Census Reporter

California

39,346,023 Population
155,858.3 square miles 252.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,576 ±$120 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$78,672 ±$270 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

12.6% ±0.1% (4,853,434  ±39,919) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

29.8 minutes ±0.1 (498,276,585  ±1,174,085) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

13,103,114 ±18,542 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.9 (38,521,288  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.8% ±0.1% (463,780  ±5,839) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

14,210,945 ±1,339 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$538,500 ±$1,127 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

12.4% ±0.1% (4,842,940  ±30,091.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

83.9% ±0.2% (22,378,605  ±40,789.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
34.7% ±0.1% (9,256,873  ±25,121.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

43.9% ±0.1% (16,211,086  ±49,668.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about double the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

26.6% ±0.1% (10,463,818  ±35,653) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

5% ±0% (1,525,746  ±9,062) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
1,525,746 Total veterans ±9,062 1,397,619 Male ±8,114 128,127 Female ±2,920

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