California
California has a population of 39,431,263 across 58 counties, a median home price of $775,549, and a median household income of $100,149.
Home price
$775,549
Income
$100,149
Cost of living
142.3
Income tax
13.30%
Housing
Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.
Median home price$775,549
Median gross rent$2,042
Median year homes here were built1975
Share of homes built before 198056.0%
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.6%
Share of homes that are vacant7.5%
Share of occupied homes that are rented44.0%
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.4%
Typical monthly rent$2,789
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,670
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$2,175
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$3,506
Home insurance / yr$1,616
Money
Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.
Cost of living142.3
Median household income$100,149
Family health premium / yr$24,143
Infant childcare / yr$21,945
Regular gas price / gal$5.593
Poverty rate11.8%
Jobs
What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.
Workers who work from home14.1%
Unemployment rate5.2%
Share of adults in the labor force63.8%
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%
Share of workers employed by government14.8%
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%
Economic output per resident$103,038
Taxes
State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.
Property tax rate0.70%
Top state income tax13.30%
Capital gains tax13.30%
Combined sales tax9.03%
Transportation
Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.
Mean commute time29.7 min
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 mi
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4781492
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.4 mi
Airports with airline service located here29
General aviation airfields located here213
Passenger train stations and the railway network85
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station7.4 mi
Households without a vehicle7.4%
Traffic deaths22.8
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8
Schools
Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher38.1%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.8%
Public schools in the county9917
Public school enrollment5748089
Students per full-time teacher21.9
Free lunch eligible62.9%
Elementary schools5930
Middle schools1369
High schools1968
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above288
Two-year institutions188
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.8 mi
Health
Primary care physicians81
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county378
Hospitals here with an emergency department285
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3
Fine particulate matter14.8 µg
Without health insurance6.6%
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.1%
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.7%
Frequent mental distress16.0%
No leisure-time physical activity22.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%
Place
Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.
Population39,431,263
Land area in square miles155,861
People per square mile of land252.0
Supermarkets and grocery stores8,044
Convenience stores3,103
Share living far from a food store14.0%
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.1%
Population change since 2020-0.5%
Natural change per 1,000 residents3
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3
Median age38.4 yrs
Share of residents under 1822.0%
Share of residents 65 and over15.7%
Share of households that are one person24.3%
Share of residents born outside the United States27.0%
Second languages44.4%
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.8%
Congregations per 100,000 residents60
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6
Households that moved in745,952
Households that moved away852,299
Average income of arriving households$97,356
Average income of departing households$100,397
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7
Housing units authorised in the latest year103,856
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings44.4%
Violent crime rate486
Weather
Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.
Avg. annual temperature62.7°F
Annual precipitation18.4 in
Annual snowfall4.3 in
Average daily solar energy5.20 kWh/m²
Days reaching 90°F48 days
Days at or below freezing5 days
Gardening
Plant hardiness zoneZone 9a
Frost-free days258 days
Utilities
Average monthly electric bill$161
Electric utilities serving this county2
Electricity price per kWh33.0¢
Household electricity use488 kWh
Residential natural gas price$20.81
Homes heated by electricity29.5%
Homes heated by utility gas61.0%
Homes heated by propane3.4%
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%
Homes heated by wood1.3%
Households with broadband95.0%
Risk
Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.
Riverine flood risk98.5
Coastal flood risk55.2
Drought risk66.8
Landslide risk96.2
Hail risk65.1
Earthquake risk99.3
Tornado risk64.6
Tropical cyclone risk1.6
Extreme heat risk95.0
Winter weather risk38.1
Strong wind risk44.9
Wildfire risk96.8
Sports
Major pro teams based here15
NFL teams based here3
NBA teams based here4
MLB teams based here5
NHL teams based here3
MLS soccer teams based here4
Top-division college football teams8
Second-tier college football teams3
Affiliated minor league baseball teams9
AHL teams based here5
ECHL teams based here0
All 58 counties in California
Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.
Los Angeles$834,200San Diego$854,700Orange$962,600Riverside$557,300San Bernardino$505,000Santa Clara$1,490,600Alameda$1,090,100Sacramento$534,200Contra Costa$866,800Fresno$388,800Kern$338,300Ventura$822,700San Francisco$1,394,500San Joaquin$530,700San Mateo$1,559,600Stanislaus$450,100Sonoma$815,500Tulare$330,100Solano$617,700Santa Barbara$790,700Monterey$781,000Placer$688,100Merced$391,800San Luis Obispo$824,700Santa Cruz$1,027,500Marin$1,507,300Yolo$620,700Butte$424,700El Dorado$679,900Shasta$366,400Imperial$309,600Madera$393,200Kings$324,300Napa$869,500Humboldt$446,900Nevada$621,800Sutter$433,500Mendocino$512,200Yuba$412,300Lake$324,300San Benito$793,400Tehama$339,600Tuolumne$433,200Calaveras$457,200Siskiyou$309,500Amador$449,800Lassen$265,300Glenn$352,400Del Norte$342,000Colusa$393,400Plumas$360,200Inyo$348,700Mariposa$387,900Trinity$325,800Mono$639,400Modoc$224,700Sierra$331,900Alpine$590,200
Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.