STATE · ADMITTED 1850 · 1990 CENSUS

California

29,760,021 residents · 58 counties · 1618 cities · 155,779 sq mi · 9,129 census tracts

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With 29,760,021 people, California is a state. Median home value sits at $194,300. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $620 a month at the median. There are 4,111,627 fewer people here than in 2000. Median household income runs $35,798, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,760,021

−12%vs 2000

vs 33,871,648 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

155,779 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202439.3M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(2,376,474)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(2,231,943)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(1,987,011)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(2,028,343)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(2,440,751)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.3%(5,739,293)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(4,646,815)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(2,955,981)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(2,231,551)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(1,865,417)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(967,997)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(288,445)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,798

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,493 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,409

−28%vs 2000

vs $22,711 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$194,300

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $198,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$620

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $747 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.6%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.9% in 2000

44.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic46.7%(15,816,790)

Black6.4%(2,181,926)

Hispanic / Latino32.4%(10,966,556)

Asian10.8%(3,648,860)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.1%(20,555,653)

Black7.4%(2,198,766)

Hispanic / Latino25.4%(7,557,550)

Asian9.6%(2,847,835)

Other14%(4,157,767)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican32.3%(12,695,747)

Central American4.1%(1,597,057)

Salvadoran2%(785,206)

Guatemalan1.3%(512,341)

South American1.1%(438,620)

Puerto Rican0.6%(222,082)

Spaniard0.4%(174,216)

Nicaraguan0.3%(125,709)

Colombian0.3%(123,528)

Peruvian0.3%(121,168)

Honduran0.3%(111,891)

Cuban0.3%(98,684)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(52,295)

Ecuadorian0.1%(50,816)

Chilean0.1%(32,370)

Costa Rican0.1%(29,873)

Venezuelan0.1%(28,158)

Dominican0.1%(25,628)

Panamanian0.1%(23,245)

Bolivian0%(17,658)

Uruguayan0%(6,740)

Paraguayan0%(1,803)

Asian origin

Chinese3.9%(1,539,845)

Filipino3.3%(1,295,021)

Asian Indian2.3%(891,775)

Vietnamese1.7%(682,386)

Korean1.2%(469,485)

Japanese0.6%(249,556)

Taiwanese0.3%(120,472)

Hmong0.3%(110,932)

Cambodian0.2%(96,225)

Pakistani0.2%(76,451)

Kazakh0.1%(53,692)

Thai0.1%(50,176)

+ 13 more asian origin groups with data

Laotian0.1%(41,034)

Indonesian0.1%(28,556)

Burmese0.1%(20,518)

Nepalese0.1%(19,870)

Bangladeshi0%(15,708)

Mien0%(13,860)

Sri Lankan0%(12,244)

Mongolian0%(8,509)

Malaysian0%(4,327)

Uzbek0%(2,881)

Singaporean0%(1,916)

Okinawan0%(571)

Bhutanese0%(170)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(92,897)

Samoan0.2%(63,447)

Chamorro0.1%(41,829)

Fijian0.1%(39,885)

Tongan0.1%(27,779)

Guamanian0%(8,501)

Marshallese0%(2,899)

Chuukese0%(595)

Ancestry

German6.8%(2,671,714)

English6.3%(2,476,371)

Irish5.9%(2,301,721)

Italian3.4%(1,337,799)

American2.8%(1,089,687)

French1.3%(528,836)

Scottish1.2%(472,949)

Polish1.1%(435,641)

Arab0.9%(344,369)

Russian0.8%(322,532)

Norwegian0.8%(311,609)

Swedish0.8%(311,507)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.8%(308,988)

Subsaharan African0.8%(296,603)

Dutch0.7%(258,207)

Armenian0.6%(251,808)

Iranian0.6%(223,959)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(179,918)

British0.4%(148,218)

Danish0.3%(135,946)

Ukrainian0.3%(132,979)

Welsh0.3%(129,389)

Greek0.3%(119,833)

West Indian0.3%(100,538)

Hungarian0.2%(96,285)

Swiss0.2%(84,903)

French Canadian0.2%(79,019)

Czech0.2%(72,719)

Lebanese0.2%(70,357)

Canadian0.2%(64,549)

Egyptian0.2%(61,552)

Nigerian0.2%(60,427)

Austrian0.2%(60,157)

Romanian0.2%(59,874)

Brazilian0.1%(50,018)

Finnish0.1%(47,141)

Croatian0.1%(46,442)

Lithuanian0.1%(43,943)

Jamaican0.1%(40,479)

Ethiopian0.1%(36,738)

Syrian0.1%(34,539)

Turkish0.1%(32,687)

Israeli0.1%(30,495)

Palestinian0.1%(29,399)

Iraqi0.1%(29,344)

Slovak0.1%(22,741)

Belgian0.1%(22,403)

Australian0%(18,697)

Serbian0%(18,695)

Jordanian0%(16,532)

Haitian0%(14,793)

Bulgarian0%(13,304)

Moroccan0%(12,664)

Slovene0%(10,573)

Latvian0%(10,021)

Ghanaian0%(9,600)

Kenyan0%(9,294)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(7,829)

Somali0%(5,022)

Guyanese0%(4,312)

Macedonian0%(3,286)

Cape Verdean0%(3,017)

Barbadian0%(2,285)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.4%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.0 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 19.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.3%(6,605,672)

Married49.4%(7,904,247)

Widowed2.1%(337,574)

Divorced7.2%(1,154,832)

Women 15+

Never married35.1%(5,697,378)

Married47%(7,618,380)

Widowed7.4%(1,192,387)

Divorced10.5%(1,705,523)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−11.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 64.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)26.6%(347,499)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21%(273,933)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.4%(436,079)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.4%(70,829)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(16,504)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,305,453 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Los Angeles3,869,089

2.San Diego1,406,106

3.San Jose989,814

4.San Francisco826,079

5.Fresno555,549

6.Sacramento536,449

7.Long Beach450,469

8.Oakland440,838

9.Bakersfield422,165

10.Anaheim341,008

11.Stockton324,597

12.Riverside323,057

13.Irvine318,764

14.Santa Ana315,586

15.Chula Vista275,533

16.Santa Clarita228,430

17.Fremont226,442

18.San Bernardino222,044

19.Fontana221,223

20.Modesto219,652

21.Moreno Valley214,263

22.Oxnard199,651

23.Huntington Beach191,451

24.Glendale187,160

25.Ontario187,013

26.Elk Grove185,007

27.Santa Rosa179,437

28.Rancho Cucamonga177,856

29.Oceanside170,483

30.Garden Grove170,455

31.Lancaster170,084

32.Roseville167,302

33.Palmdale161,845

34.Corona161,734

35.Salinas159,134

36.Hayward157,113

37.Sunnyvale156,577

38.Pomona147,807

39.Visalia146,541

40.Escondido146,030

41.Victorville141,395

42.Fullerton138,675

43.Torrance138,391

44.Orange138,365

45.Pasadena135,804

Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (25)

1.Los Angeles12,844,441

2.Riverside4,769,007

3.San Francisco4,630,041

4.San Diego3,282,248

5.Sacramento2,477,274

6.San Jose1,984,473

7.Fresno1,203,383

8.Bakersfield927,068

9.Oxnard830,851

10.Stockton823,815

11.Modesto557,719

12.Santa Rosa486,444

13.Visalia485,146

14.Vallejo455,376

15.Santa Maria442,065

16.Salinas433,729

17.Merced297,260

18.San Luis Obispo282,367

19.Santa Cruz258,852

20.Chico209,211

21.Yuba City187,478

22.Redding181,648

23.El Centro181,411

24.Hanford154,327

25.Napa132,949

Micropolitan areas (9)

1.Eureka131,647

2.Truckee101,911

3.Ukiah88,122

4.Clearlake67,772

5.Red Bluff64,665

6.Sonora53,160

7.Susanville28,117

8.Crescent City26,410

9.Bishop18,158

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

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