Greater Los Angeles

Metropolitan area in California, United States

"Metro Los Angeles" redirects here; not to be confused with Los Angeles Metro.

Megacity and Combined Statistical Area in California, United States

Greater Los Angeles

Megacity and Combined Statistical Area

Los Angeles–Long Beach, CA CSA

Los Angeles

Long Beach

Riverside

Anaheim

Santa Ana

Urban areas

Counties in the Los Angeles MSA

Counties in the Los Angeles CSA but not the MSA

Coordinates: 34°00′N 118°12′W﻿ / ﻿34.0°N 118.2°W﻿ / 34.0; -118.2
Country| United States
State| California
Principal city| Los Angeles
Other major cities (pop. over 200,000)|

* Anaheim
* Fontana
* Irvine
* Long Beach
* Moreno Valley
* Oxnard
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Santa Ana
* Santa Clarita

Area

• CSA

| 33,954 sq mi (87,940 km2)
• Urban

[1]

| 2,281.0 sq mi (5,907.8 km2)
Highest elevation

| 11,503 ft (3,507 m)
Lowest elevation

| 0 ft (0 m)
Population

(2025)[2][3]

| 18,584,307
• Rank| 2nd in the US
• Density| 541.1/sq mi (208.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−7 (PDT)
Area codes| 213/323, 310/424, 562, 626, 661, 714/657, 760/442, 805/820, 818/747, 909/840, 949, 951
GDP [4][5][6]| $1.618 trillion (2023)

Metropolitan Statistical Area in California, United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Metropolitan Statistical Area

Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA MSA
Coordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′W﻿ / ﻿34.05°N 118.25°W﻿ / 34.05; -118.25
Country| United States
State(s)| California
Largest city| Los Angeles

Area

| 4,850.3 sq mi (12,562 km2)
Highest elevation

| Mount San Antonio 10,064 ft (3,069 m)
Lowest elevation

| Wilmington −9 ft (−3 m)
Population

(2023)[2]

| 12,799,100
• Rank| 2nd in the U.S.
• Density| 2,654/sq mi (1,025/km2)
GDP [4]| $1.295 trillion (2023)
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area by Sentinel-2, ESA

Downtown Los Angeles in 2016

Greater Los Angeles, or Southland, is the most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of California, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino County and Riverside County in the east, with the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County at its center, and Orange County to the southeast. The Los Angeles–Long Beach combined statistical area (CSA) covers 33,954 square miles (87,940 km2), making it the largest metropolitan region in the United States by land area. The contiguous urban area is 2,281 square miles (5,910 km2),[1] whereas the remainder mostly consists of mountain and desert areas. With an estimated population of almost 18.6 million (California Department of Finance, 2025),[3] it is the second-largest metropolitan area in the country, behind New York, as well as one of the largest megacities in the world.[7]

In addition to being the nexus of the global entertainment industry, including films, television, and recorded music, Greater Los Angeles is also an important center of international trade, education, media, business, tourism, technology, and sports.[8] It is the third-largest metropolitan area by nominal GDP in the world with an economy exceeding $1 trillion in output, behind New York City and Tokyo.

There are three contiguous component urban areas in Greater Los Angeles: the Inland Empire, which can be broadly defined as Riverside and San Bernardino counties; the Ventura/Oxnard metropolitan area (Ventura County); and the Los Angeles metropolitan area (also known as Metropolitan Los Angeles or Metro LA) consisting of Los Angeles and Orange counties only. The Census Bureau designates the latter as the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metropolitan statistical area (MSA), the fourth largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere and the second-largest metropolitan area in the United States, by population of 13 million as of the 2020 U.S. census. It has a total area of 4,850 square miles (12,561 km2). Although San Diego–Tijuana borders the Greater Los Angeles area at San Clemente and Temecula, it is not part of it as the two urban areas are not geographically contiguous due to the presence of Camp Pendleton. However, both form part of the Southern California megalopolis which extends into Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

## Definitions

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The Los Angeles–Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA MSA

Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA MSA

Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA MSA

| Area (km2)  | Population (2025)  | GDP
(million US$)

|
|
|

Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA (MSA)  | 12,580  | 13,052,238[3] | 1,295,361[4]
Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA (MSA)  | 70,610  | 4,703,064[3] | 256,859[5]
Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA (MSA)  | 4,770  | 829,005[3] | 65,991[6]
Los Angeles–Long Beach, CA CSA | 87,960 | 18,584,307  | 1,618,212

### Los Angeles metropolitan area

[edit]

The Los Angeles metropolitan area is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget as the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),[9] with a 2021 population of 12,997,353.[10] The MSA is in turn made up of two "metropolitan divisions":

* Los Angeles–Long Beach–Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division, coterminous with Los Angeles County (2025 population 9,876,811)
* Anaheim–Santa Ana–Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division, coterminous with Orange County (2025 population 3,175,427)

The MSA is the most populous metropolitan area in the Western United States and second-most populous in the United States. It has at its core the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim urban area, which had a population of 12,237,376 as of the 2020 census.[11]

### Greater Los Angeles

[edit]

The U.S. Census Bureau also defines a wider commercial region based on commuting patterns, the Los Angeles–Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), more commonly known as the Greater Los Angeles Area, with an estimated population of 18,584,307 in 2025.[3] The total land area of the CSA is 33,955 sq. mi (87,945 km2).

The CSA includes three component metropolitan areas:

* The Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA MSA (2025 pop. 13,052,238), consisting of:
* Los Angeles County, California (2025 pop. 9,876,811)[3]
* Orange County, California (2025 pop. 3,175,427)[3]
* The Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA MSA, coterminous with Ventura County (2025 pop. 829,005)[3]
* The Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA MSA (2025 pop. 4,703,064), consisting of:
* Riverside County, California (2025 pop. 2,495,640)[3]
* San Bernardino County, California (2025 pop. 2,207,424)[3]

## History

[edit]

Main article: History of Los Angeles

Nearly all of the metropolitan area of Greater Los Angeles is located within the homelands of the Tongva, otherwise referred to as Tovaangar.[12][13]

## Geography

[edit]

See also: Southern California § Geology

### Urban form

[edit]

Many areas are completely filled with houses, buildings, roads, and freeways as observed in Vermont Vista, a Los Angeles neighborhood.

Los Angeles has long been famous for its sprawl, but this has to do more with its status in history as the "poster child" of large cities that grew up with suburban-style patterns of development, rather than how it ranks in sprawl among American metro areas today, now that suburban and exurban-style development is present across the country.[14] The Los Angeles–Orange County metro area was the most densely populated "urbanized area" (as defined by the United States Census Bureau) in the United States in 2000, with 7,068 inhabitants per square mile (2,729/km2).[15] For comparison, the "New York–Newark" Urbanized Area had a population density of 5,309 per square mile (2,050/km2).

Los Angeles' reputation for sprawl is due to the fact that the city grew from relative obscurity to one of the country's ten largest cities (i.e. 10th largest city in 1920), at a time when suburban patterns of growth first became possible due to electric streetcars and automobiles. The city was also the first large American city where, in the 1920s, major clusters of regional employment, shopping, and culture were already being built outside the traditional downtown areas – in edge cities such as Mid-Wilshire, Miracle Mile and Hollywood. This pattern of growth continued ever outward, more so when the freeway system was built starting in the 1950s; thus Greater Los Angeles was the earliest large American metropolitan area with a decentralized structure. Its major commercial, financial, and cultural institutions are geographically dispersed rather than being concentrated in a single downtown or central area. Also, the population density of Los Angeles proper is low (approximately 8,300 people per square mile) when compared to some other large American cities such as New York City (27,500), San Francisco (17,000), Boston (13,300), and Chicago (11,800).[16] Densities are particularly high within a 5-mile radius of downtown, where some neighborhoods exceed 20,000 people per square mile.[17] What gives the entire Los Angeles metro region a high density is the fact that many of the city's suburbs and satellite cities have high density rates.[18] Within its urbanized areas, Los Angeles is noted for having small lot sizes and low-rise buildings. Buildings in the area are low when compared to other large cities, mainly due to zoning regulations. Los Angeles became a major city just as the Pacific Electric Railway spread population to smaller cities much as interurbans did in East Coast cities. In the first decades of the twentieth century, the area was marked by a network of fairly dense but separate cities linked by rail. The ascendance of the automobile helped fill in the gaps between these commuter towns with lower-density settlements.[19]

Starting in the early twentieth century, there was a large growth in population on the western edges of the city moving to the San Fernando Valley and out into the Conejo Valley in eastern Ventura County. Many working-class whites migrated to this area during the 1960s and 1970s out of East and Central Los Angeles.[20] As a result, there was a large growth in population into the Conejo Valley and into Ventura County through the US 101 corridor. Making the US 101 a full freeway in the 1960s and expansions that followed helped make commuting to Los Angeles easier and opened the way for development westward. Development in Ventura County and along the US 101 corridor remains controversial, with open-space advocates battling those who feel business development is necessary to economic growth.[21] Although the area still has abundant amount of open space and land, almost all of it was put aside and mandated never to be developed as part of the master plan of each city. Because of this, the area which was once a relatively inexpensive area to buy real estate, saw rising real estate prices well into the 2000s.[22] Median home prices in the Conejo Valley for instance, ranged from $700,000 to $2.2 million in 2003.[23] According to Forbes, "it's nearly impossible" to find reasonably priced real estate in California, and the prices will continue to increase.[24]

The Los Angeles area continues to grow, principally on the periphery where new, cheaper, undeveloped areas are being sought.[25] As such, in these areas, populations as well as housing prices exploded, although the housing bubble popped late in the decade of the 2000s. Riverside and San Bernardino counties, which contain large swaths of desert, attracted most of the population increase between 2000 and 2006. Growth continues not only outside the existing urbanized area but also adjacent to existing development in the central areas.[26] As in virtually all US core cities, there is now vigorous residential development in the downtown area with both new buildings and renovation of former office buildings. The Los Angeles Downtown News keeps a list of ongoing development projects, updated every quarter.[27] Over the course of the 21st century, droughts and wildfires have increased in frequency and the region's water security has become a development issue.[28]

Downtown Los Angeles

### Major business districts and edge cities

[edit]

The traditional business district and historical downtown of Greater Los Angeles is Downtown Los Angeles. However, most commercial activity is found outside downtown Los Angeles in the edge cities of Century City, Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown, Hollywood, the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Universal City, the Warner Center in Woodland Hills, and Sherman Oaks and Encino, notable for existing alongside extensive suburban development.

In fact, the Los Angeles area is considered a classic example of a metropolitan area that developed in such fashion.[29]

Furthermore, since the COVID-19 pandemic in California Downtown Los Angeles has experienced staggering commercial vacancy rates, urban blight, homelessness, drug use, and crime. Entire skyscrapers were reportedly sold for less than large estates in Bel Air.[30]

Within the broader county of Los Angeles and metro area, areas such as Downtown Long Beach, downtown Pasadena, downtown Glendale, and downtown Burbank, Downtown Santa Ana, Downtown Anaheim, Downtown Riverside, Downtown San Bernardino, downtown Irvine, and downtown Ontario are notable.

### Identity

[edit]

Employment is not only in the downtown area, but consistently occurs outside the central core. As such, many people commute throughout the city and suburbs in various directions for their work and daily activities, with a large portion heading to the municipalities that are outside the city of Los Angeles.[31]

Unlike most metropolitan areas, regional identity remains a contentious issue in the Greater Los Angeles area, with many residents not acknowledging any association with the region as a whole. For example, while Los Angeles County and Orange County together make up the smaller MSA region, the two host many sub-areas that each have sharp demographic, political, and financial distinctions. South Orange County residents often attempt to be identified apart from Los Angeles although they make up the same metropolitan area. Also, while only 1.63% of Los Angeles residents commute to Orange County for work, over 6% of Orange County commuters head to Los Angeles for work.[32] Western Riverside County and San Bernardino County have become commuter regions characteristic of other suburban counties throughout the nation. Residents in these counties often commute to Los Angeles County and Orange County for employment.[33]

## Component counties, subregions, and cities

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Los Angeles Basin at dawn

### Los Angeles County

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Main article: Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County, of which the City of Los Angeles is the county seat, is the most populous county in the United States and is home to over a quarter of all California residents.[34] The large size of the city of Los Angeles, as well as its history of annexing smaller towns, has made city boundaries in the central area of Los Angeles County quite complicated.[35] Many cities are completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles and are often included in the city's areas despite being independent municipalities. For example, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills (which is almost completely surrounded by Los Angeles) are considered part of the Westside, while Hawthorne and Inglewood are associated with South L.A. Adjacent areas that are outside the actual city boundaries of incorporated Los Angeles but border the city itself include the Santa Clarita Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, South Bay, and the Gateway Cities.

Despite the large footprint of the city of Los Angeles, a majority of the land area within Los Angeles County is unincorporated and under the primary jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Much of this land, however, cannot be easily developed due to planning challenges presented by geographic features such as the Santa Monica Mountains, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the Mojave Desert. Actual land development in these regions occurs on the fringes of incorporated cities, some of which have been fully developed, such as the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster.

#### Subregions in Los Angeles County

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While there is not an official designation for the regions that comprise Greater Los Angeles, one authority, the Los Angeles Times, divides the area into the following regions:[36]

* Angeles Forest
* Antelope Valley
* Central L.A. (Downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, Mid-Wilshire, etc.)
* Eastside
* Gateway Cities/Harbor Area
* Northeast L.A. (Highland Park, Eagle Rock, etc.)
* Northwest L.A. County (including the Santa Clarita Valley)
* Pomona Valley (partially in San Bernardino County)
* San Fernando Valley
* San Gabriel Valley
* Santa Clarita Valley
* Santa Monica Mountains (Malibu, Topanga, etc.)
* South Bay (incl. Palos Verdes Peninsula, Beach Cities)
* South Los Angeles
* Southeast Los Angeles County (including Norwalk and Whittier, see Gateway Cities)
* The Verdugos (including Glendale, Pasadena and the Crescenta Valley)
* Westside

Some of the above areas can be defined as being bounded by natural features such as mountains or the ocean; others are marked by city boundaries, freeways, or other constructed landmarks. For example, Downtown Los Angeles is the area of Los Angeles roughly enclosed by three freeways and one river: the Harbor Freeway (SR 110) to the west, the Santa Ana Freeway (US 101) to the north, the Los Angeles River to the east, and the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) to the south.[37] Meanwhile, the San Fernando Valley ("The Valley") is defined as the basin consisting of the part of Los Angeles and its suburbs that lie north-northwest of downtown and is ringed by mountains.[38]

#### Edge cities in Los Angeles County

[edit]

##### Central and Western area

[edit]

* Beverly Hills/Century City
* LAX/El Segundo[29]
* Marina Del Rey/Culver City[29]
* West Los Angeles
* Mid-Wilshire[29]
* Miracle Mile[29]

##### San Fernando Valley

[edit]

* Burbank/North Hollywood[29]
* Sherman Oaks/Van Nuys, Los Angeles[29]
* Warner Center, Los Angeles/West Valley[29]

##### Elsewhere in Los Angeles County

[edit]

* Pasadena[29]
* South Bay/Torrance/Carson[29]
* South Valley/Covina (emerging edge city as of 1991)[29]
* Santa Clarita (emerging edge city as of 1991)[29]

#### Cities in Los Angeles County

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With a population of nearly 3.9 million people at the 2020 census, the City of Los Angeles is the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, and is the focal point of the Greater Los Angeles Area.[39] As an international center for finance, entertainment, media, culture, education, tourism, and science, Los Angeles is considered one of the world's most powerful and influential global cities.[40]

List of the 88 cities of Los Angeles County and six large CDPs by population at the 2020 U.S. census:

* Los Angeles (3,898,747)
* Long Beach (466,742)
* Santa Clarita (228,673)
* Glendale (196,543)
* Lancaster (173,516)
* Palmdale (169,450)
* Pomona (151,713)
* Torrance (147,067)
* Pasadena (138,699)
* East Los Angeles CDP (118,786)
* Downey (114,355)
* West Covina (109,501)
* El Monte (109,450)
* Inglewood (107,762)
* Burbank (107,337)
* Norwalk (102,773)
* Compton (95,740)
* Carson (95,558)
* Santa Monica (93,076)
* South Gate (92,726)
* Hawthorne (88,083)
* Whittier (87,306)
* Alhambra (82,868)
* Lakewood (82,496)
* Bellflower (79,190)
* Baldwin Park (72,176)
* Redondo Beach (71,576)
* Lynwood (67,265)
* Montebello (62,640)
* Pico Rivera (62,088)
* Florence-Graham CDP (61,983)
* Monterey Park (61,096)
* Gardena (61,027)
* Arcadia (56,681)
* South Whittier CDP (56,415)
* Diamond Bar (55,072)
* Huntington Park (54,883)
* Hacienda Heights CDP (54,191)
* Paramount (53,733)
* Glendora (52,558)
* Covina (51,268)
* Rosemead (51,185)
* Azusa (50,000)
* Cerritos (49,578)
* Rowland Heights CDP (48,231)
* La Mirada (48,008)
* Altadena CDP (42,846)
* Rancho Palos Verdes (42,287)
* Culver City (40,779)
* San Gabriel (39,568)
* Bell Gardens (39,501)
* La Puente (38,062)
* Monrovia (37,931)
* Claremont (37,266)
* Temple City (36,494)
* West Hollywood (35,757)
* Manhattan Beach (35,506)
* San Dimas (34,924)
* Bell (33,559)
* Beverly Hills (32,701)
* Lawndale (31,807)
* La Verne (31,334)
* Walnut (28,430)
* South Pasadena (26,943)
* Maywood (25,138)
* San Fernando (23,946)
* Calabasas (23,241)
* Cudahy (22,811)
* Duarte (21,727)
* Lomita (20,921)
* La Cañada Flintridge (20,573)
* Agoura Hills (20,299)
* Hermosa Beach (19,728)
* South El Monte (19,567)
* Santa Fe Springs (19,219)
* El Segundo (17,272)
* Artesia (16,395)
* Hawaiian Gardens (14,149)
* Palos Verdes Estates (13,347)
* San Marino (12,513)
* Commerce (12,378)
* Signal Hill (11,848)
* Sierra Madre (11,268)
* Malibu (10,654)
* Rolling Hills Estates (8,280)
* Westlake Village (8,029)
* La Habra Heights (5,682)
* Avalon (3,460)
* Rolling Hills (1,739)
* Hidden Hills (1,725)
* Irwindale (1,472)
* Bradbury (921)
* Industry (264)
* Vernon (222)

### Orange County

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Main article: Orange County, California

Aerial view of Newport Beach in Orange County

Orange County was originally an agricultural area dependent on citrus crops, avocados, and oil extraction, and became a bedroom community for Los Angeles when I–5, the Santa Ana Freeway, linked it to the city in the 1950s. The growth of Los Angeles initially fueled population growth in Orange County, but by the 1970s it had become an important economic center in its own right, with tourism and electronics industries, among others. Today, Orange County is known for its tourist attractions, such as the Disneyland Resort, Knott's Berry Farm, its several pristine beaches and coastline, and its wealthier areas, featured in television shows such as The O.C. None of the original downtowns serves as the central urban core for the county, but there are important clusters of business and culture in Downtown Santa Ana and in three edge cities: the Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city from the Disneyland Resort to the Orange Crush interchange (Orange, Santa Ana), the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city (Santa Ana,Costa Mesa, Irvine), and Irvine's Spectrum edge city.

Population of Los Angeles and Orange Counties since 1890

Orange County is sometimes figuratively divided into "North County" and "South County", with North Orange County including cities such as Anaheim, Fullerton, and Santa Ana, and is the older, more ethnically diverse and more densely built-up area both geographically and culturally closer to Los Angeles. South County, defined variously as beginning with either Costa Mesa[41] or Irvine[42] and includes cities to the east and south such as Laguna Beach, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, and San Clemente, is more residential, affluent, recently developed, and has a mostly white population. Irvine is an exception, as it is a center of employment and is ethnically diverse. A growing alternative dividing marker between north and south is the El Toro Y interchange. Orange Coast or South Coast area is defined instead as consisting of some or all of the cities lining the coast.

#### Subregions in Orange County

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* North Orange County
* South Orange County

#### Edge cities in Orange County

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* Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city[29]
* Fullerton/La Habra/Brea (emerging edge city as of 1991)[29]
* Irvine Spectrum[29]
* Newport Center/Fashion Island (emerging edge city as of 1991)[29]
* San Clemente/Laguna Niguel (emerging edge city as of 1991)[29]
* South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city[29]
* Westminster/Huntington Beach[29]

#### Cities in Orange County

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List of the 34 cities in Orange County by population at the 2020 census:

* Anaheim (346,824)
* Santa Ana (310,227)
* Irvine (307,670)
* Huntington Beach (198,711)
* Garden Grove (171,949)
* Fullerton (143,617)
* Orange (139,911)
* Costa Mesa (111,918)
* Mission Viejo (93,653)
* Westminster (90,911)
* Lake Forest (85,858)
* Newport Beach (85,239)
* Buena Park (84,034)
* Tustin (80,276)
* Yorba Linda (68,336)
* Laguna Niguel (64,355)
* San Clemente (64,293)
* La Habra (63,097)
* Fountain Valley (57,047)
* Aliso Viejo (52,176)
* Placentia (51,824)
* Cypress (50,151)
* Rancho Santa Margarita (47,949)
* Brea (47,325)
* Stanton (37,962)
* San Juan Capistrano (35,196)
* Dana Point (33,107)
* Laguna Hills (31,374)
* Seal Beach (25,242)
* Laguna Beach (23,032)
* Laguna Woods (17,644)
* La Palma (15,581)
* Los Alamitos (11,780)
* Villa Park (5,843)

### Inland Empire

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San Bernardino Valley

Main article: Inland Empire

The Inland Empire, consisting of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, contains fast-growing suburbs of the region, with a large to majority percentage of the working population commuting to either Los Angeles or Orange Counties for work. Originally an important center for citrus production, the region became an important industrial area by the early 20th century.[43][44][45] The Inland Empire also became a key transportation center following the completion of Route 66, and later Interstate 10. With the post-World War II economic boom leading to rapid development in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, land developers bulldozed acres of agricultural land to build suburbs in order to accommodate the Los Angeles area's expanding population.[43] The development of a regional freeway system facilitated the expansion of suburbs and human migration linking the Inland Empire and rest of Greater Los Angeles. Despite being primarily suburban, the Inland Empire is also home to important warehousing, shipping, logistics and retail industries, centered on the subregion's major cities of Riverside, San Bernardino and Ontario.

While the Inland Empire is sometimes defined as the entirety of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, the eastern undeveloped, desert portions of these counties are not considered to be part of Greater Los Angeles. The state of California defines this area to include the cities of Adelanto, Apple Valley, and Victorville to the north, the Riverside–San Diego county line to the south, and the towns of Anza, Idyllwild, and Lucerne Valley, along with the San Bernardino National Forest to the east.[46]

Additionally, the southwest portion of Riverside County, centered on the city of Temecula is more economically linked to San Diego county, with its growth largely being driven by migrants from San Diego seeking more affordable housing similar to how northwestern Riverside county's growth was driven by migrants from Orange County and Los Angeles seeking more affordable housing.[47][48]

However, with clear northern and southern limits to expansion, the region's urban eastern boundaries have become increasingly nebulous as suburban sprawl continues to spread out to form a unified whole with Los Angeles, with further development encroaching past the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains and into the outlying desert areas. As a result, the regional definition of Greater Los Angeles can now be extended to include Barstow and surrounding towns in the northeast, the Morongo Basin in the east-central including Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms, and the Coachella Valley cities in the southeast. This interconnectivity, provided by one of the most extensive freeway systems in the world, as well as economic, social and media ties, has blended boundaries between these regions and the urbanized Los Angeles and Inland Empire areas.[49]

#### Subregions in the Inland Empire

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* High Desert (includes Antelope Valley in Los Angeles County plus Victor Valley and Morongo Basin)
* Low Desert (Coachella Valley, Palm Springs and Palm Desert area)
* San Bernardino Mountains (Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake area)
* Northwest Riverside County (Corona, Norco, Jurupa Valley, and Riverside area)
* Moreno Valley (Moreno Valley and Perris)
* Pomona Valley (Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino, Eastvale, Upland, Claremont, Montclair, La Verne and Ontario area. Partially in Los Angeles County)
* San Bernardino Valley (San Bernardino, Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Loma Linda, Highland, and Redlands area)
* San Gorgonio Pass (Banning, Yucaipa, Calimesa, and Beaumont area)
* San Jacinto Valley (Hemet and San Jacinto area)
* Temecula Valley (Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Murrieta, Wildomar, and Temecula area)

#### Edge cities in the Inland Empire

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* Ontario Airport/Rancho Cucamonga[29]
* Riverside (emerging edge city as of 1991)[29]
* San Bernardino (emerging edge city as of 1991)[29]

#### Cities in Riverside County

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Main article: Riverside County, California

List of the 28 cities of Riverside County by population at the 2020 U.S. census:

* Riverside (314,998)
* Moreno Valley (208,634)
* Corona (157,136)
* Murrieta (110,949)
* Temecula (110,003)
* Jurupa Valley (105,053)
* Menifee (102,527)
* Hemet (89,833)
* Indio (89,137)
* Perris (78,700)
* Lake Elsinore (70,265)
* Eastvale (69,757)
* San Jacinto (53,898)
* Beaumont (53,036)
* Cathedral City (51,493)
* Palm Desert (51,163)
* Palm Springs (44,575)
* Coachella (41,941)
* La Quinta (37,558)
* Wildomar (36,875)
* Desert Hot Springs (32,512)
* Banning (29,505)
* Norco (26,316)
* Blythe (18,317)
* Rancho Mirage (16,999)
* Canyon Lake (11,082)
* Calimesa (10,026)
* Indian Wells (4,757)

#### Cities and towns in San Bernardino County

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Main article: San Bernardino County, California

List of the 24 cities and incorporated towns of San Bernardino County by population at the 2020 U.S. census:

* San Bernardino (222,101)
* Fontana (208,393)
* Ontario (175,265)
* Rancho Cucamonga (174,453)
* Victorville (134,810)
* Rialto (104,026)
* Hesperia (99,818)
* Chino (91,403)
* Upland (79,040)
* Chino Hills (78,411)
* Redlands (73,168)
* Apple Valley (75,791)
* Highland (56,999)
* Yucaipa (54,542)
* Colton (53,909)
* Adelanto (38,046)
* Montclair (37,865)
* Twentynine Palms (28,065)
* Barstow (25,415)
* Loma Linda (24,791)
* Yucca Valley (21,738)
* Grand Terrace (13,150)
* Big Bear Lake (5,046)
* Needles (4,931)

#### Sparsely populated areas in the Inland Empire

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While the above areas are included in the regional definition of Greater Los Angeles, the U.S. Census Bureau defines Greater Los Angeles, or officially, the Los Angeles–Long Beach Combined Statistical Area, to include both the above-mentioned areas along with the entirety of San Bernardino and Riverside counties.[50] These areas are sparsely developed and are part of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts. To the north, Interstate 15 crosses desolate desert landscape after passing Barstow, linking Greater Los Angeles with Las Vegas, with Baker being the only significant outpost along the route. To the east, lie the Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park along with the towns of Needles and Blythe on the California-Arizona border.

### Ventura County

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The Ventura coast

Main article: Ventura County, California

Ventura County is mostly suburban and rural and also has developed primarily through the growth of Los Angeles. Central and southern Ventura County formerly consisted of small towns along the Pacific Coast until the expansion of U.S. Route 101 drew in commuters from the San Fernando Valley. Master-planned cities soon began developing, and the county became increasingly urbanized. The northern part of the county, however, remains largely undeveloped and is mostly within the Los Padres National Forest.

#### Subregions in Ventura County

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* Conejo Valley
* Oxnard Plain

#### Edge cities in Ventura County

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* Ventura/Coastal Plain (emerging edge city as of 1991)[29]

#### Cities in Ventura County

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See also: Ventura County, California

List of the 10 cities of Ventura County by population at the 2020 U.S. census:

* Oxnard (202,063)
* Thousand Oaks (126,966)
* Simi Valley (126,356)
* Ventura (110,763)
* Camarillo (70,741)
* Moorpark (36,284)
* Santa Paula (30,657)
* Port Hueneme (21,954)
* Fillmore (16,419)
* Ojai (7,637)

### Urban areas within

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Urban areas within the Los Angeles combined statistical area as of the 2020 census. (Far eastern portions of Riverside and San Bernardino counties are cropped out).

Urban areas

Counties in the Los Angeles MSA

Counties in the Los Angeles CSA but not the MSA

At the core of the Los Angeles–Long Beach combined statistical area (CSA) lies the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA urban area, the second most populous in the United States.[11] Within the boundaries of the CSA the Census Bureau defines 30 other urban areas as well, two of which (Riverside–San Bernardino and Oxnard–Ventura) form the core of their own metropolitan areas separate from the Los Angeles metropolitan statistical area. Urban areas situated primarily outside the Los Angeles metropolitan statistical area but within the CSA are identified with a cross (†) in the table below.

Urban area  | Population
(2020 census)  | Land area
(sq mi)  | Land area
(km2)  | Density
(population / sq mi)  | Density
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Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA | 13,200,897 | 1,636.83 | 4,239.36 | 7,476.28 | 2,886.61
Riverside–San Bernardino, CA † | 2,276,703 | 608.56 | 1,576.17 | 3,741.10 | 1,444.45
Mission Viejo–Lake Forest–Laguna Niguel, CA | 646,843 | 163.63 | 423.81 | 3,953.02 | 1,526.27
Temecula–Murrieta–Menifee, CA † | 528,991 | 150.47 | 389.73 | 3,515.49 | 1,357.34
Oxnard–San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA † | 376,117 | 76.61 | 198.41 | 4,909.70 | 1,895.65
Indio–Palm Desert–Palm Springs, CA † | 361,075 | 151.82 | 393.22 | 2,378.26 | 918.25
Palmdale–Lancaster, CA | 359,559 | 84.78 | 219.59 | 4,240.90 | 1,637.42
Victorville–Hesperia–Apple Valley, CA † | 355,816 | 131.77 | 341.29 | 2,700.19 | 1,042.55
Santa Clarita, CA | 278,031 | 77.85 | 201.62 | 3,571.56 | 1,378.99
Thousand Oaks, CA † | 213,986 | 80.20 | 207.71 | 2,668.26 | 1,030.22
Hemet, CA † | 173,194 | 37.06 | 95.98 | 4,673.61 | 1,804.49
Simi Valley, CA † | 127,364 | 31.63 | 81.91 | 4,027.01 | 1,554.84
Camarillo, CA † | 76,338 | 22.48 | 58.22 | 3,395.98 | 1,311.19
Desert Hot Springs, CA † | 45,767 | 14.08 | 36.47 | 3,250.66 | 1,255.09
Santa Paula, CA † | 30,675 | 4.96 | 12.86 | 6,179.04 | 2,385.74
Barstow, CA † | 30,522 | 12.38 | 32.07 | 2,465.05 | 951.76
Crestline–Lake Arrowhead, CA † | 22,272 | 16.85 | 43.64 | 1,321.70 | 510.31
Yucca Valley, CA † | 18,293 | 11.33 | 29.36 | 1,613.95 | 623.15
Big Bear, CA † | 16,498 | 15.93 | 41.26 | 1,035.73 | 399.90
Fillmore, CA † | 16,397 | 2.63 | 6.82 | 6,227.80 | 2,404.57
Twentynine Palms, CA † | 12,881 | 6.82 | 17.66 | 1,889.13 | 729.40
Blythe, CA–AZ † | 11,780 | 6.20 | 16.06 | 1,899.83 | 733.53
Twentynine Palms North, CA † | 11,665 | 2.77 | 7.18 | 4,206.03 | 1,623.96
Fort Irwin, CA † | 8,096 | 3.62 | 9.37 | 2,238.42 | 864.26
Mecca, CA † | 6,875 | 0.63 | 1.62 | 10,979.30 | 4,239.13
Needles, CA–AZ † | 6,739 | 5.55 | 14.38 | 1,213.99 | 468.73
Silver Lakes, CA † | 5,908 | 2.12 | 5.49 | 2,789.52 | 1,077.04
Running Springs, CA † | 5,313 | 3.64 | 9.44 | 1,458.40 | 563.09
Joshua Tree, CA † | 4,370 | 3.80 | 9.85 | 1,149.11 | 443.67
Wrightwood, CA † | 3,927 | 1.38 | 3.59 | 2,835.51 | 1,094.80
Avalon, CA | 3,362 | 1.19 | 3.08 | 2,826.47 | 1,091.31

## Demographics

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Historical population
Greater Los Angeles CSA
(Five-county area) Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1900| 250,187| | —
1910| 648,316| | 159.1%
1920| 1,150,252| | 77.4%
1930| 2,597,066| | 125.8%
1940| 3,252,720| | 25.2%
1950| 4,934,246| | 51.7%
1960| 7,751,616| | 57.1%
1970| 9,981,942| | 28.8%
1980| 11,497,486| | 15.2%
1990| 14,531,529| | 26.4%
2000| 16,373,645| | 12.7%
2010| 17,877,006| | 9.2%
2020| 18,644,680| | 4.3%
2025 (est.)| 18,584,307| | −0.3%
State Census Data,[3] U.S. Census Bureau[51]

According to the 2020 census, there were 18,644,680 people living in the Greater Los Angeles Area.[citation needed] The racial makeup of the area was 29.4% White (23.0% Non-Hispanic European and 6.4% Non-Hispanic Middle Eastern), 13.8% Asian (Non-Hispanic), 0.2% Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic), 6.1% African American (Non-Hispanic), 0.2% Native American (Non-Hispanic), 0.5% from other races (Non-Hispanic), and 3.3% from two or more races (Non-Hispanic). 46.3% of the population were Hispanic of any race, a super-majority of which was of Mexican origin.[52] 29.4% of the population (5.5 million) was foreign born; most immigrants came from Latin America and Asia.[53]

The explosive growth of the region in the 20th century can be attributed to its favorable Mediterranean climate, the availability of land and many booming industries such as oil, automobile and rubber, motion pictures, intermodal, logistics, and aerospace which in turn attracted millions of people from all over the United States and world.[citation needed] Citrus production was important to the region's development in the earlier part of the 20th century.[54]

Ethnic origins in LA CSA (5 counties)

While the New York metropolitan area is presently the most populous metropolitan area in the United States, it has been predicted in the past that Greater Los Angeles will eventually surpass Greater New York in population.[citation needed] Whether this will happen is yet to be seen, but past predictions on this event have been off the mark. A 1966 article in Time predicted Greater Los Angeles would surpass New York by 1975, and that by 1990, would reach close to the 19 million mark.[55] But the article's flawed definition of Greater Los Angeles included San Diego, which is actually its own metropolitan area. A 1989 article in The New York Times predicted Greater Los Angeles would surpass Greater New York by 2010,[56] but the article predicted the population would be 18.3 million in that year, a number Greater New York already surpassed in 2007 by half a million people. By 2009, the New York metropolitan area had a population of 22.2 million compared to the Greater Los Angeles Area's 18.7 million, about a 3.56 million persons difference.[57] Percentage growth, however, has been higher in Greater Los Angeles over the past few decades than in Greater New York.

### Demographics of Los Angeles and Orange counties

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County | 2021 Estimate  | 2020 Census  | Change  | Area  | Density

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Los Angeles County | 9,829,544  | 10,014,009  | −1.84% | 4,057.88 sq mi (10,509.9 km2)  | 2,422/sq mi (935/km2)
Orange County | 3,167,809  | 3,186,989  | −0.60% | 790.57 sq mi (2,047.6 km2)  | 4,007/sq mi (1,547/km2)
Total | 12,997,353  | 13,200,998  | −1.54% | 4,848.45 sq mi (12,557.4 km2)  | 2,681/sq mi (1,035/km2)
Historical population
Los Angeles MSA
(Los Angeles and Orange Counties) Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 115,043| | —
1900| 189,994| | 65.2%
1910| 538,567| | 183.5%
1920| 997,830| | 85.3%
1930| 2,327,166| | 133.2%
1940| 2,916,403| | 25.3%
1950| 4,367,911| | 49.8%
1960| 6,742,696| | 54.4%
1970| 8,462,366| | 25.5%
1980| 9,410,130| | 11.2%
1990| 11,273,720| | 19.8%
2000| 12,365,627| | 9.7%
2010| 12,828,837| | 3.7%
2020| 13,200,998| | 2.9%
2025 (est.)| 13,052,238| | −1.1%
State Census data [3][58]

#### Age and gender

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According to the 2009 American Community Survey, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area had a population of 12,874,797, of which 6,402,498 (49.7% of the population) were male and 6,472,299 (50.3% of the population) were female. The age composition is shown in the table at right.

Age distribution
Los Angeles and
Orange Counties, 2009

Age  | % of pop.
Under 5  | 7.3%
5 to 9  | 6.6%
10 to 14  | 7.0%
15 to 19  | 7.2%
20 to 24  | 7.0%
25 to 34  | 15.5%
35 to 44  | 14.8%
45 to 54  | 13.9%
55 to 59  | 5.5%
60 to 64  | 4.4%
65 to 74  | 5.6%
75 to 84  | 3.6%
85 and over  | 1.6%
Median age  | 34.6

Median age: 34.6 years

#### Race

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According to the 2020 census, there were 18,644,680 people living in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The racial makeup of the area was 29.4% White (23.0% Non-Hispanic European and 6.4% Non-Hispanic Middle Eastern), 13.8% Asian (Non-Hispanic), 0.2% Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic), 6.1% African American (Non-Hispanic), 0.2% Native American (Non-Hispanic), 0.5% from other races (Non-Hispanic), and 3.3% from two or more races (Non-Hispanic). 46.3% of the population were Hispanic of any race, a super-majority of which was of Mexican origin.[52]

Ethnic origins in LA and Orange Counties

Non-Hispanic whites make up under one-third (29.4%) of the population, approximately 5,477,462 residents. The top European ancestries were German: 7.0% (1,301,202), English: 6.1% (1,131,426), Irish: 5.4% (1,002,233), Italian: 3.4% (624,585), Scandinavian: 2.2% (405,887), French: 1.5% (284,180), Scottish: 1.4% (264,429), Polish: 1.2% (224,443), and Russian: 1.0% (189,115). The top Middle Eastern ancestries were Jewish: 3.2% (600,000), Armenian: 1.2% (214.190), Arab: 0.98% (182,934), and Iranian: 0.75% (139,632). Additionally, 3.3% (611,193) of residents identified as simply American. Values may add to over 100% because people can identify with more than one ethnicity.

Approximately 2,577,706 residents are Asian of non-Hispanic origin. Asians of non-Hispanic origin make up 13.8% of the population, about 1.4% South Asian (Indian Subcontinent), and about 12.4% were East or Southeast Asian. The six largest Asian ancestries with respect to all of Greater LA's population were Chinese: ~ 6.1% , Filipino: ~ 3.1%, Vietnamese: ~ 2.0%, Korean ~ 1.9%, Indian ~ 1.1% , and Japanese ~ 0.8%. Other important Asian American groups include Cambodian, Laotian, Hmong, Taiwanese, Pakistani, and Thai Americans.

Non-Hispanic blacks make up 6.1% of the population. Approximately 1,143,781 residents are non-Hispanic blacks. Sub-Saharan Africans were 0.7% (137,443) and Non-Hispanic Caribbean Blacks were 0.3% (62,419).

Non-Hispanic Native Americans make up 0.2% of the population (46,143).

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders make up 0.2% of the population. Approximately 42,591 residents are Native Hawaiian or of other Pacific Islander ancestries. The largest Pacific Islander ancestries were Samoan, Native Hawaiian, and Guamanian or Chamorro, and Tongan

Non-Hispanic Multiracial people make up 3.3% of the population. Approximately 624,473 people are non-Hispanic multiracial.

People who listed "other" as their race made up 0.5% (102,434) of the population.

Source: data.census.gov. Retrieved on April 15, 2023.[59]

#### Hispanic or Latino origin

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Hispanic or Latinos, who may be of any race, are by far the largest group; Hispanics or Latinos make up 46.3% of the population. They outnumber every other racial group. Approximately 8,630,090 residents are Hispanic or Latino. The largest Hispanic or Latino ancestry was by far Mexican, with other important groups being Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, Colombian, and Cuban.

## Ethnic enclaves

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Further information: List of districts and neighborhoods of Los Angeles

Ethnic enclaves like Chinatown, the Byzantine-Latino Quarter, Historic Filipinotown, Little Saigon, Little Armenia, Little Ethiopia, Little Bangladesh, Little Moscow (in Hollywood), Little Tokyo, Croatian Place and Via Italia in San Pedro, several Koreatowns, Tehrangeles in West Los Angeles, the Chinese enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley and Thai Town provide examples of the polyglot multicultural character of Los Angeles. Below is a list of many ethnic enclaves present in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Ethnic Enclave Name  | Neighborhood  | Ethnicity Represented  | Official Recognition or Dedicated District

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East Asian Ethnic Enclaves
Chinatown | Chinatown, Los Angeles | Chinese Americans, Taiwanese Americans, & Hong Kong Americans; as well as many other Asian Americans | Yes, 1938
626/SGV  | Chinese enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley | No
| Cerritos, California | No
Irvine, California & Tustin, California[60] | No
Chino Hills, California & Eastvale, California | No
Little Taipei | Monterey Park, California | No
Rowland Heights, & Hacienda Heights, California
Little Saigon | Little Saigon, Orange County, Westminster, Garden Grove, & Fountain Valley, California | Vietnamese Americans | Yes, 1988
Koreatown | Koreatown, Los Angeles | Korean Americans | Yes, 2008
Orange County Koreatown | Koreatown, Garden Grove | Yes, 2019
North Orange County Koreantown[61][62] | Buena Park, Fullerton, & La Mirada | Yes, 2023 [63]
Little Tokyo | Little Tokyo, Los Angeles | Japanese Americans | Yes, 1995
Little Osaka/Sawtelle Japantown | Sawtelle, Los Angeles | Yes, 2015
Japan's 48th prefecture[64] | Torrance, & Gardena, California | No
| Costa Mesa[65] | No
Terminal Island Japanese Fishing Village  | Terminal Island[66] | Historically Japanese Americans | No
South East Asian Ethnic Enclaves
Filipinotown | Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles | Filipino Americans | Yes, 2002
Manilatown | Downtown Riverside | No
Little Manila | Carson, California | No
| Panorama City, Eagle Rock, & Glendale | No
West Covina | No
Cerritos, California | No
Rancho Cucamonga | No
Westside Long Beach, California | No
Thai Town | Thai Town, Los Angeles | Thai Americans | Yes, October 27, 1999
Cambodia Town | Cambodia Town, Long Beach, California | Cambodian Americans | Yes, 2007
South Asian Ethnic Enclaves
Little India | Little India, Artesia, California | Indian Americans | Yes
Little Bangladesh | Little Bangladesh, Los Angeles | Bangladeshi Americans | Yes, 2010
Middle Eastern Ethnic Enclaves
Little Armenia | Little Armenia, Los Angeles | Armenian Americans | Yes, October 6, 2000
Arabia Street  | West Los Angeles | Middle Eastern Americans | No
| Reseda, Los Angeles
Little Arabia | Anaheim, California | Egyptian American, Syrian American, Lebanese American, & Yemeni American | Yes, August 24, 2022[67]
Little Gaza | Palestinian American | Pending
Tehrangeles or Little Persia | Westwood, Los Angeles | Iranian Americans | No
Southern San Fernando Valley
Beverly Hills, California
Persian Square  | Near UCLA | Yes, 2010[68]
Little Afghanistan  | Hollywood | Afghan Americans | No
Los Angeles Community Eruv  | Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Hancock Park, Pico-Robertson, West Hollywood, & Westwood | Jewish American |
North Valley Eruv  | Chatsworth, Granada Hills, North Hills, & Northridge |
Valley Eruv  | North Hollywood, Valley Village, Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks, Sherman Village, and Panorama City |
Woodland Hills/West Hills Eruv  | Woodland Hills/West Hills |
Latin American/Caribbean Ethnic Enclaves
El Salvador Corridor | Pico-Union, Los Angeles | Salvadoran Americans | Yes, August 2012
Guatemalan Americans, Honduran Americans, & other Central American groups  | No
Little Central America  | Westlake, Los Angeles & Harvard Heights, Los Angeles
Olvera Street | El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument | Mexican Americans & Chicano | Yes, 1877
Sonoratown |  | Removed, 1732–1938
Mariachi Plaza | East Los Angeles, California | No
Gateway Cities |  | No
| El Monte, La Puente, Baldwin Park, West Covina, Covina, Irwindale, Azusa | No
| Santa Ana | No
| San Fernando | No
Anaheim Colony District | Anaheim, California | No
| Pomona and Ontario | No
San Bernardino Valley | San Bernardino, Colton, Fontana, Rialto, and Bloomington | No
| Moreno Valley and Perris | No
| Riverside, Corona, and Jurupa Valley | No
| Eastern Coachella Valley, Coachella, and Indio | No
Byzantine-Latino Quarter | Byzantine-Latino Quarter, Los Angeles | Mexican American, & Hispanic Caribbean American | No
El Corredor Oaxaqueño  | Mid-City, Los Angeles | Oaxacan Mexican Americans | No
Little Brazil  | Culver City, California | Brazilian Americans & Other Lusophone Americans  | No
Little Belize  | Vermont Square, Los Angeles | Belizean Americans | No
African and African American Ethnic Enclaves
Little Ethiopia | Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles | Ethiopian Americans | Yes, 2002
Freetown  | Whittier, California | African Americans | No
| South-central Los Angeles, Compton, Carson, Inglewood, Culver City, and Hawthorne | No
Altadena, California | No
Antelope Valley | No
Native American Ethnic Enclaves
Indian Alley | Skid Row, Los Angeles | Native Americans | No
Pacific Islander Ethnic Enclaves
| Carson, California | Pacific Islander Americans | No
| Eagle Rock, Los Angeles & Glendale, California | No
Anglo American Ethnic Enclaves
Orange Coast | Huntington Beach, California, Newport Beach, California, Laguna Beach, California, Dana Point, California, and San Clemente, California | Anglo Americans | No
Horsetown USA  | Norco, California | No
| Malibu, California | No
European Ethnic Enclaves
Little Italy | Downtown LA, modern day Chinatown, Los Angeles | Historically Italian Americans | No
Little Italy/Via Italia[69] | San Pedro, Los Angeles | Italian Americans & Maltese Americans | Yes[70]
Croatian Place  | Croatian Americans | No
Greektown | Historically Greek Americans | No
Byzantine-Latino Quarter | Byzantine-Latino Quarter, Los Angeles | No
Little Portugal | Artesia, California | Historically Portuguese Americans | No
Frogtown | Frogtown, Los Angeles & Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles | Historically French Americans | No
Little Moscow | Los Feliz, Los Angeles | Russian Americans | No
Little Odessa  | West Hollywood, California | Ukrainian Americans in Los Angeles and Russian Americans | No
Little Britain  | Santa Monica, California | British Americans | No
Anaheim, California | Anaheim, California | Historically German Americans | No
| Bellflower, California[71] | Dutch Americans | No

## Politics

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Presidential Election Results for the Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside Consolidated Statistical Area (Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside and San Bernardino) Year  | GOP | DEM | Others

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2024 | 39.4% 2,845,661 | 57.5% 4,146,160 | 3.1% 223,275
2020 | 34.8% 2,799,636 | 63.1% 5,078,481 | 2.1% 169,472
2016 | 31.5% 2,013,697 | 62.3% 3,983,255 | 6.1% 391,977
2012 | 37.4% 2,196,108 | 60.2% 3,534,444 | 2.4% 143,577
2008 | 37.3% 2,099,609 | 60.8% 3,425,319 | 1.9% 107,147
2004 | 45.3% 2,490,150 | 53.4% 2,932,429 | 1.3% 69,649
2000 | 41.3% 2,003,114 | 54.6% 2,652,907 | 4.1% 198,750
1996 | 38.3% 1,661,209 | 51.3% 2,220,837 | 10.4% 449,706
1992 | 33.8% 1,657,151 | 45.0% 2,202,345 | 21.2% 1,038,448
1988 | 53.8% 2,408,696 | 45.0% 2,014,670 | 1.2% 54,441
1984 | 60.6% 2,614,904 | 38.3% 1,650,231 | 1.1% 48,225
1980 | 55.5% 2,187,859 | 35.0% 1,381,285 | 9.5% 374,993
1976 | 50.8% 1,877,267 | 46.7% 1,728,532 | 2.5% 93,554
1972 | 57.7% 2,346,127 | 38.7% 1,573,708 | 3.6% 146,653
1968 | 50.3% 1,836,478 | 43.0% 1,570,478 | 7.3% 247,280
1964 | 44.0% 1,578,837 | 55.9% 2,006,184 | 0.1% 2,488
1960 | 50.8% 1,677,962 | 48.9% 1,612,924 | 0.3% 10,524

Greater Los Angeles is a politically divided metropolitan area. During the 1970s and 1980s, the region leaned toward the Republican Party. Los Angeles County, the most populous of the region, is a Democratic stronghold, although it voted twice for both Richard Nixon (1968 and 1972) and Ronald Reagan (1980 and 1984). Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and Orange County have historically leaned toward the Republican Party but have started shifting leftward in recent years. Ventura County is politically divided.

## Economy

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The Los Angeles metropolitan area has the third-largest metropolitan economy in the world, behind the Greater Tokyo Area and the New York metropolitan area. In 2022, the combined statistical area of Greater Los Angeles (which includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the Inland Empire, and Ventura County) had a $1.528 trillion economy.

Los Angeles and Orange Counties together have an economy of roughly $1.227 trillion.[4] Important are coastal California land values and the rents they command, which contribute heavily to GDP earnings, though there are worries that these high land values contribute to the long-term problem of housing affordability and are thus a possible risk to future GDP increase.[72][73] This is evident when comparing the coast with the Inland Empire, a large component of the five-county combined statistical area (CSA) that nevertheless contributes a far smaller portion to regional gross metropolitan product but still dominates in industry. The Greater Los Angeles CSA is the third-largest economic center in the world, after Greater Tokyo and the New York-Newark-Bridgeport CSA.

Greater Los Angeles is a hotspot for Asian car manufacturers. Specifically, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Honda, and Mazda have their U.S. headquarters in the area.[74] Nissan and Toyota were headquartered in the area in the recent past as well. (Nissan moved to Tennessee; Toyota moved to Texas.)[75]

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The economy of the Los Angeles metropolitan area is famously and heavily based on the entertainment industry, with a particular focus on television, motion pictures, interactive games, and recorded music – the Hollywood district of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas are known as the "movie capital of the United States" due to the region's extreme commercial and historical importance to the American motion picture industry. Other significant sectors include shipping/international trade – particularly at the adjacent Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, together comprising the United States' busiest seaport – logistics – the Inland Empire being the largest concentration of warehousing and intermodal facilities in the world – as well as aerospace, technology, petroleum, fashion and apparel, and tourism.

The City of Los Angeles was previously home to five Fortune 500 companies: energy company Occidental Petroleum (until 2014 when it moved its headquarters to Houston), healthcare provider Health Net, metals distributor Reliance Steel & Aluminum, engineering firm AECOM, and real estate group CB Richard Ellis. As of 2024, all of these companies have moved elsewhere. Other companies headquartered in Los Angeles include American Apparel, City National Bank, 20th Century Studios, Latham & Watkins, Univision, Metro Interactive, LLC, Premier America, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, DeviantArt,[76] Guess?, O'Melveny & Myers; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Tokyopop, The Jim Henson Company, Paramount Pictures, Sunkist Growers, Incorporated, Tutor Perini, Fox Sports Net, Capital Group, and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Korean Air's US passenger and cargo operations headquarters are in two separate offices in Los Angeles.[77] Entertainment and media giant The Walt Disney Company is headquartered in nearby Burbank.

Port of Long Beach

The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach together comprise the fifth-busiest port in the world, being the center of imports and exports for trade on the west Pacific Coast as well as being one of the most significant ports of the western hemisphere. The Port of Los Angeles occupies 7,500 acres (3,035 hectares) of land and water along 43 miles (69 kilometres) of waterfront and is the busiest container port in the United States. The Port is the busiest port in the United States by container volume, the 8th busiest container port in the world.[78][79][80] The top trading partners in 2004 were: China ($68.8 billion), Japan ($24.1 billion), Taiwan ($10.8 billion), Thailand ($6.7 billion), & South Korea ($5.6 billion)

The Port of Long Beach is the second-busiest container port in the United States. It adjoins the separate Port of Los Angeles. Acting as a major gateway for U.S.-Asian trade, the port occupies 3,200 acres (1,295 hectares) of land with 25 miles (40 kilometres) of waterfront in the city of Long Beach, California. The seaport has approximately $100 billion in trade and provides more than 316,000 jobs in Southern California. The Port of Long Beach imports and exports more than $100 billion worth of goods every year. The seaport provides the country with jobs, generates tax revenue, and supports retail and manufacturing businesses.[citation needed]

### Economic statistics for Los Angeles and Orange Counties

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In 2014, the population of the Long Beach–Los Angeles–Anaheim metropolitan statistical area (MSA) reached 13,262,220 and ranked second in the United States – a 1 percent increase from 2013.[81] In 2014, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $50,751 and ranked 29th in the country.

In 2014, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim placed third among the largest exporters in the United States (shipment totaling to $75.5 billion). The metro accounted for 40.8 percent of California's merchandise exports, mainly exporting computer and electronic products ($18.6 billion); transportation equipment ($15.3 billion) and chemicals ($5.6 billion). Nonetheless, the greater Los Angeles metro has immensely benefited from the free trade agreements: greater Los Angeles exported $25.1 billion to the NAFTA region and $776 million in goods to the CAFTA region.

Overall, in 2014 the average wages and salaries reached $57,519 (in 2010, the average wages and salaries reached $54,729).[82] Meanwhile, the median household income in 2014 was $56,935, a 1.4 percent increase from 2013 (average median household income was $56,164).[83]

Note: Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.

Table 2 (refer below) is a chart of the four highest sectors in the metro area, with health care and social assistance reaching 15.54%.

Industry | Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA MSA

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NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance | 15.54%
NAICS 44–45 Retail trade | 11.27%
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services | 10.79%
NAICS 31–33 Manufacturing | 10.47%

Table 3 (refer below) displays the location quotient for employment in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA. Top three sectors include information; art, entertainment, and recreation; and real estate and rental and leasing. (Data obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014. Data measures Location Quotient for sectors in the MSA area. U.S. Total is the base areas.[84])

Industry | Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA MSA

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NAICS 99 Unclassified | 2.46
NAICS 51 Information | 1.88
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.36
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.29
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade | 1.21
NAICS 61 Educational services | 1.13
NAICS 54 Professional and technical services | 1.11
NAICS 56 Administrative and waste services | 1.06
NAICS 81 Other services, except public administration | 1.04
NAICS 31–33 Manufacturing | 1
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance | 1
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services | 1
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises | 0.95
NAICS 48–49 Transportation and warehousing | 0.88
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance | 0.86
NAICS 44–45 Retail trade | 0.85
NAICS 23 Construction | 0.76
NAICS 22 Utilities | 0.65
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.15
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.15

## Utilities and infrastructure

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There are nine electric utility power companies in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Southern California Edison serves a large majority of the Los Angeles metropolitan area except for Los Angeles city limits, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Azusa, Vernon, Anaheim, and southern Orange County. Southern Orange County is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area and it is served by San Diego Gas & Electric. There are three natural gas providers in the metropolitan area. Southern California Gas Company serves a large majority of the Los Angeles metropolitan area except for Long Beach and southern Orange County.

The Los Angeles metropolitan area is served by the following utility companies.

### Electricity

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* Southern California Edison (largest electric utility in the Los Angeles metropolitan area)
* Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (second-largest electric utility in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the largest within the Los Angeles city limits)
* Burbank Water and Power
* Glendale Water and Power
* Pasadena Water and Power
* Anaheim Water and Power
* Azusa Light & Power
* Vernon Light & Power
* San Diego Gas & Electric (serves southern Orange County, which is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area)

The only nuclear power plant that serves the Los Angeles metropolitan area is Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in the US state of Arizona 46 miles west of Phoenix. LADWP and Southern California Edison get their electricity from it.

### Natural gas

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* Southern California Gas Company
* City of Long Beach Gas Company
* San Diego Gas & Electric (serves southern Orange County, which is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area)

### Cable television

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* Charter Communications, known as Charter Spectrum (serves a majority of the Los Angeles metropolitan area)
* Cox Communications (serves parts of Orange County and the Palos Verdes peninsula)

### Phone and Internet

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* AT&T
* T-Mobile
* Verizon
* Metro PCS
* cricket Wireless
* Frontier Communications
* Charter Spectrum

### Medical facilities

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Greater Los Angeles is one of the world's largest patient destinations. The Los Angeles Medical Services provide quality medical services and specialty care services to the populations served in compliance with local, state and federal regulations as well as human rights protection.[85] Archived February 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

Los Angeles and Orange counties have separate medical service department but both work jointly. Government and Private hospitals open normally Monday through Friday, excluding City Holidays but some speciality hospitals are open year-round.[85] Archived February 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

The main healthcare providers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area are Kaiser Permanente, Cedars-Sinai Health System, UCLA Health, Dignity Healthcare, and Providence Healthcare. LA Care and Care1st are also the main providers for those in the metropolitan area that have Medi-Cal.

## Events

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See also: Category:Annual events in California and Category:Annual events in Los Angeles County, California

Major events include:[86]

* 626 Night Market
* Auto Club 400, Inland Empire
* BNP Paribas Open
* Fashion Week El Paseo, Palm Springs
* Holidays at the Disneyland Resort
* LA Auto Show
* Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters
* Los Angeles Film Festival
* Newport Beach Christmas boat parade
* Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival
* Palm Springs International Film Festival
* Palm Springs Modernism Week
* Rose Parade
* Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival
* Vans U.S. Open of Surfing

### Awards ceremonies

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* Academy Awards
* Primetime Emmy Awards
* Golden Globes
* Grammy Awards
* Screen Actors Guild Awards

### Annual county fairs

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* Los Angeles County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona
* Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa
* Riverside County Fair and Date Festival

### Annual Conventions

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* Anime Expo
* BlizzCon
* D23 Expo
* Electronic Entertainment Expo
* L.A. Comic Con
* Los Angeles Auto Show
* NAMM Show
* VidCon
* WonderCon
* RuPaul's DragCon LA

## Area codes

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Main article: List of California area codes

* 213 – Downtown Los Angeles, surrounded by 323 (October 1947)
* 310/424 – Santa Monica, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Compton, Lynwood, Torrance, Beverly Hills, Catalina Island; the southwestern portion of Los Angeles County. (Split from 213 on November 2, 1991; overlaid by 424 on August 26, 2006)
* 323 – a ring around downtown Los Angeles, including the Hollywood and Eagle Rock neighborhoods of Los Angeles; South Los Angeles; the cities of South Gate, Huntington Park, Vernon, Walnut Park, Florence, Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Montebello, and East Los Angeles. (Split from 213 on June 13, 1998)
* 442/760 – Coachella Valley, including Palm Springs and Indio; Victor Valley, including Victorville and Apple Valley
* 562 – Long Beach, Downey, Whittier; Norwalk, Lakewood, Bellflower, Paramount, Cerritos, southeast Los Angeles County, and a small portion of coastal Orange County. (Split from 310 on January 25, 1997)
* 626 – Pasadena, Monterey Park, Rowland Heights, Alhambra, and West Covina; the San Gabriel Valley, and eastern suburbs of Los Angeles. (Split from 818 on June 14, 1997)
* 657/714 – Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Orange, Garden Grove; northern and western Orange County (Overlaid by 657 on September 23, 2008)
* 747/818 – the cities of Burbank, Glendale, San Fernando; the North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Panorama City, Sherman Oaks, and Northridge neighborhoods of Los Angeles; the San Fernando Valley. (Split from 213 on January 7, 1984)
* 805/820 – Ventura County, including the cities of Oxnard, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura
* 909 – Southwest San Bernardino County and the far eastern L.A. County suburbs of Pomona, Walnut, Diamond Bar, San Dimas, La Verne, and Claremont. (Split from 714 on November 14, 1992)
* 949 – Irvine, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, San Juan Capistrano; southern and eastern Orange County. (Split from 714 on April 18, 1998)
* 951 – Corona, Hemet, Jurupa Valley, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Riverside, Temecula; western end of Riverside County. (Split from 909 on July 17, 2004)

## Media

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Main article: Media in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to the headquarters of several well-known media companies including: the Los Angeles Times, Fox Broadcasting Company, Universal Studios, and The Walt Disney Company. Local television channels broadcasting to the Los Angeles market include KCBS-TV 2 (CBS), KNBC 4 (NBC), KTLA 5 (The CW), KABC 7 (ABC), KCAL-TV 9 (Independent), KTTV 11 (Fox), KCOP 13 (MyNetworkTV), KCET 28, (PBS), KPXN-TV 30 (Ion), KMEX-DT 34 (Univision), KVEA 52 (Telemundo) and KLCS 58 (PBS). Radio stations serving the area include: KKJZ, KIIS, KNX (AM), and KMZT.

## Education

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### Primary and secondary education

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The Los Angeles Unified School District serves the city of L.A., and other school districts serve the surrounding areas. A number of private schools are also located in the region.

### Higher education

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Cal State LA's The Golden Eagle, consisting of two adjoining structures separated by a promenade.

Greater Los Angeles is home to a number of colleges and universities. The University of Southern California and University of California, Los Angeles, are among the largest, and the Claremont Colleges and California Institute of Technology are among the most academically renowned. Below is a list of some of the most well known colleges and universities within the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.

* Art Center College of Design
* Azusa Pacific University
* Biola University
* California Baptist University
* California Lutheran University
* California State University, Channel Islands
* California State University, Dominguez Hills
* California State University, Fullerton
* California State University, Northridge
* California State University, Long Beach
* California State University, Los Angeles
* California State University, San Bernardino
* California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
* California Institute of Technology
* Chapman University
* Claremont Colleges
* Laguna College of Art and Design
* Loma Linda University
* Loyola Marymount University
* Otis College of Art and Design
* University of California, Irvine
* University of California, Los Angeles
* University of California, Riverside
* University of Southern California
* University of La Verne
* University of Redlands
* Pepperdine University
* Soka University of America
* Vanguard University
* West Coast University

## Transportation

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Rush hour on the Harbor Freeway, Downtown

Greater Los Angeles is known for its expansive transportation network. Most notable is its extensive highway system. The area is a junction for numerous interstates coming from the north, east, and south and contains the three principal north–south highways in California: Interstate 5, U.S. Route 101, and California State Route 1. The area is also home to several ports, including the twin ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, which are the two busiest in the United States, as well as Port of Hueneme.[87] Additionally, the region is also served by the Los Angeles Metro Rail and Metrolink commuter rail systems that link neighborhoods of Los Angeles with immediate surrounding suburbs and most of the region (excluding the outer region of the Inland Empire) with Oceanside in San Diego County, respectively. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the principal international airport of the region and is one of the busiest in the world.[88] Other airports include Ontario International Airport (ONT), John Wayne Airport (SNA), Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), Long Beach Municipal Airport (LGB), and Palm Springs International Airport (PSP).

### Historic streetcar network

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Los Angeles Pacific Electric (Red Cars) network

The Pacific Electric Railway Company, nicknamed the Red Cars, was a privately owned mass transit system in Southern California consisting of electrically powered streetcars, interurban cars, and buses and was the largest electric railway system in the world in the 1920s. Organized around the city centers of Los Angeles and San Bernardino, it connected cities in Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County and Riverside County.

The system shared dual gauge track with the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow-gauge Los Angeles Railway, "Yellow Car", or "LARy" system on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles (directly in front of the 6th and Main terminal), on 4th Street, and along Hawthorne Boulevard south of downtown Los Angeles toward the cities of Hawthorne, Gardena, and Torrance.

### Commercial airports

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LAX

LGB

BUR

SNA

ONT

SBD

VNY

HHR

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Location of commercial airports in the Greater Los Angeles area
Green = International airport
Blue = Domestic airport

Airport  | IATA code | County | Enplanements (2013)[89]

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Los Angeles International Airport | LAX  | Los Angeles | 32,425,892
John Wayne Airport | SNA  | Orange County | 4,540,628
Ontario International Airport | ONT  | San Bernardino | 1,970,538
Hollywood Burbank Airport | BUR  | Los Angeles | 1,918,011
Long Beach Airport | LGB  | Los Angeles | 1,438,756
San Bernardino International Airport | SBD  | San Bernardino | N/A
Hawthorne Municipal Airport | HHR  | Hawthorne | N/A
Van Nuys Airport | VNY  | Los Angeles | N/A

The primary airport serving the LA metro area is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), one of the busiest airports in the United States. LAX is in southwestern Los Angeles, 16 miles (26 km) from Downtown Los Angeles. LAX is the only airport to serve as a hub for all three U.S. legacy airlines —American, Delta and United.

In addition to LAX, other airports, including Hollywood Burbank Airport, John Wayne Airport, Long Beach Airport, Ontario International Airport, and San Bernardino International Airport also serve the region.

### Bridges

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The Los Angeles metropolitan area has only one suspension bridge: Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, and one cable-stayed bridge: Long Beach International Gateway in Long Beach.

### Major highways

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#### Interstate Highways

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Main article: Southern California freeways

* I-5
* I-10
* I-15
* I-105
* I-110 (Harbor Freeway)
* I-210 (Foothill Freeway)
* I-215
* I-405 (San Diego Freeway)
* I-605 (San Gabriel River Freeway)
* I-710 (Long Beach Freeway)

#### U.S. Routes

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* US 6
* US 66
* US 91
* US 95
* US 99
* US 101
* US 395

#### State Routes

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* SR 1
* SR 2
* SR 14
* SR 18
* SR 19
* SR 22
* SR 23
* SR 27
* SR 33
* SR 34
* SR 38
* SR 39
* SR 47
* SR 55
* SR 57
* SR 58
* SR 62
* SR 71
* SR 72
* SR 73
* SR 74
* SR 78
* SR 79
* SR 83
* SR 86
* SR 90
* SR 103
* SR 107
* SR 110
* SR 111
* SR 118
* SR 126
* SR 127
* SR 133
* SR 134
* SR 138
* SR 142
* SR 150
* SR 173
* SR 177
* SR 178
* SR 187
* SR 210 (Foothill Freeway)
* SR 213
* SR 232
* SR 241
* SR 243
* SR 247
* SR 257
* SR 259
* SR 261
* SR 330
* SR 371

### Los Angeles County Metro

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Main article: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Map of LA County Metro

The Los Angeles Metro Rail is the mass transit rail system of Los Angeles County. It is run by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its system runs six rail lines throughout Los Angeles County. Metro Rail currently operates four light rail and two rapid transit lines, altogether totaling 115.5 miles (185.9 km) of rail, 101 stations, and over 360,000 daily weekday boardings as of December 2012[update].[90]

* The A Line – light rail
* The B Line – rapid transit
* The C Line – light rail
* The D Line – rapid transit
* The E Line – light rail
* The G Line – bus rapid transit
* The J Line – bus rapid transit
* The K Line – light rail

The system's light rail lines are the second busiest LRT system in the United States, after Boston, by number of riders, with 200,300 average weekday boardings during the third quarter of 2012.[91] By 2019, it had become the most heavily ridden light rail system in the country.[92]

Since the region of the city is in close proximity to a major fault area the tunnels were built to resist earthquakes of up to magnitude 7.5. Both subway lines use an electrified third rail to provide power to the trains, rendering these lines unusable on the other three. The Blue and Gold Lines run mostly at grade, with some street-running, elevated, and underground stretches in the more densely populated areas of Los Angeles. The Green Line is entirely grade separated, running in the median of I-105 and then turning southward along an elevated route.

The rail lines run regularly from roughly 4:00 AM to 1:00 AM, seven days a week.[3]

### Other authorities

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In addition to Metro, other providers provide local service within their jurisdictions. These include the Orange County Transportation Authority, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, and Riverside Transit Agency.[citation needed]

### Regional and commuter rail

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Map of Metrolink

There are two providers of heavy rail transportation in the region, Amtrak and Metrolink. Amtrak provides service to San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and points in between on the Pacific Surfliner. It also provides long-distance routes, including the Coast Starlight which goes to the San Francisco Bay Area, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington; the Southwest Chief which goes to Flagstaff, Arizona, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Kansas City, Missouri and Chicago; and the Sunset Limited which provides limited service (three days a week) to Tucson, El Paso, Houston, and New Orleans.

Metrolink provides service to numerous places within Southern California, including all counties in the region. Metrolink operates to 67 stations on eight lines within Southern California which mostly (except for the Inland Empire–Orange County Line and Arrow) radiate from Los Angeles Union Station.

## Sports

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Main article: Sports in Los Angeles

Further information: History of the NFL in Los Angeles

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### Professional teams

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Main article: Sports in Los Angeles

As a whole, the Los Angeles area has more national championships, all sports combined (college and professional), than any other city in the United States, with over four times as many championships as the entire state of Texas, and just over twice that of New York City.[93] It is the only American city to host the summer Olympic games twice: once in 1932, and more recently in 1984 (Lake Placid hosted the winter Olympic games twice: once in 1932 and once in 1980). Los Angeles will also be the host of the 2028 Summer Olympics, becoming the third city to host three Olympic Games, after London and Paris.

Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles

### Table of professional teams and venues

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Team | Sport | League | Venue

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Los Angeles Rams | American football | National Football League | SoFi Stadium
Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Dodgers | Baseball | Major League Baseball | Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Angels | Angel Stadium
Los Angeles Clippers | Basketball | National Basketball Association | Intuit Dome
Los Angeles Lakers | Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles Sparks | Women's National Basketball Association
Los Angeles Kings | Ice hockey | National Hockey League
Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center
LA Galaxy | Soccer | Major League Soccer | Dignity Health Sports Park
Los Angeles FC | BMO Stadium
Angel City FC | National Women's Soccer League

Other professional venues include:

* Auto Club Raceway, Pomona
* Auto Club Speedway
* Costa Mesa Speedway
* John C. Argue Swim Stadium
* Long Beach Marine Stadium
* Los Alamitos Race Course
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Temporary)
* Pico Rivera Sports Arena
* Rose Bowl
* Santa Anita Park
* Kia Forum
* VELO Sports Center

### NCAA Division I college sports

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UCLA–USC rivalry; both are located in LA and members of the Pac-12 Conference, and moved together to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. The rivalry is unusual in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I sports, because the campuses are only 12 miles (19 km) apart, and located within the same megacity.

* California Baptist Lancers
* Cal State Fullerton Titans
* Cal State Northridge Matadors
* Long Beach State Beach
* Loyola Marymount Lions
* Pepperdine Waves
* UC Irvine Anteaters
* UC Riverside Highlanders
* UCLA Bruins (FBS)
* USC Trojans (FBS)

### Other sports

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The Greater Los Angeles area also has three well-known horse racing facilities: Santa Anita Park, Los Alamitos Race Course and the former Hollywood Park Racetrack and three major motorsport venues: Auto Club Speedway, Long Beach street circuit, and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. In addition, the city of Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984.

For over twenty years the Los Angeles area media market lacked a National Football League team. After the 1994 season, the Los Angeles Rams moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and the Los Angeles Raiders returned to their original home of Oakland, California, due to the lack of an up-to-date NFL stadium. After numerous stadium proposals between 1995 and 2016 in an attempt to bring the NFL back,[94][95][96] the Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams, and San Diego Chargers all submitted plans to relocate back to Los Angeles after the 2015 NFL season. On January 12, 2016, the Rams were approved to move to Los Angeles and build the venue eventually known as SoFi Stadium with the Chargers or Raiders given the option to join them. On January 12, 2017, the Chargers announced their move to Los Angeles to join the Rams. Both teams share SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.[97]

## See also

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* Greater Los Angeles portal
* California portal

* Media related to Greater Los Angeles Area at Wikimedia Commons

* California megapolitan areas
* List of hotels in Los Angeles
* List of metropolitan areas in the Americas

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Greater Los Angeles Area

Counties|

* Los Angeles
* Orange
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Ventura

Cities
and
towns|

| Central city|

* Los Angeles

|

200k–500k|

* Anaheim
* Fontana
* Irvine
* Long Beach
* Moreno Valley
* Oxnard
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Santa Ana
* Santa Clarita

100k−200k|

* Burbank
* Corona
* Costa Mesa
* Downey
* El Monte
* Fullerton
* Garden Grove
* Glendale
* Huntington Beach
* Inglewood
* Jurupa Valley
* Lancaster
* Murrieta
* Menifee
* Norwalk
* Ontario
* Orange
* Palmdale
* Pasadena
* Pomona
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Rialto
* Simi Valley
* Temecula
* Thousand Oaks
* Torrance
* Ventura
* Victorville
* West Covina

50k–100k|

* Alhambra
* Aliso Viejo
* Apple Valley
* Arcadia
* Azusa
* Baldwin Park
* Beaumont
* Bellflower
* Buena Park
* Camarillo
* Carson
* Cathedral City
* Chino
* Chino Hills
* Colton
* Compton
* Covina
* Cypress
* Diamond Bar
* Eastvale
* Fountain Valley
* Gardena
* Glendora
* Hacienda Heights
* Hawthorne
* Hemet
* Hesperia
* Highland
* Indio
* La Habra
* Laguna Niguel
* Lake Elsinore
* Lake Forest
* Lakewood
* Lynwood
* Mission Viejo
* Monrovia
* Montebello
* Monterey Park
* Newport Beach
* Palm Desert
* Paramount
* Perris
* Pico Rivera
* Placentia
* Redlands
* Redondo Beach
* Rosemead
* San Clemente
* San Jacinto
* Santa Monica
* South Gate
* Tustin
* Upland
* Westminster
* Whittier
* Yorba Linda
* Yucaipa

25k–50k|

* Adelanto
* Banning
* Barstow
* Bell
* Bell Gardens
* Beverly Hills
* Brea
* Cerritos
* Claremont
* Coachella
* Culver City
* Dana Point
* Desert Hot Springs
* La Mirada
* La Puente
* La Quinta
* La Verne
* Laguna Hills
* Lawndale
* Manhattan Beach
* Maywood
* Monrovia
* Montclair
* Moorpark
* Norco
* Palm Springs
* Rancho Palos Verdes
* Rancho Santa Margarita
* San Dimas
* San Gabriel
* San Juan Capistrano
* Santa Paula
* Seal Beach
* South Pasadena
* Stanton
* Temple City
* Twentynine Palms
* Walnut
* West Hollywood
* Wildomar

10k–25k|

* Agoura Hills
* Artesia
* Blythe
* Calabasas
* Calimesa
* Canyon Lake
* Commerce
* Cudahy
* Duarte
* El Segundo
* Fillmore
* Grand Terrace
* Hawaiian Gardens
* Hermosa Beach
* La Cañada Flintridge
* La Palma
* Laguna Beach
* Laguna Woods
* Loma Linda
* Lomita
* Los Alamitos
* Malibu
* Palos Verdes Estates
* Port Hueneme
* Rancho Mirage
* San Fernando
* San Marino
* Santa Fe Springs
* Sierra Madre
* Signal Hill
* South El Monte
* Yucca Valley

Under 10k|

* Avalon
* Big Bear Lake
* Bradbury
* City of Industry
* Hidden Hills
* Indian Wells
* Irwindale
* La Habra Heights
* Needles
* Ojai
* Rolling Hills
* Rolling Hills Estates
* Vernon
* Villa Park
* Westlake Village

CDPs
over 25k|

* Altadena
* East Los Angeles
* Florence-Graham
* French Valley
* Hacienda Heights
* Ladera Ranch
* North Tustin
* Rowland Heights
* South Whittier
* Temescal Valley
* West Whittier-Los Nietos
* Westmont

Area
regions|

* Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city
* Antelope Valley
* Central Los Angeles
* Coachella Valley
* Colorado Desert
* Conejo Valley
* Downtown Los Angeles
* East Los Angeles
* Gateway Cities
* Greater Hollywood
* Greater Los Angeles
* Harbor Area
* Inland Empire
* Mojave Desert
* Northeast Los Angeles
* Northwest Los Angeles
* Orange Coast
* Palos Verdes Peninsula
* Pomona Valley
* Saddleback Valley
* San Bernardino Valley
* San Fernando Valley
* San Gabriel Valley
* Santa Ana Valley
* Santa Clarita Valley
* Simi Valley
* South Bay
* South Coast Metro
* South Los Angeles
* Victor Valley
* Westside Los Angeles

Landforms|

* Baldwin Hills (range)
* Channel Islands
* Chino Hills
* Hollywood Hills
* Los Angeles Basin
* Oxnard Plain
* Palos Verdes Hills
* Puente Hills
* San Fernando Valley
* San Gabriel Mountains
* San Gabriel Valley
* San Jacinto Mountains
* Santa Ana Mountains
* Santa Catalina Island
* Santa Monica Mountains
* Santa Susana Mountains
* Sierra Pelona Ridge
* Simi Hills
* Verdugo Mountains

Bodies of
water|

* Aliso Creek
* Arroyo Calabasas
* Arroyo Seco
* Ballona Creek
* Bell Creek
* Big Bear Lake
* Coyote Creek
* Lake Arrowhead
* Lake Gregory
* Lake Perris
* Lake Piru
* Los Angeles Aqueduct
* Los Angeles River
* Malibu Creek
* Mojave River
* Pacific Ocean
* Pyramid Lake
* Rio Hondo
* San Gabriel River
* San Juan Creek
* San Pedro Bay
* Santa Ana River
* Santa Clara River
* Santa Margarita River
* Santa Monica Bay
* Tujunga Wash

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State of California

Sacramento (capital)

Topics|

* Culture
* food
* music
* languages
* California sound
* sports
* California Dream
* Crime
* Demographics
* Earthquakes
* Economy
* agriculture
* Education
* Education, history of
* Environment
* Geography
* climate
* ecology
* flora
* fauna
* Government
* Capitol
* districts
* governor
* legislature
* Supreme Court
* Healthcare
* Abortion
* History
* Law
* LGBT rights
* National Historic Landmarks
* National Natural Landmarks
* NRHP listings
* Politics
* congressional delegations
* elections
* People
* Protected areas
* state parks
* state historic landmarks
* Symbols
* Transportation
* Water
* Index of articles

Regions|

* Antelope Valley
* Big Sur
* California Coast Ranges
* Cascade Range
* Central California
* Central Coast
* Central Valley
* Channel Islands
* Coachella Valley
* Coastal California
* Conejo Valley
* Cucamonga Valley
* Death Valley
* East Bay (SF Bay Area)
* East County (SD)
* Eastern California
* Emerald Triangle
* Gold Country
* Great Basin
* Greater San Bernardino
* Inland Empire
* Klamath Basin
* Lake Tahoe
* Greater Los Angeles
* Los Angeles Basin
* Lost Coast
* Mojave Desert
* Mountain Empire
* North Bay (SF)
* North Coast
* North County (SD)
* Northern California
* Orange Coast
* Owens Valley
* Oxnard Plain
* Peninsular Ranges
* Pomona Valley
* Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
* Sacramento Valley
* Saddleback Valley
* Salinas Valley
* San Fernando Valley
* San Francisco Bay Area
* San Francisco Peninsula
* San Gabriel Valley
* San Joaquin Valley
* Santa Clara Valley
* Santa Clara River Valley
* Santa Clarita Valley
* Santa Ynez Valley
* Shasta Cascade
* Sierra Nevada
* Silicon Valley
* South Bay (LA)
* South Bay (SD)
* South Bay (SF)
* South Coast
* Southern Border Region
* Southern California
* Transverse Ranges
* Tri-Valley
* Victor Valley
* Wine Country

Metro regions|

* Fresno–Madera
* Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
* Sacramento–Roseville
* Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario
* San Diego–Tijuana
* San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland

Counties|

* Alameda
* Alpine
* Amador
* Butte
* Calaveras
* Colusa
* Contra Costa
* Del Norte
* El Dorado
* Fresno
* Glenn
* Humboldt
* Imperial
* Inyo
* Kern
* Kings
* Lake
* Lassen
* Los Angeles
* Madera
* Marin
* Mariposa
* Mendocino
* Merced
* Modoc
* Mono
* Monterey
* Napa
* Nevada
* Orange
* Placer
* Plumas
* Riverside
* Sacramento
* San Benito
* San Bernardino
* San Diego
* San Francisco
* San Joaquin
* San Luis Obispo
* San Mateo
* Santa Barbara
* Santa Clara
* Santa Cruz
* Shasta
* Sierra
* Siskiyou
* Solano
* Sonoma
* Stanislaus
* Sutter
* Tehama
* Trinity
* Tulare
* Tuolumne
* Ventura
* Yolo
* Yuba

Most populous
cities|

* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Jose
* San Francisco
* Fresno
* Sacramento
* Long Beach
* Oakland
* Bakersfield
* Anaheim

California portal

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World's 50 most-populous urban areas

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1. Tokyo
2. Jakarta
3. Delhi
4. Guangzhou–Foshan
5. Mumbai
6. Manila
7. Shanghai
8. Seoul
9. Cairo
10. Mexico City

11. Kolkata
12. São Paulo
13. New York
14. Karachi
15. Dhaka
16. Bangkok
17. Beijing
18. Moscow
19. Shenzhen
20. Buenos Aires

21. Los Angeles
22. Johannesburg-Pretoria
23. Bengaluru
24. Chengdu
25. Ho Chi Minh City
26. Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto
27. Lagos
28. Istanbul
29. Lahore
30. Kinshasa–Brazzaville

31. Tehran
32. Chongqing
33. Rio de Janeiro
34. Xi'an
35. Chennai
36. Paris
37. Zhengzhou
38. Luanda
39. London
40. Dongguan

41. Lima
42. Wuhan
43. Bogotá
44. Tianjin
45. Hyderabad
46. Taipei
47. Hangzhou
48. Nagoya
49. Surabaya
50. Bandung

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Southern California megaregion

Metropolitan areas and cities in italics are located outside of California

| Metropolitan Los Angeles|

* Major cities: Los Angeles
* Long Beach
* Anaheim
* Santa Ana
* Santa Clarita
* Irvine
* Glendale
* Huntington Beach
* Garden Grove

|

Inland Empire|

* Major cities: San Bernardino
* Riverside
* Fontana
* Moreno Valley
* Ontario
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Corona

San Diego–Tijuana|

* Major cities: San Diego
* Tijuana
* Chula Vista
* Oceanside
* Escondido
* Rosarito

Central Coast|

* Major cities: Santa Barbara
* Santa Maria
* San Luis Obispo
* Oxnard
* Ventura

Las Vegas Valley|

* Major cities: Las Vegas
* Henderson
* North Las Vegas

Megapolitan areas of California

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* FAST

National|

* Germany
* Israel

Other|

* Yale LUX

## Panoramas

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Central Los Angeles and the Westside, as viewed from the Getty Center in the Santa Monica Mountains. San Gabriel Mountains at back left, Downtown Los Angeles skyline at center-left, Century City and Westwood in the foreground and to their right, the 405 Freeway. The Brentwood skyline, the hills of the Palos Verdes Peninsula at back right and the Pacific Ocean at far right.

The Los Angeles Basin, viewed south from Mulholland Drive. From left to right can be seen the Santa Ana Mountains / Saddleback (horizon), downtown L.A., the Hollywood Bowl (foreground), Mid-Wilshire, Long Beach – Palos Verdes (background), Catalina Island (horizon), the South Bay and Pacific Ocean.
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