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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 39,512,223 21,477,737 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.1% 14.2% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 37,254,519 18,804,564 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 37,253,956 18,801,310 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 5.4% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.7% 19.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.3% 20.5% Female persons, percent 50.3% 51.1% White alone, percent 72.1% 77.3% Black or African American alone, percent 6.5% 16.9% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.6% 0.5% Asian alone, percent 15.3% 3.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.5% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 3.9% 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, percent 39.3% 26.1% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 36.8% 53.5% Veterans, 2014-2018 1,618,861 1,452,967 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 26.9% 20.5% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 14,277,157 9,547,305 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 54.6% 65.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $475,900 $196,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,282 $1,466 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $569 $492 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,429 $1,128 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 31.0% 30.1% Building permits, 2018 113,502 144,427 Households, 2014-2018 12,965,435 7,621,760 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.96 2.65 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.7% 84.3% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 44.1% 29.1% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.7% 89.8% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.7% 80.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 82.9% 88.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 33.3% 29.2% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.8% 8.6% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.3% 16.0% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.1% 58.3% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.2% 54.1% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 90,830,372 49,817,925 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 248,953,592 124,061,425 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 512,303,164 96,924,106 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 666,652,186 252,626,608 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 481,800,461 273,867,145 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,665 $14,177 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.3 27.4 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $71,228 $53,267 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $35,021 $30,197 Persons in poverty, percent 12.8% 13.6% Total employer establishments, 2017 941,377 557,308 Total employment, 2017 14,896,625 8,385,577 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 955,043,843 378,219,262 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.0% 2.6% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,374,050 2,245,127 All firms, 2012 3,548,449 2,100,187 Men-owned firms, 2012 1,852,580 1,084,885 Women-owned firms, 2012 1,320,085 807,817 Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,619,857 926,112 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,819,107 1,121,749 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 252,377 185,756 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,176,341 1,846,686 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.0% 9.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.9% 3.2% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.5% 22.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.3% 28.9% Population per square mile, 2010 239.1 350.6 Land area in square miles, 2010 155,779.22 53,624.76
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between California and Florida using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
