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Assembly District 79, CA

505,699 Population
60.2 square miles 8,403.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,733 ±$724 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$80,544 ±$1,465 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.3% ±0.8% (76,171  ±4,236) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.5 minutes ±0.4 (5,409,370  ±123,434) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

165,869 ±2,051 Number of households
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.1 (498,087  ±5,397) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±0.6% (7,029  ±737) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

173,091 ±2,022 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$674,600 ±$6,936 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.5% ±0.7% (52,614  ±3,440.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.9% ±0.9% (281,450  ±4,513.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
26.3% ±0.7% (89,263  ±2,535.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

27.4% ±0.7% (138,343  ±3,949) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±0.4% (27,733  ±1,390) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
27,733 Total veterans ±1,390 24,566 Male ±1,329 3,167 Female ±360

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