According to the Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance report of 2009, the Palmdale / Lancaster urban area has a population of 483,998, of which Lake Los Angeles is a part.

[4] Public transportation services are operated by the Antelope Valley Transit Authority.

The route 50 bus travels from Lake Los Angeles's Town Center Plaza to Owen Memorial Park in Lancaster.

The region was once called Los Angeles Buttes, since they were the only ones in the northern part of the county.

Advertisements showed a water skier on the lake (which was probably no more than 5 feet deep) and a showcase home on the top of the nearby hill, giving the impression of a resort town.

There was a country club and a high-end restaurant that overlooked the large recreational lake.

The lake was left to evaporate in the early 1980s after the initial developers sold their interests.

Numerous movies, serials, commercials and television series were filmed in Lake Los Angeles for decades.

Filmed segments and stock footage of Bonanza episodes made at the region include "The Mission", "Gallagher's Sons", "Twilight Town", "Big Shadow on the Land", "The Deed and the Dilemma", "The Oath", "Second Chance" and "Meena."

Lake Los Angeles has two permanent film sets: Four Aces, a replica mid-century style rest stop with a diner, gas station and motel, used in the films Identity, Fall, and Palm Springs; and Club Ed, a more dilapidated early 20th century gas station and two-story house, originally built for the 1991 film Eye of the Storm, since used in The Devil's Rejects and Torque.

The racial makeup of Lake Los Angeles was 6,862 (55.7%) White (31.9% Non-Hispanic White),[26] 1,388 (11.3%) African American, 178 (1.4%) Native American, 116 (0.9%) Asian, 27 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 3,068 (24.9%) from other races, and 689 (5.6%) from two or more races.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Lake Los Angeles had a median household income of $45,440, with 27.1% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

[30] In the California State Legislature, Lake Los Angeles is in the 21st Senate District, represented by Democrat Monique Limón, and in the 39th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Juan Carrillo.