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Congressional District 21, CA

749,912 Population
891.3 square miles 841.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.3 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,464 ±$1,055 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$63,382 ±$3,705 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

21% ±1.6% (154,862  ±11,859) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23 minutes ±0.5 (6,504,195  ±282,948) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

230,335 ±4,293 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.2 ±0 (737,952  ±14,470) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.1% ±1% (11,337  ±1,803) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

242,021 ±4,387 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$342,600 ±$6,089 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.7% ±1% (64,663  ±7,540.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

73.2% ±1.9% (334,759  ±10,749.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
16.6% ±1.1% (75,876  ±5,207.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

50.9% ±1% (356,394  ±7,649.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 44.1% 16,315,352 (±0.1% / ±51,139.5)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±,206,858.2)

21.7% ±1.1% (162,935  ±8,885) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.4% ±0.4% (18,131  ±2,310) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
18,131 Total veterans ±2,310 16,841 Male ±2,241 1,290 Female ±639

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