California Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,129,990 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 547,066 | 5.4 |
| Kindergarten | 554,361 | 5.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,349,867 | 42.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,122,098 | 20.9 |
| College or graduate school | 2,556,598 | 25.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 21,298,900 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,446,324 | 11.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,496,419 | 11.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,288,452 | 20.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,879,336 | 22.9 |
| Associate degree | 1,518,403 | 7.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 3,640,157 | 17.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,029,809 | 9.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 76.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 26.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 26,076,163 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 7,843,907 | 30.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 13,657,201 | 52.4 |
| Separated | 642,670 | 2.5 |
| Widowed | 1,457,818 | 5.6 |
Female | 1,179,638 | 4.5 |
| Divorced | 2,474,567 | 9.5 |
Female | 1,457,510 | 5.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 928,290 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 294,969 | 31.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,501,941 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,569,340 | 10.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 8,172,459 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 609,271 | 7.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 19,210,794 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,848,497 | 20.0 |
Percent employed | 54.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 15,362,297 | 80.0 |
Percent employed | 73.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,469,810 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,465,593 | 42.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 31,416,629 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 15,757,539 | 50.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 14,251,432 | 45.4 |
Same county | 9,714,481 | 30.9 |
Different county | 4,536,951 | 14.4 |
Same state | 3,087,987 | 9.8 |
Different state | 1,448,964 | 4.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,407,658 | 4.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 33,871,648 | 100.0 |
| Native | 25,007,393 | 73.8 |
Born in United States | 24,633,720 | 72.7 |
State of residence | 17,019,097 | 50.2 |
Different state | 7,614,623 | 22.5 |
Born outside United States | 373,673 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 8,864,255 | 26.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 3,270,746 | 9.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 3,473,266 | 10.3 |
Not a citizen | 5,390,989 | 15.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 8,864,188 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 696,578 | 7.9 |
| Asia | 2,918,642 | 32.9 |
| Africa | 113,255 | 1.3 |
| Oceania | 67,131 | 0.8 |
| Latin America | 4,926,803 | 55.6 |
| Northern America | 141,779 | 1.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 31,416,629 | 100.0 |
| English only | 19,014,873 | 60.5 |
| Language other than English | 12,401,756 | 39.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 6,277,779 | 20.0 |
Spanish | 8,105,505 | 25.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,303,949 | 13.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,335,332 | 4.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 453,589 | 1.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,709,179 | 8.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,438,588 | 4.6 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 33,871,648 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 35,569,389 | 105.0 |
| Arab | 192,887 | 0.6 |
| Czech1 | 118,889 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 207,030 | 0.6 |
| Dutch | 417,382 | 1.2 |
| English | 2,521,355 | 7.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 783,576 | 2.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 148,265 | 0.4 |
| German | 3,332,396 | 9.8 |
| Greek | 125,284 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 133,988 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 2,622,089 | 7.7 |
| Italian | 1,450,884 | 4.3 |
| Lithuanian | 51,406 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 436,128 | 1.3 |
| Polish | 491,325 | 1.5 |
| Portuguese | 330,974 | 1.0 |
| Russian | 402,480 | 1.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 410,310 | 1.2 |
| Scottish | 541,890 | 1.6 |
| Slovak | 24,535 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 184,921 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 459,897 | 1.4 |
| Swiss | 115,485 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 83,125 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 1,140,830 | 3.4 |
| Welsh | 188,414 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 63,639 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 18,590,005 | 54.9 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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