California is a city of 13,136 people in Maryland. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. Growth has run 41% since 2000, or 3,829 more people. The median age is 35.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. The median household earns $119,855, about 46% above the national median. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $119,855, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about California
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants75.9% → 62.9%(−13.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share12.7% → 22.2%(+9.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share83.6% → 57.4%(−26.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
California's population equals 11% of St. Mary's County's. Its number of households without a car equals 5.9% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 17% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)44.5%(838)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.3%(703)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.2%(438)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,884 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
California, decade by decade
California population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,626
$104,662
$261,127
29.9%
35.5
2000
9,307
$113,526
$255,760
33.0%
48.0
2010
11,857
$122,624
$406,252
35.0%
62.5
2020
12,947
$117,969
$343,371
38.3%
75.3
2024
13,136
$119,855
$346,800
43.8%
75.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
