| − | '''Los Angeles''' (from [[Spanish]] "Los Ángeles, meaning "The Angels", often called "'''L.A.'''" or "'''LA'''") is a city, a county and a metropolitan area in [[California]]. With a population of 3.8 million in the city and 9.9 million in the county, it is second only to New York City. Los Angeles is a global city with a multi-ethnic population. The county in 2007 was 47% Hispanic, 29% white non-Hispanic, 13% Asian and 10% black. Besides the many rich celebrities, there is a large working class population, so the average income of $53,500 is 10% below the state average.<ref>See [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06037.html Quick Facts]</ref> | + | '''Los Angeles''' (from [[Spanish]] "Los Ángeles, meaning "The Angels", often called "'''L.A.'''" or "'''LA'''") is a city, a county and a metropolitan area in [[California]]. With a population of 3.8 million in the city and 9.9 million in the county, it is second only to New York City. Los Angeles is a global city with a multi-ethnic population. The county in 2007 was 47% Hispanic, 29% white non-Hispanic, 13% Asian and 10% black. In 2017, around 22% of residents are non-citizens.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref> Besides the many rich celebrities, there is a large working class population, so the average income of $53,500 is 10% below the state average.<ref>See [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06037.html Quick Facts]</ref> |
| | The current Mayor of Los Angeles is Eric Michael Garcetti,<ref>http://mayor.lacity.org/MeettheMayor/index.htm</ref> a liberal Democrat who was elected in 2013 as the city's first [[Jewish]] mayor and reelected in 2017 . | | The current Mayor of Los Angeles is Eric Michael Garcetti,<ref>http://mayor.lacity.org/MeettheMayor/index.htm</ref> a liberal Democrat who was elected in 2013 as the city's first [[Jewish]] mayor and reelected in 2017 . |