Humidity & wind
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Population
3,869,089
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$921,200
Owner-occupied units
Los Angeles, CA
California · 34.019° N, 118.411° W · 471 sq mi
Los Angeles is the 2nd largest city on this site, with a population of 3,869,089 and about 8,223 residents per square mile. The median household earns $81,939 a year, and the median home is worth $921,200.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
471 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
8,223
People per square mile
Rank by population
#2
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#8
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$81,939
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,933
Per month
Homeownership
36%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
30.7 min
One way
People
Median age
37.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
38.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
35.7%
Households
1,439,097
2.61 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 61/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 50/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 1/yr
Days above 90° 3/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 18.7in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
August
Average high 78°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 46°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 20.8%
Professional & business services 15.6%
Arts, food & hospitality 12%
Retail trade 9.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Los Angeles
- Santa Monica, CA5 mi · 90,082
- Inglewood, CA6 mi · 101,662
- Hawthorne, CA8 mi · 82,741
- Florence-Graham, CA10 mi · 60,690
- Gardena, CA10 mi · 58,460
- Huntington Park, CA11 mi · 51,544
- Redondo Beach, CA12 mi · 67,281
- Torrance, CA13 mi · 138,391
Cities about the same size
- Chicago, IL2,731,585
- Houston, TX2,397,315
- Phoenix, AZ1,665,481
- Philadelphia, PA1,574,281
- San Antonio, TX1,548,422
- San Diego, CA1,406,106
- Dallas, TX1,329,491
- Fort Worth, TX1,028,117
More in California
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.