state

California

Demographic and economic profile of California, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

Population

39,431,263

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$96,334

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Age

37.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

California added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,248,779 (44.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,820,303 (17.4%)
  • Two or More Races6,410,245 (16.3%)
  • Asian Alone5,997,069 (15.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,173,343 (5.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone445,219 (1.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish10,446,277
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,274,086
  3. 3.Other Indo-European1,239,326
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)769,480
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island726,747

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

26.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,355,918

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

$81,256

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

112.2 (US=100)

Data USA · as of 2023

Per Capita Income

$47,977

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care4,062,424
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management2,677,526
  3. 3.Retail Trade1,893,259
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation1,781,368
  5. 5.Manufacturing1,665,814

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,981,376
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,621,290
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,260,128
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,214,918
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,622,511

Census ACS · as of 2023

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 1.56×)546,304
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.28×)380,609
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.16×)2,677,526
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.09×)1,781,368
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.07×)462,324

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$695,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,956/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9991,847,604 (24.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,271,255 (17.0%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991,100,715 (14.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999756,387 (10.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999597,225 (8.0%)
  • $2,000,000 or more559,994 (7.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,310

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.0 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,294,684 (67.1%)
  • Worked at Home2,832,962 (15.5%)
  • Carpooled1,738,770 (9.5%)
  • Public Transit593,434 (3.2%)
  • Walked436,223 (2.4%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other304,208 (1.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.