California

People QuickFacts California USA
 Population, 2000 33,871,648281,421,906
 Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 13.6%13.1%
 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.3%6.8%
 Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.3%25.7%
 Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.6%12.4%
 White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 59.5%75.1%
 Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 6.7%12.3%
 American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0%0.9%
 Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 10.9%3.6%
 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.1%
 Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 16.8%5.5%
 Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.7%2.4%
 Female population, percent, 2000 50.2%50.9%
 Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 32.4%12.5%
 White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 46.7%69.1%
 High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 14,244,971119,524,718
 College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 4,366,67432,310,253
 Housing units, 2000 12,214,549115,904,641
 Homeownership rate, 2000 56.9%66.2%
 Households, 2000 11,502,870105,480,101
 Persons per household, 2000 2.872.59
 Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 39.7%36.0%
 Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $39,595$37,005
 Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 16.0%13.3%
 Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 24.6%19.9%

Business QuickFacts California USA
 Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 773,9256,941,822
 Private nonfarm employment, 1998 12,026,989108,117,731
 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 6.3%15.7%
 Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,936,55615,439,609
 Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 379,612,4433,842,061,405
 Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 263,118,3462,460,886,012
 Retail sales per capita, 1997 $8,167$9,190
 Minority-owned firms, 1992 541,4141,965,565
 Women-owned firms, 1992 801,4875,888,883
 Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 138,0391,663,533
 Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 166,049,7021,516,775,001
 Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,194,16910,227,429

Geography QuickFacts California USA
 Land area, 2000 (square miles) 155,9593,537,441
 Persons per square mile, 2000 217.279.6

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments

Last Revised: Tuesday, 03-Jul-2001 13:15:34 EDT