Los Angeles County vs. San Diego County
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Allegheny - PA
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Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
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Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
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Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
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Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
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Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
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Middlesex - NJ
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Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
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New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
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Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Los Angeles County (CA) San Diego County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10,105,518 3,343,364
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.9% 8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 9,818,672 3,095,349
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 9,818,605 3,095,313
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.7% 21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.6% 14.0%
Female persons, percent 50.7% 49.7%
White alone, percent 70.8% 75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 9.0% 5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.4% 1.3%
Asian alone, percent 15.4% 12.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.4% 0.6%
Two or More Races, percent 3.1% 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 48.6% 34.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 26.1% 45.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 270,462 223,217
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 34.2% 23.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 3,561,069 1,224,375
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 45.8% 53.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $543,400 $526,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,417 $2,478
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $584 $595
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,390 $1,569
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 42.2% 35.8%
Building permits, 2018 22,009 9,834
Households, 2014-2018 3,306,109 1,118,980
Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.00 2.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.2% 84.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 56.6% 37.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.4% 93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.1% 88.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 78.7% 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.8% 38.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.1% 6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.1% 8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.4% 62.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.9% 58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 22,965,135 10,403,824
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 67,261,267 21,337,795
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 163,829,606 33,320,461
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 199,804,798 35,937,366
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 121,389,378 39,786,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,184 $12,523
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 31.3 26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $64,251 $74,855
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,469 $36,156
Persons in poverty, percent 14.2% 11.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 275,316 85,077
Total employment, 2017 3,821,173 1,266,620
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 224,580,111 72,979,449
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.3% 1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,078,846 285,707
All firms, 2012 1,146,701 293,426
Men-owned firms, 2012 601,676 154,416
Women-owned firms, 2012 439,513 105,329
Minority-owned firms, 2012 631,218 106,472
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 481,643 175,754
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 69,608 25,354
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,044,750 255,209
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.7% 2.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 17.5% 10.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.6% 15.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.2% 29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 2,419.6 735.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 4,057.88 4,206.63
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Los Angeles county (CA) and San Diego county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.