Census Reporter

California

39,144,818 Population
155,788 square miles 251.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2015 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$31,587 ±$129 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $29,979 ±$59
$64,500 ±$395 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $55,775 ±$85

15.3% ±0.2% (5,891,678  ±66,827) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,153,077 (±0.1% / ±275,061)

28.9 minutes ±0.1 (480,921,445  ±2,218,611) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,739,568,815 (±0 / ±6,952,874)

Families

12,896,357 ±19,487 Number of households
  • United States: 118,208,250 ±155,130
3 (38,323,824  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 313,347,925

5% ±0.1% (478,813  ±12,151) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,931,053 (±0% / ±33,526)

Housing

13,988,399 ±649 Number of housing units
  • United States: 134,793,665 ±2,413

$449,100 ±$1,441 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $194,500 ±$290

13.5% ±0.1% (5,228,811  ±56,076.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,762,323 (±0.1% / ±186,962.1)

Social

82.2% ±0.3% (21,441,753  ±65,631.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 87.1% 188,621,037 (±0.1% / ±216,607.1)
32.3% ±0.2% (8,415,690  ±41,081.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 30.6% 66,241,553 (±0.1% / ±131,693.7)

44.6% ±0.1% (16,325,804  ±52,824.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.5% 64,716,079 (±0.1% / ±151,774.5)

27.3% ±0.1% (10,688,336  ±47,464) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,290,372 (±0% / ±122,466)

5.5% ±0.1% (1,644,215  ±18,788) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 7.6% 18,830,450 (±0% / ±68,051)
1,644,215 Total veterans ±18,788 1,520,630 Male ±16,127 123,585 Female ±6,656

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