Median Household Income
$99,122
Median Home Value
$734,700
Median Gross Rent
$2,036/mo
Poverty Rate
12.0%
Unemployment Rate
6.6%
Homeownership Rate
55.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
37.1%
Median Age
37.9
Population Over Time
California grew 3.2% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
38,066,920
2016
38,654,206
2018
39,148,760
2020
39,346,023
2022
39,356,104
2024
39,287,377
Business & Industry
California has 1,029,689 business establishments employing 16,405,436 people.
Professional, scientific, and technical services
143,863
Health care and social assistance
132,345
Accommodation and food services
95,952
Construction
86,763
Other services (except public administration)
83,407
Real estate and rental and leasing
65,036
Wholesale trade
54,671
Finance and insurance
49,165
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in California
See all →Los Angeles3,881,041 people$81,939San Diego1,383,987 people$108,077San Jose1,001,176 people$146,427San Francisco851,036 people$140,970Fresno541,528 people$70,991Sacramento523,600 people$87,321Long Beach462,293 people$87,430Oakland437,825 people$101,600Bakersfield404,321 people$80,540Anaheim347,111 people$95,227Stockton320,030 people$79,907Riverside316,076 people$91,045Santa Ana311,379 people$93,999Irvine304,527 people$136,719Chula Vista276,103 people$108,032Fremont228,795 people$181,506Santa Clarita225,850 people$123,062San Bernardino221,041 people$67,415Modesto218,308 people$79,891Moreno Valley209,578 people$93,222Fontana209,279 people$102,821Oxnard202,279 people$96,212Huntington Beach197,481 people$120,919Glendale194,512 people$88,393Santa Rosa178,221 people$99,060Ontario176,326 people$88,941Elk Grove176,105 people$125,924Rancho Cucamonga174,696 people$111,895Oceanside173,722 people$97,737Garden Grove171,637 people$92,174Lancaster171,465 people$81,511Palmdale166,895 people$81,770Salinas162,783 people$91,908Hayward160,602 people$113,318Corona158,346 people$109,242Sunnyvale154,573 people$186,170Escondido151,114 people$91,967Pomona149,831 people$79,479Roseville148,879 people$119,288Torrance145,454 people$116,217Fullerton142,280 people$104,286Visalia141,466 people$81,989Orange138,728 people$117,113Pasadena137,554 people$105,192Victorville134,417 people$74,410Santa Clara128,058 people$178,958Thousand Oaks126,532 people$135,603Simi Valley126,153 people$122,081Vallejo125,132 people$90,171Concord125,007 people$108,709
Counties in California
Alameda CountyAlpine CountyAmador CountyButte CountyCalaveras CountyColusa CountyContra Costa CountyDel Norte CountyEl Dorado CountyFresno CountyGlenn CountyHumboldt CountyImperial CountyInyo CountyKern CountyKings CountyLake CountyLassen CountyLos Angeles CountyMadera CountyMarin CountyMariposa CountyMendocino CountyMerced CountyModoc CountyMono CountyMonterey CountyNapa CountyNevada CountyOrange CountyPlacer CountyPlumas CountyRiverside CountySacramento CountySan Benito CountySan Bernardino CountySan Diego CountySan Francisco CountySan Joaquin CountySan Luis Obispo CountySan Mateo CountySanta Barbara CountySanta Clara CountySanta Cruz CountyShasta CountySierra CountySiskiyou CountySolano CountySonoma CountyStanislaus CountySutter CountyTehama CountyTrinity CountyTulare CountyTuolumne CountyVentura CountyYolo CountyYuba County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.