L.A. County could have 1.7 million fewer people by 2060. It's not because residents are leaving [View all]
When imagining Los Angeles in 2060, scenes of flying cars, AI celebrities roaming the streets and maybe an additional transit line or two might come to mind.
Projections from the state Department of Finance underscore a different future — with fewer people living in L.A. County than are currently here now.
Recently updated population projections show the county losing over 1.7 million people between now and 2060, a decrease of more than 17% from the current total of around 10 million.
Jonathan Drazan, 28, lives in Long Beach and plans to be in Southern California long term. When asked to imagine L.A. 37 years from now with far fewer people, the affordable-housing developer chuckled. “The first thing that comes to mind is less cars on the road, on the highways, hopefully a little less traffic on the 405-10 intersection.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-04/l-a-county-in-2060-could-have-1-7-million-fewer-people-amid-california-exodus
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