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Housing units in Los Angeles, CA

Housing units in Los Angeles, CA was 1.55 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 376 cities in 2024.

2024, count1,554,332
Change on 2023+1.1%
Rank1st of 376Cities in California ranked
Series high1,554,3322024
Series low1,503,9152021

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Housing units in Los Angeles, CA, 2021 to 2024

1.5M1.52M1.54M1.56M20212022202320242021: 1,503,915 count2022: 1,518,992 count2023: 1,537,034 count2024: 1,554,332 count1.5M1.52M1.54M1.56M202120242021: 1,503,915 count2022: 1,518,992 count2023: 1,537,034 count2024: 1,554,332 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodcount
20241,554,332
20231,537,034
20221,518,992
20211,503,915

Compared with California and United States

Place2024
Los Angeles, CA1,554,332
California14,644,735
United States143,775,355

Rankings

Definition

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Housing units, Los Angeles, CA, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Housing units, Los Angeles, CA, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/los-angeles-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Housing units, Los Angeles, CA, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/los-angeles-ca.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Housing units, Los Angeles, CA, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/los-angeles-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Housing units, Los Angeles, CA, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/los-angeles-ca. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the housing units in Los Angeles, CA?

Housing units in Los Angeles, CA was 1.55 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 376 cities in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units in Los Angeles, CA?

1.55 million in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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