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California

What Stands Out

  • •Median household income: $105.3K.
  • •Median home value: $828.3K.
  • •Poverty rate: 11.8%.

Spotlight: Economy

Snapshot highlights for California.

Income
6/50
Home values
2/50
Poverty rate
23/50

State Basics

State Code
CA
Population
39.3M
Counties
58
Land Area
155.9K sq mi
Capital
Sacramento
Largest City
Los Angeles
Time Zone
Pacific Time (PT)

Top metro areas

Los Angeles-Long Beach-AnaheimRiverside-San Bernardino-OntarioSan Francisco-Oakland-FremontSan Diego-Chula Vista-CarlsbadSacramento-Roseville-FolsomSan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa ClaraFresnoBakersfield-DelanoOxnard-Thousand Oaks-VenturaStockton-LodiModestoSanta Rosa-Petaluma

Data accuracy & methodology

This report uses 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates and state-level geography. Some measures (especially for smaller subgroups) can be noisy; treat small differences as statistical noise rather than precise changes.