Short answers, pulled from the story.
The U.S. Census Bureau defines the Combined Statistical Area as covering 87,960 square miles of land. This geographic scope makes it the largest metropolitan region by land area in the United States.
Over 18 million people live within these boundaries according to 2023 estimates. The 2020 census recorded 18,644,680 people living within the Greater Los Angeles Area.
Hispanic or Latino residents comprise 46.3% of the total population, making them the largest group by far. Mexican origin represents the majority within the Hispanic community.
Pacific Electric Railway Company operated electric streetcars known as Red Cars throughout Southern California during the 1920s. These privately owned systems connected cities across Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties.
Greater Los Angeles maintains a $1.528 trillion economy as measured in 2022. This makes it the third-largest metropolitan economy globally behind Tokyo and New York City.