Census Reporter

California

39,557,045 Population
155,793.7 square miles 253.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-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 ±0.2

Economics

$37,124 ±$161 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$75,277 ±$317 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

12.8% ±0.2% (4,969,326  ±62,249) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

30.2 minutes ±0.1 (525,695,390  ±2,353,182) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

13,072,122 ±21,485 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
3 (38,731,195  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

4.7% ±0.1% (454,027  ±11,738) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

14,277,867 ±1,010 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$546,800 ±$2,008 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

12.5% ±0.1% (4,882,022  ±55,698.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

83.8% ±0.3% (22,460,627  ±72,265.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
34.2% ±0.2% (9,171,076  ±45,281.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

44.6% ±0.2% (16,554,135  ±55,548.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about double the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

26.9% ±0.1% (10,625,980  ±51,558) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

5.1% ±0.1% (1,538,797  ±17,814) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
1,538,797 Total veterans ±17,814 1,404,163 Male ±15,934 134,634 Female ±6,634

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