Overview
About Los Angeles
Los Angeles is home to roughly 3,857,897 residents. Los Angeles was founded in 1781 and sits in Los Angeles County, and is nicknamed "City of Angels". The median age is 36.9 and the median household income is $80,366. Homes carry a median value of $879,500, and about 36% of residents own where they live. Hispanic or Latino residents make up the largest share of the population (47.2%). Around 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the typical commute runs about 31 minutes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Who lives here
Demographics
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Housing
Property report
Area-level figures. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS (5-year). Parcel-level records coming next.
Education
Schools
Los Angeles has 579 public schools — 332 elementary, 80 middle, 148 high.
% of students at or above proficient on state assessments.
Public schools + grade-8 proficiency. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES directory + EDFacts assessments), via Urban Institute.
Safety
Crime
Rate per 100,000 residents/year, Los Angeles Police Department, 2023. Source: FBI UCR/NIBRS (Crime Data Explorer).
Environment
Environmental hazards
261 facilities in Los Angeles report releasing toxic chemicals to the EPA under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).
Facilities reporting to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts (TRI).
Risk
Natural disaster risk
County-level natural-hazard risk. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.
Context
Neighborhood info
Los Angeles is in Los Angeles County — see county-wide risk, demographics, and registry.
Los Angeles was founded in 1781 and sits in Los Angeles County, nicknamed “City of Angels”. Elevation ~106 m.
209 on the National Register of Historic Places, incl. 2 National Historic Landmarks.
Public records
Incarceration records — Los Angeles County
Most-recorded names in Los Angeles County booking & incarceration records:
Names with the most public booking/incarceration records in the county. Source: state & county correctional rosters (first-party).
Registered sex offenders in Los Angeles, CA (16)
Public sex-offender registry records for Los Angeles, California.
Source: Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) and state registries. Public record. This information is provided for public awareness. Using it to harass, threaten, or discriminate against any registrant, or for any purpose prohibited by law, is illegal. Verify against the official registry record before relying on it.
Common questions