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California state QuickFacts

	California	United States
Total population	33,871,648	281,421,906
State	California

California state Population

	California	%, California	United States
Male	16,874,892	49.82%	49.06%
Female	16,996,756	50.18%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.3		35.3

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	California	%, California	United States
18 years and over	24,621,819	72.69%	74.31%
21 years and over	23,146,248	68.34%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,253,854	12.56%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,595,658	10.62%	12.43%

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	California	%, California	United States
White	20,170,059	59.55%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,263,882	6.68%	12.32%
Asian	3,697,513	10.92%	3.64%
Some other race	6,132,548	18.11%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,607,646	4.75%	2.43%

California state Housing

	California	%, California	United States
Total households	11,502,870		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,920,049	68.85%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,582,821	31.15%	31.94%

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	California	%, California	United States
Total housing units	12,214,549		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	711,679	5.83%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	11,502,870	94.17%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,546,334	53.59%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,956,536	40.58%	30.77%

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	California	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	84,079	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	557,004	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	934,731	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,027,275	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,234,462	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,054,888	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	506,560	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	128,619	0.57%
Median (dollars)	211,500	119,600

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	California	%, California	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,456,426	21.35%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,630,521	31.56%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,842,387	16.02%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,752,425	15.23%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,023,528	8.9%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	797,583	6.93%	9.65%

California state Education

	California	%, California	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,129,990		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	547,066	5.4%	6.47%
Kindergarten	554,361	5.47%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,349,867	42.94%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,122,098	20.95%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,556,598	25.24%	22.81%

California state Economy

	California	%, California	United States
Population 16 years and over	25,596,144		217,168,077
In labor force	15,977,879	62.42%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	15,829,202	61.84%	63.39%
- - Employed	14,718,928	57.5%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,110,274	4.34%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	148,677	0.58%	0.53%
Not in labor force	9,618,265	37.58%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	12,998,409	50.78%	51.66%
In labor force	7,212,610	28.18%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	7,195,990	28.11%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,673,578	26.07%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,782,416	10.87%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,441,714		12,787,501

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	California	%, California	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	11,512,020		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	967,089	8.4%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	648,780	5.64%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,318,246	11.45%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,315,085	11.42%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,745,961	15.17%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,202,873	19.14%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,326,569	11.52%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,192,618	10.36%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	385,248	3.35%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	409,551	3.56%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	47,493		41,994

	California	%, California	United States
With earnings	9,502,776	37.13%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	64,725		56,604
With Social Security income	2,565,234	10.02%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,331		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	607,106	2.37%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,990		6,320
With public assistance income	563,409	2.2%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,819		3,032
With retirement income	1,774,452	6.93%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,826		17,376

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