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People QuickFacts |
California |
USA |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
36,756,666 | 304,059,724 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
8.5% | 8.0% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
33,871,650 | 281,424,602 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
7.4% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
25.5% | 24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
11.2% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.0% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
76.6% | 79.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
6.7% | 12.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.2% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
12.5% | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.4% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
2.6% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
36.6% | 15.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
42.3% | 65.6% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
50.2% | 54.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
26.2% | 11.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
39.5% | 17.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
76.8% | 80.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
26.6% | 24.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
5,923,361 | 49,746,248 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27.7 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
13,393,878 | 129,065,264 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
56.9% | 66.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
31.4% | 26.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$211,500 | $119,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
11,502,870 | 105,480,101 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.87 | 2.59 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$59,928 | $50,740 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,711 | $21,587 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
12.4% | 13.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
California |
USA |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
891,9971 | 7,705,018 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
13,771,6501 | 120,604,265 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
6.9%1 | 5.7% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
2,757,179 | 21,708,021 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,908,758 | 22,974,655 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.9% | 5.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.3% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
12.8% | 4.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.2% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
14.7% | 6.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.9% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
378,661,414 | 3,916,136,712 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
655,954,708 | 4,634,755,112 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
359,120,365 | 3,056,421,997 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,264 | $10,615 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
55,559,669 | 449,498,718 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
62,681 | 905,359 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
299,922,6301 | 2,771,782,1522 |
