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California

39,431,264 Population
155,859.1 square miles 253 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,934 ±$232 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$100,149 ±$381 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.8% ±0.2% (4,567,967  ±68,831) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.7 minutes ±0.1 (481,218,370  ±2,696,690) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

13,797,638 ±19,379 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 (38,537,960  ±) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±0.1% (430,221  ±12,150) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

14,877,017 ±1,124 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$759,500 ±$3,644 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.4% ±0.2% (4,053,576  ±69,085.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

84.9% ±0.3% (23,227,841  ±84,605.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.1% ±0.2% (10,436,652  ±53,771.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

45.3% ±0.2% (16,935,156  ±69,359.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

27.7% (10,902,022  ±63,747) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4% ±0.1% (1,239,625  ±17,966) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,239,625 Total veterans ±17,966 1,116,304 Male ±16,660 123,321 Female ±7,095

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