Census Reporter

California

39,512,223 Population
155,854 square miles 253.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$39,393 ±$177 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$80,440 ±$313 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

11.8% ±0.2% (4,552,837  ±67,995) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

30.7 minutes ±0.1 (538,138,130  ±2,278,526) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

13,157,873 ±23,844 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.9 ±0 (38,685,702  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.7% ±0.1% (450,971  ±10,955) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

14,367,012 ±1,286 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$568,500 ±$2,502 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

12% ±0.2% (4,689,828  ±63,097.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

84% ±0.3% (22,636,359  ±78,234.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
35% ±0.2% (9,428,484  ±44,753.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

44.5% ±0.2% (16,517,804  ±76,842.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about double the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

26.7% ±0.1% (10,564,220  ±55,357) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

4.8% ±0.1% (1,471,467  ±19,838) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
1,471,467 Total veterans ±19,838 1,351,006 Male ±19,299 120,461 Female ±5,618

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