| People QuickFacts |
California |
USA |
| Population, 1999 estimate |
33,145,121 |
272,690,813 |
| Population percent change, 1990-1999
estimate |
11.2% |
9.6% |
| Male population, 1999 estimate |
16,579,707 |
133,276,559 |
| Female population, 1999 estimate |
16,565,414 |
139,414,254 |
| Percent population under 18 years old,
1999 estimate |
26.9% |
25.7% |
| Percent population 65 years old and
over, 1999 estimate |
11.0% |
12.7% |
| Percent white population, 1999 estimate
|
79.4% |
82.4% |
| Percent Black population, 1999 estimate
|
7.5% |
12.8% |
| Percent American Indian, Eskimo, or
Aleut pop, 1999 estimate |
0.9% |
0.9% |
| Percent Asian or Pacific Islander population,
1999 estimate |
12.2% |
4.0% |
| Percent Hispanic population, 1999 estimate
|
31.6% |
11.5% |
| Percent White non-Hispanic population,
1999 estimate |
49.9% |
71.9% |
| High school graduates, persons 25 years
and over, 1990 |
14,244,971 |
119,524,718 |
| College graduates, persons 25 years
and over, 1990 |
4,366,674 |
32,310,253 |
| Homeownership rate, 1990 |
55.6% |
64.2% |
| Single family homes, number 1990 |
6,930,949 |
65,761,652 |
| Households, 1990 |
10,399,700 |
91,993,582 |
| Persons per household, 1990 |
2.79 |
2.63 |
| Family households, 1990 |
7,218,877 |
65,049,428 |
| 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, 1998
|
773,925 |
6,941,822 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 1998 |
12,026,989 |
108,117,731 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent
change 1990-1998 |
6.3% |
15.7% |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
379,612,443 |
3,842,061,405 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
263,118,346 |
2,460,886,012 |
| Retail sales per capita 1997 |
$8,167 |
$9,190 |
| Minority-owned firms, 1992 |
541,414 |
1,965,565 |
| Women-owned firms, 1992 |
801,487 |
5,888,883 |
| Housing units authorized by building
permits, 1999 |
138,039 |
1,663,533 |
| Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) |
166,049,702 |
1,516,775,001 |
| Local government employment - full-time
equivalent, 1997 |
1,194,169 |
10,227,429 |
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