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California

39,237,836 Population
155,858.5 square miles 251.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$42,396 ±$233 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$84,907 ±$542 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

12.3% ±0.2% (4,733,036  ±68,101) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

27.6 minutes ±0.1 (385,992,600  ±2,410,052) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

13,429,063 ±19,170 Number of households
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.9 (38,422,140  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.9% ±0.1% (458,334  ±13,293) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

14,512,149 ±1,218 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$648,100 ±$2,021 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

11.3% ±0.1% (4,371,473  ±54,643.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

84.5% ±0.3% (22,724,990  ±77,239) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
36.2% ±0.2% (9,737,817  ±46,277.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

43.9% ±0.2% (16,263,962  ±66,032.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about double the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

26.6% ±0.1% (10,451,810  ±54,396) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

4.4% ±0.1% (1,342,337  ±18,280) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
1,342,337 Total veterans ±18,280 1,223,793 Male ±16,810 118,544 Female ±5,830

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