County profile
Los Angeles County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#2 of 3,127 US counties by GDP56th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0T
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,987,736
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
304,988
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$80.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,694,934
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$90.1k±$392
Bachelor's degree+
36.0%
Poverty rate
13.7%±0.2%
Business applications
172,540 · 2025
Retail establishments
28,998
29.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Walt Disney CompanyCommunication Services$94.4B72B2Molina Healthcare, Inc.Healthcare$45.4B83B+3Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.Communication Services$25.2B76B+4Edison InternationalUtilities$19.3B81B+5Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.Basic Materials$14.3B79B+6Gold.com, Inc.Financial Services$11.0B61C7KB HomeConsumer Cyclical$6.2B63C8Snap Inc.Communication Services$5.9B65B9Ares Management CorporationFinancial Services$5.6B68B10Tetra Tech, Inc.Industrials$5.4B70B11Mattel, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$5.3B77B+12Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.Consumer Defensive$5.0B73B13Public StorageReal Estate$4.8B80B+14The Cheesecake Factory IncorporatedConsumer Cyclical$3.8B70B15Astrana Health, Inc.Healthcare$3.2B75B+16Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.Real Estate$3.0B49D17Korn FerryIndustrials$2.9B69B18California Resources CorpEnergy$2.9B66B19Lionsgate Studios Corp.Technology$2.6B45D20Houlihan Lokey, Inc.Financial Services$2.6B70B21RadNet, Inc.Healthcare$2.0B73B22OSI Systems, Inc.Technology$1.7B77B+23Newegg Commerce, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.4B45D24WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. Common stockCommunication Services$1.4B50D25Revolve Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.2B62CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Food & accommodation19%
Retail trade18%
Professional services13%
Manufacturing12%
Admin & support11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,694,934
residents · 2025 · -3.0% since 2020
Income per capita $83.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−667,953
International migration+279,413
Natural change+93,796
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$796.0B2019
$766.0B2020
$841.0B2021
$909.3B2022
$956.2B2023
$1.0T2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$834.2k±$2.2k
Median gross rent
$2.0k/mo±$6/mo
Vacancy rate
6.4%±0.1%
Affordability
10.4× wages
Residential permits
$4.6B
22,250 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
100.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 100Wildfire 100Heat wave 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
13732016
14682017
15662018
16212019
16652020
18582021
21452022
22132023
23462024
23862025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -4% since 202123,2842021
26,9352022
24,2862023
19,8092024
22,2502025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.6 km
I-210
Nearest freight rail
13.0 km
SCAX
Nearest port
28.4 km
Port of Los Angeles, CA
Nearest commercial airport
18.1 km
BOB HOPE
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):140,639,118 short tons/yr · Port of Los Angeles, CA, Port of Long Beach, CA
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR337 filings from 117 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$80.6k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Los Angeles?
Los Angeles's economy produced $1.0T in 2024, growing 4.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.