California Profile and Statistics

California Facts:
California Capital: Sacramento

The population in 2006 was estimated at: 36,457,549

The largest city in California is Los Angeles with a 2006 population of 3,773,846.

The median household income (dollars) is $56,645.

California state bird is the California Valley Quail and the state flower is Golden Poppy. The nickname for California is the 'Golden State' and the state song is 'I Love You, California'.

California was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, which was the 31st state to do so.

California Cities Households By Type

In 2007, California had 12140888 total households with the average home having 2.92 residents and the average family coming in at 3.52.

Of those homes reported, 34.7% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 24.7% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 333654 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 886436 where the female was the sole head of household.

In California, 3002239 people live alone, and of that, 976933 are 65 and over.

There were 4673148 (38.5%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 2713914 (22.4%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in California

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 35409308, 34.3 percent are the main “Householder,” while 17.1 are spouses. There are 11454794 children, and 3408580 comprise “other relatives.” 2365192 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 731636 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

California Census Marital Status data

In California, there are 14150243 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 5356950 have never married; 7078495 are currently still married, but have separated. 280173 are legally separated, 1129826 are divorced and 304799 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (14350570), 30.4% never married, 46.9% are married but separated while 2.9% are legally still separated. 11.1% are divorced and 8.6% are widowed.

California Fertility Rates and CA Statistics

Let’s talk babies in California (CA): In the 2007 report, 519478 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in California (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 158246 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 33 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 55 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 24 babies, while there were 98 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 28.

California Grandparents Statistics

There are 941848 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 268592 (28.5%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 61.8% are the grandmothers and 72% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 54443 have done it for less than a year; 65287 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 46401 handling things 3 or 4 years and 102461 doing the job 5 or more years.

California School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (CA)

In California, 10341546 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 583184 (5.6%) are in nursery or preschool; 497981 (4.8%) are in kindergarten, while 4108390 (39.7%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 2315729 (22.4%) are slogging through High School, while 2836262 (27.4%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 22.9% (5288363); 18.7% (4315630) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (23080916), 2451303 (10.6%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 2173741 (9.4%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 5288363 (22.9%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 4698527 (20.4%) have some college experience but no degree; 1757763 (7.6%) reached an Associate’s degree; 4315630 (18.7%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 2395589 (10.4%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in California is 26726775. Of that, 2152091 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 33067135 (100%) – of that, 4271000 (12.9%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (5679344), 265555 (4.7%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (23577830), 2446635 (10.4%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (3809961), 1558810 (40.9%) have a disability.

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