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California demographics

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of California.

Population: 39,455,353
Median age: 37.0
Median household income: 84,097

California population: 39,455,353

Population

202139,455,353
202039,346,023
201939,283,497
201839,148,760
201738,982,847
201638,654,206
201538,421,464
201438,066,920
201337,659,181
201237,325,068
201136,969,200
201036,637,290
200936,308,527

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Demographic and housing estimates in California

Total population
Total population39,455,353
Male19,714,044
Female19,741,309
Population by age
Total population39,455,353
Under 5 years2,350,335
5 to 9 years2,434,113
10 to 14 years2,658,361
15 to 19 years2,588,625
20 to 24 years2,626,849
25 to 34 years5,941,622
35 to 44 years5,341,049
45 to 54 years5,043,403
55 to 59 years2,502,174
60 to 64 years2,298,943
65 to 74 years3,363,447
75 to 84 years1,581,471
85 years and over724,961
Median age (years)37.0
Under 18 years8,992,432
16 years and over31,499,704
18 years and over30,462,921
21 years and over28,890,148
62 years and over6,993,526
65 years and over5,669,879
Population by race
Total population39,455,353
One race35,220,136
   White20,553,732
   Black or African American2,233,258
   American Indian and Alaska Native360,607
   Asian5,887,396
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander148,278
   Some other race6,036,865
Two or more races4,235,217
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population25,916,215
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population12,796,956
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population13,119,259

Social characteristics in California

Households by type
Total households13,217,586
Family households (families)6,539,445
Married-couple family938,780
Male householder, no wife present, family2,306,378
Female householder, no husband present, family1,418,021
Nonfamily households3,432,983
Average household size3,977,705
Average family size2.92

Economic characteristics in California

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households13,217,586
Less than $10,000608,329
$10,000 to $14,999471,825
$15,000 to $24,999824,646
$25,000 to $34,999882,663
$35,000 to $49,9991,239,134
$50,000 to $74,9991,947,417
$75,000 to $99,9991,621,793
$100,000 to $149,9992,310,752
$150,000 to $199,9991,314,071
$200,000 or more1,996,956
Median household income (dollars)84,097

Housing characteristics in California

Housing occupancy
Total housing units14,328,539
Occupied housing units13,217,586
Vacant housing units1,110,953
Units in structure
Total housing units14,328,539
1-unit, detached8,248,814
1-unit, attached1,031,608
2 units340,666
3 or 4 units777,600
5 to 9 units842,158
10 to 19 units721,058
20 or more units1,835,106
Mobile home514,764
Boat, RV, van, etc.16,765
Year structure built
Total housing units14,328,539
Built 2014 or later20,908
Built 2010 to 2013705,742
Built 2000 to 20091,566,716
Built 1990 to 19991,547,489
Built 1980 to 19892,149,034
Built 1970 to 19792,489,970
Built 1960 to 19691,867,790
Built 1950 to 19591,878,006
Built 1940 to 1949814,928
Built 1939 or earlier1,287,956
Rooms
Total housing units14,328,539
1 room581,647
2 rooms618,823
3 rooms1,699,237
4 rooms2,741,630
5 rooms2,751,910
6 rooms2,420,938
7 rooms1,491,056
8 rooms1,023,156
9 rooms or more1,000,142
Median rooms5.1
Bedrooms
Total housing units14,328,539
No bedroom654,394
1 bedroom1,907,316
2 bedrooms3,891,447
3 bedrooms4,759,876
4 bedrooms2,487,603
5 or more bedrooms627,903
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units13,217,586
Owner-occupied7,335,247
Renter-occupied5,882,339
Average household size of owner-occupied unit3.01
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.82
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units13,217,586
Moved in 2017 or later1,234,496
Moved in 2015 to 20163,763,130
Moved in 2010 to 20142,599,496
Moved in 2000 to 20092,732,384
Moved in 1990 to 19991,490,893
Moved in 1989 and earlier1,397,187
Value
Owner-occupied units7,335,247
Less than $50,000193,201
$50,000 to $99,999140,515
$100,000 to $149,999141,615
$150,000 to $199,999205,971
$200,000 to $299,999646,801
$300,000 to $499,9991,804,174
$500,000 to $999,9992,841,977
$1,000,000 or more1,360,993
Median (dollars)573,200
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units7,335,247
Housing units with a mortgage5,075,316
Housing units without a mortgage2,259,931
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent5,697,828
Less than $500245,233
$500 to $999679,865
$1,000 to $1,4991,378,776
$1,500 to $1,9991,373,203
$2,000 to $2,499924,718
$2,500 to $2,999500,742
$3,000 or more595,291
Median (dollars)1,698
No rent paid184,511

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