Moving to Los Angeles? Read These Statistics.

Posted by David Piotrowski

If you are moving to Los Angeles, or even visiting Los Angeles on vacation or simply studying or researching the city, you may find the following Los Angeles statistics interesting.

The following statistics are for all of Los Angeles county, and not just the city of Los Angeles.

Land Area of Los Angeles County
Moving to Los Angeles provides you with an opportunity to choose from many different cities and regions, all unique in nature.
Land Area - 4,084 Square Miles

Population (as of January 2007)
If you are moving to Los Angeles, you will not be alone.
Total in Los Angeles County - 10,331,939
Largest City (Los Angeles) - 4,018,080

Altitude
Moving to Los Angeles means you are always close to the beach and the mountains.
Lowest Point - 9 feet below sea level (at Wilmington)
Highest Point - 10,080 feet above sea level atop Mt. San Antonio

Ethnic Makeup (2000 Census U.S.)
Moving to Los Angeles affords you the opportunity to meet many different cultures and ethnicities.
Hispanic - 44.6%
White - 31.1%
Asian - 12.3%
Black - 9.7%
American Indian - 0.5%
Pacific Islander - 0.3%

The source of the above statistics is the county of Los Angeles.

Occupation / Employment Information
In February 2008, the Los Angeles county labor force consisted of 4,955,100 individuals, of which 4,684,900 were employed and 270,200 were unemployed, giving an unemployment rate of 5.5%. Source.

If you are moving to Los Angeles, you may want to know that the occupations in Los Angeles county with the fastest job growth are 1) dental hygienists, 2) network systems and data communications analysts, 3) dental assistants, 4) medical assistants, and 5) physician assistants. Source.

Additional Information
Moving to Los Angeles and looking for additional statistics? Look here and here.