Census Reporter

California

39,536,653 Population
155,785.7 square miles 253.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$35,046 ±$168 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$71,805 ±$294 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

13.3% ±0.2% (5,160,208  ±71,947) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

29.8 minutes ±0.1 (512,692,140  ±2,043,214) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

13,005,097 ±17,539 Number of households
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
3 (38,718,791  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

4.8% ±0.1% (468,957  ±11,405) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

14,177,270 ±934 Number of housing units
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$509,400 ±$2,199 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

13% ±0.2% (5,076,653  ±65,525) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

83.3% ±0.3% (22,229,971  ±72,665.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
33.7% ±0.2% (8,976,247  ±45,115.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

44.5% ±0.2% (16,479,654  ±61,748.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about double the rate in United States: 21.8% 66,592,306 (±0.1% / ±178,397.9)

27% ±0.1% (10,653,414  ±47,294) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

5.2% ±0.1% (1,564,913  ±17,321) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
1,564,913 Total veterans ±17,321 1,439,566 Male ±15,951 125,347 Female ±5,945

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