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California
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 33,871,648 100.0%   36,264,467 100.0%
In households 33,051,894 97.6%   35,409,308 97.6%
In group quarters 819,754 2.4%   855,159 2.4%
     
RACE    
White 20,170,059 59.5%   21,892,718 60.4%
Black or African American 2,263,882 6.7%   2,273,292 6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 333,346 1.0%   263,496 0.7%
Asian 3,697,513 10.9%   4,432,445 12.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 116,961 0.3%   128,245 0.4%
Some other race 5,682,241 16.8%   6,082,353 16.8%
Two or more races 1,607,646 4.7%   1,191,918 3.3%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10,966,556 32.4%   12,954,535 35.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino 22,905,092 67.6%   23,309,932 64.3%
White 15,816,790 46.7%   15,593,822 43.0%
Black or African American 2,181,926 6.4%   2,205,637 6.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 178,984 0.5%   170,156 0.5%
Asian 3,648,860 10.8%   4,369,567 12.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 103,736 0.3%   119,571 0.3%
Some other race 71,681 0.2%   140,571 0.4%
Two or more races 903,115 2.7%   710,608 2.0%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 25,007,393 73.8%   26,398,930 72.8%
Foreign born 8,864,255 26.2%   9,865,537 27.2%
Naturalized citizen 3,473,266 10.3%   4,243,115 11.7%
Not a citizen 5,390,989 15.9%   5,622,422 15.5%
     
SEX    
Male 16,874,892 49.8%   18,122,719 50.0%
Female 16,996,756 50.2%   18,141,748 50.0%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 2,486,981 7.3%   2,630,827 7.3%
5 to 17 years 6,762,848 20.0%   6,771,672 18.7%
18 to 64 years 21,026,161 62.1%   22,934,042 63.2%
65 years and over 3,595,658 10.6%   3,927,926 10.8%
Median age 33.3 X   34.5 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 11,502,870 100.0%   12,140,888 100.0%
Family households 7,920,049 68.9%   8,293,161 68.3%
Families with children under 18 4,117,036 35.8%   4,218,469 34.7%
Average household size 2.87 X   2.92 X
Average family size 3.43 X   3.52 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 12,214,549 100.0%   13,159,358 100.0%
Occupied housing units 11,502,870 94.2%   12,140,888 92.3%
Owner-occupied housing units 6,546,334 56.9%   7,085,134 58.4%
Renter-occupied housing units 4,956,536 43.1%   5,055,754 41.6%
Vacant housing units 711,679 5.8%   1,018,470 7.7%
1 unit, detached housing 6,883,493 56.4%   7,633,861 58.0%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 211,500 X   513,200 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 747 X   1,058 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 47,493 X   58,361 X
Median family income (dollars) 53,025 X   66,420 X
Per capita income (dollars) 22,711 X   28,049 X
Individuals in poverty 4,706,130 14.2%   4,614,595 12.7%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 21,298,900 100.0%   23,080,916 100.0%
High school graduate 4,288,452 20.1%   5,288,363 22.9%
Bachelor's degree 3,640,157 17.1%   4,315,630 18.7%
Graduate or professional degree 2,029,809 9.5%   2,395,589 10.4%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.7 X   27.0 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 14,525,322 100.0%   16,146,536 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 12,545,775 86.4%   13,790,094 85.4%
Drove alone 10,432,462 71.8%   11,808,902 73.1%
Carpooled 2,113,313 14.5%   1,981,192 12.3%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 736,037 5.1%   811,801 5.0%
Bus or trolley bus 549,425 3.8%   618,831 3.8%
Streetcar or trolley car 21,158 0.1%   21,272 0.1%
Subway or elevated 107,711 0.7%   116,656 0.7%
Railroad 41,022 0.3%   49,483 0.3%
Ferryboat 6,831 0.0%   5,559 0.0%
Taxicab 9,890 0.1%   8,186 0.1%
Motorcycle 36,262 0.2%   49,294 0.3%
Bicycle 120,567 0.8%   130,209 0.8%
Walked 414,581 2.9%   444,738 2.8%
Other means 115,064 0.8%   159,907 1.0%
Worked at home 557,036 3.8%   752,307 4.7%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 14,718,928 100.0%   16,564,988 100.0%
Management, professional and related 5,295,069 36.0%   5,804,492 35.0%
Service 2,173,874 14.8%   2,775,088 16.8%
Sales and office 3,939,383 26.8%   4,284,821 25.9%
Farming, fishing & forestry 196,695 1.3%   224,518 1.4%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,239,160 8.4%   1,570,472 9.5%
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,874,747 12.7%   1,905,597 11.5%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 1,249,530 8.5%   1,476,435 8.9%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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