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Source: US Census Bureau State & County Quick Facts

People Quick Facts                California      USA
  Population, 2009 estimate    36,961,664 307,006,550
  Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009    9.1% 9.1%
  Population estimates base (April 1) 2000    33,871,648 281,424,602
  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009    7.5% 6.9%
  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009    25.5% 24.3%
  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009    11.2% 12.9%
  Female persons, percent, 2009    49.9% 50.7% 
  White persons, percent, 2009 (a)    76.4% 79.6%
  Black persons, percent, 2009 (a)    6.6% 12.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a)    1.2% 1.0%
  Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a)    12.7% 4.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a)    0.4% 0.2%
  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009    2.6% 1.7%
  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b)    37.0% 15.8%
  White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009    41.7% 65.1% 
  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over    50.2% 54.1%
  Foreign born persons, percent, 2000    26.2% 11.1%
  Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000    39.5% 17.9%
  High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000    76.8% 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000    26.6% 24.4%
  Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000    5,923,361 49,746,248
  Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000    27.7 25.5 
  Housing units, 2009    13,433,718 129,969,653
  Homeownership rate, 2000    56.9% 66.2%
  Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000    31.4% 26.4%
  Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000    $211,500 $119,600 
  Households, 2000    11,502,870 105,480,101
  Persons per household, 2000    2.87 2.59
  Median household income, 2008    $61,017 $52,029
  Per capita money income, 1999    $22,711 $21,587
  Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008    13.3% 13.2%

    Business Quick Facts California USA
  Private nonfarm establishments, 2008    879,025 7,601,169
  Private nonfarm employment, 2008    13,742,925 120,903,551
  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2008    6.7% 6.0%
  Non employer establishments, 2008    2,688,453 21,351,320
  Total number of firms, 2002    2,908,758 22,974,655
  Black-owned firms, percent, 2002    3.9% 5.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002    1.3% 0.9%
  Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002    12.8% 4.8%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002    0.2% 0.1%
  Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002    14.7% 6.8%
  Women-owned firms, percent, 2002    29.9% 28.2% 
  Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)    378,661,414 3,916,136,712
  Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)    655,954,708 4,634,755,112
  Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)    359,120,365 3,056,421,997
  Retail sales per capita, 2002    $10,264 $10,615
  Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)    55,559,669 449,498,718
  Building permits, 2009    35,069 582,963
  Federal spending, 2008    299,922,630 2,771,782,152

    Geography Quick Facts California USA
  Land area, 2000 (square miles)    155,959.34 3,537,438.44
  Persons per square mile, 2000    217.2 79.6
  FIPS Code    06 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

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