |
| Now married, except separated | 1,641,980 | 40.0% |
| Separated | 100,162 | 2.4% |
| Widowed | 308,021 | 7.5% |
| Divorced | 395,520 | 9.6% |
| FERTILITY | ||
| Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 104,101 | 104,101 |
| Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 36,141 | 34.7% |
| Per 1,000 unmarried women | 23 | (X) |
| Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | (X) |
| Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 5 | (X) |
| Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 58 | (X) |
| Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 38 | (X) |
| GRANDPARENTS | ||
| Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 290,950 | 290,950 |
| Grandparents responsible for grandchildren | 54,613 | 18.8% |
| Years responsible for grandchildren | ||
| Less than 1 year | 9,527 | 3.3% |
| 1 or 2 years | 9,865 | 3.4% |
| 3 or 4 years | 7,615 | 2.6% |
| 5 or more years | 27,606 | 9.5% |
| Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 54,613 | 54,613 |
| Who are female | 34,304 | 62.8% |
| Who are married | 35,788 | 65.5% |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,340,018 | 2,340,018 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 118,627 | 5.1% |
| Kindergarten | 107,419 | 4.6% |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 884,424 | 37.8% |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 505,202 | 21.6% |
| College or graduate school | 724,346 | 31.0% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 6,845,803 | 6,845,803 |
| Less than 9th grade | 806,552 | 11.8% |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 521,036 | 7.6% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,404,943 | 20.5% |
| Some college, no degree | 1,200,796 | 17.5% |
| Associate's degree | 472,296 | 6.9% |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,554,735 | 22.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree | 885,445 | 12.9% |
| High school graduate or higher | 5,518,215 | 80.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2,440,180 | 35.6% |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,732,685 | 7,732,685 |
| Civilian veterans | 194,745 | 2.5% |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,656,938 | 9,656,938 |
| With a disability | 1,122,016 | 11.6% |
| Under 18 years | 1,981,934 | 1,981,934 |
| With a disability | 76,881 | 3.9% |
| 18 to 64 years | 6,226,408 | 6,226,408 |
| With a disability | 545,896 | 8.8% |
| 65 years and over | 1,448,596 | 1,448,596 |
| With a disability | 499,239 | 34.5% |
| RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO | ||
| Population 1 year and over | 9,628,478 | 9,628,478 |
| Same house | 8,709,524 | 90.5% |
| Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) | 918,954 | 9.5% |
| Different house in the U.S. | 844,858 | 8.8% |
| Same county | 615,016 | 6.4% |
| Different county | 229,842 | 2.4% |
| Same state | 125,384 | 1.3% |
| Different state | 104,458 | 1.1% |
| Abroad | 74,096 | 0.8% |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 9,721,138 | 9,721,138 |
| Native | 6,500,286 | 66.9% |
| Born in United States | 6,360,648 | 65.4% |
| State of residence | 5,120,892 | 52.7% |
| Different state | 1,239,756 | 12.8% |
| Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 139,638 | 1.4% |
| Foreign born | 3,220,852 | 33.1% |
| U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS | ||
| Foreign-born population | 3,220,852 | 3,220,852 |
| Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,757,575 | 54.6% |
| Not a U.S. citizen | 1,463,277 | 45.4% |
| YEAR OF ENTRY | ||
| Population born outside the United States | 3,360,490 | 3,360,490 |
| Native | 139,638 | 139,638 |
| Entered 2010 or later | 49,017 | 35.1% |
| Entered before 2010 | 90,621 | 64.9% |
| Foreign born | 3,220,852 | 3,220,852 |
| Entered 2010 or later | 636,929 | 19.8% |
| Entered before 2010 | 2,583,923 | 80.2% |
| WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,220,812 | 3,220,812 |
| Europe | 160,974 | 5.0% |
| Asia | 1,165,036 | 36.2% |
| Africa | 55,968 | 1.7% |
| Oceania | 15,366 | 0.5% |
| Latin America | 1,797,847 | 55.8% |
| Northern America | 25,621 | 0.8% |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 9,232,745 | 9,232,745 |
| English only | 4,169,105 | 45.2% |
| Language other than English | 5,063,640 | 54.8% |
| Speak English less than "very well" | 2,171,293 | 23.5% |
| Spanish | 3,480,588 | 37.7% |
| Speak English less than "very well" | 1,468,305 | 15.9% |
| Other Indo-European languages | 497,780 | 5.4% |
| Speak English less than "very well" | 174,304 | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 975,054 | 10.6% |
| Speak English less than "very well" | 500,122 | 5.4% |
| Other languages | 110,218 | 1.2% |
| Speak English less than "very well" | 28,562 | 0.3% |
| ANCESTRY | ||
| Total population | 9,721,138 | 9,721,138 |
| American | 295,871 | 3.0% |
| Arab | 78,663 | 0.8% |
| Czech | 13,555 | 0.1% |
| Danish | 17,791 | 0.2% |
| Dutch | 38,112 | 0.4% |
| English | 361,377 | 3.7% |
| French (except Basque) | 90,264 | 0.9% |
| French Canadian | 14,685 | 0.2% |
| German | 412,828 | 4.2% |
| Greek | 31,541 | 0.3% |
| Hungarian | 25,594 | 0.3% |
| Irish | 357,040 | 3.7% |
| Italian | 251,375 | 2.6% |
| Lithuanian | 12,161 | 0.1% |
| Norwegian | 46,095 | 0.5% |
| Polish | 98,229 | 1.0% |
| Portuguese | 24,021 | 0.2% |
| Russian | 97,261 | 1.0% |
| Scotch-Irish | 25,088 | 0.3% |
| Scottish | 72,273 | 0.7% |
| Slovak | 4,435 | 0.0% |
| Subsaharan African | 91,816 | 0.9% |
| Swedish | 43,591 | 0.4% |
| Swiss | 10,430 | 0.1% |
| Ukrainian | 27,939 | 0.3% |
| Welsh | 19,503 | 0.2% |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 42,907 | 0.4% |
| COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE | ||
| Total households | 3,415,726 | 3,415,726 |
| With a computer | 3,301,669 | 96.7% |
| With a broadband Internet subscription | 3,160,257 | 92.5% |