The demographics of Los Angeles County include a diverse people by race, ethnicity, and nationality. It is a majority minority county.
Religion As of 2000, there are over 1,700 Christian churches, 202 Jewish synagogues, 145 Buddhist temples, 48 Islamic mosques, 44 Baháʼí worship centers, 37 Hindu temples, 28 Tenrikyo churches and fellowships, 16 Shinto worship centers, and 14 Sikh gurdwaras in the county.Selected Non-Christian Religious Traditions in Los Angeles County: 2000 Prolades.com The Los Angeles Archdiocese has approximately 5 million members and is the largest in the United States.
Housing The homeownership rate is 47.9%, and the median value for houses is $409,300. 42.2% of housing units are in multi-unit structures.
Undocumented immigrants
In 1971, there were around an estimated 190,000 undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles County.
As estimated by the Public Policy Institute of California in 2008, Los Angeles County is home to more than one-third of California's undocumented immigrants, who make up more than ten percent of the population.
Place of birth The majority of Los Angeles County's immigrants came from Mexico, followed El Salvador and the Philippines.
Population by race / ethnicity +Los Angeles County, California – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)3,953,6033,618,8502,959,6142,728,3212,563,60952.87%40.83%31.09%27.79%25.60%Black or African American alone (NH)926,360934,776901,472815,086760,68912.39%10.55%9.47%8.30%7.60%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)48,12029,15925,60918,88618,4530.64%0.33%0.27%0.19%0.18%Asian alone (NH)434,850907,8101,124,5691,325,6711,474,2375.82%10.24%11.81%13.50%14.72%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census23,26522,46420,522xx0.24%0.23%0.20%Other race alone (NH)48,46721,32719,93525,36758,6830.65%0.24%0.21%0.26%0.59%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census222,661194,921313,053xx2.34%1.99%3.13%Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,066,1033,351,2424,242,2134,687,8894,804,76327.63%37.81%44.56%47.74%47.98%Total7,477,5038,863,1649,519,3389,818,60510,014,009 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
Racial / Ethnic profile of places in Los Angeles County, California Racial / Ethnic profile of places in Los Angeles County, California (2020 census)Following is a table of cities and census designated places in Los Angeles County. Data for the United States (with and without Puerto Rico), the state of California, and Los Angeles County itself have been included for comparison purposes. The majority racial/ethnic group is coded per the key below. Majority minority with no dominant groupMajority WhiteMajority BlackMajority HispanicMajority Asian