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California

39,029,344 Population
155,859.3 square miles 250.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$46,661 ±$225 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$91,551 ±$471 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

12.2% ±0.2% (4,670,324  ±66,972) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

28.3 minutes ±0.1 (436,695,300  ±2,279,997) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

13,550,586 ±19,485 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.8 ±41 (38,154,104  ±-555,555,600) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

4.8% ±0.1% (453,850  ±13,512) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

14,627,041 ±997 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$715,900 ±$2,271 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11.1% ±0.2% (4,293,993  ±58,514.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

84.7% ±0.3% (22,751,090  ±80,766.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
37% ±0.2% (9,935,941  ±52,591.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

44.4% ±0.2% (16,370,476  ±70,307.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about double the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±203,206.2)

26.7% ±380.3% (10,428,025  ±57,193) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

4.3% ±0.1% (1,292,737  ±18,307) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
1,292,737 Total veterans ±18,307 1,169,667 Male ±17,871 123,070 Female ±6,341

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