Census Reporter

California

39,250,017 Population
155,792.7 square miles 251.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,389 ±$138 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $31,128 ±$63
$67,739 ±$356 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $57,617 ±$115

14.4% ±0.2% (5,525,524  ±66,544) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,268,996 (±0.1% / ±246,910)

29.4 minutes ±0.1 (496,073,120  ±2,066,309) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,802,425,670 (±0.1 / ±7,681,794)

Families

12,944,178 ±15,703 Number of households
  • United States: 118,860,065 ±154,606
3 (38,436,448  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 315,047,636

4.9% ±0.1% (471,829  ±11,201) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,946,903 (±0.1% / ±36,746)

Housing

14,061,375 ±838 Number of housing units
  • United States: 135,702,775 ±3,052

$477,500 ±$1,663 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $205,000 ±$467

13.4% ±0.2% (5,188,623  ±62,959.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.6% 46,701,858 (±0.1% / ±203,161.6)

Social

82.4% ±0.3% (21,685,578  ±72,049.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 87.5% 191,063,246 (±0.1% / ±220,872.9)
32.9% ±0.2% (8,660,470  ±42,025.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 31.3% 68,334,277 (±0.1% / ±133,659.9)

44.6% ±0.2% (16,388,313  ±60,426.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,518,938 (±0.1% / ±163,928.5)

27.2% ±0.1% (10,677,663  ±46,799) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,739,345 (±0% / ±129,849)

5.4% ±0.1% (1,624,519  ±22,622) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 7.4% 18,496,937 (±0% / ±66,959)
1,624,519 Total veterans ±22,622 1,492,987 Male ±21,153 131,532 Female ±5,943

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