California vs. Iowa
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 39,512,223 3,155,070 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.1% 3.6% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 37,254,519 3,046,871 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 37,253,956 3,046,355 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.7% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.3% 17.1% Female persons, percent 50.3% 50.2% White alone, percent 72.1% 90.7% Black or African American alone, percent 6.5% 4.0% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.6% 0.5% Asian alone, percent 15.3% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.5% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 3.9% 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, percent 39.3% 6.2% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 36.8% 85.3% Veterans, 2014-2018 1,618,861 188,867 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 26.9% 5.2% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 14,277,157 1,409,650 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 54.6% 71.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $475,900 $142,300 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,282 $1,234 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $569 $472 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,429 $766 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 31.0% 18.4% Building permits, 2018 113,502 11,518 Households, 2014-2018 12,965,435 1,256,855 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.96 2.41 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.7% 84.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 44.1% 8.0% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.7% 87.6% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.7% 78.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 82.9% 92.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 33.3% 28.2% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.8% 7.8% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.3% 5.6% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.1% 67.4% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.2% 63.1% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 90,830,372 5,468,687 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 248,953,592 18,583,828 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 512,303,164 116,668,830 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 666,652,186 62,318,301 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 481,800,461 44,905,624 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,665 $14,607 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.3 19.1 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $71,228 $58,580 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $35,021 $31,085 Persons in poverty, percent 12.8% 11.2% Total employer establishments, 2017 941,377 82,685 Total employment, 2017 14,896,625 1,353,681 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 955,043,843 58,926,050 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.0% -0.1% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,374,050 211,320 All firms, 2012 3,548,449 259,121 Men-owned firms, 2012 1,852,580 135,382 Women-owned firms, 2012 1,320,085 82,345 Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,619,857 14,707 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,819,107 236,561 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 252,377 25,889 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,176,341 217,779 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.0% 0.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 0.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.9% 1.1% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.5% 0.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.3% 25.5% Population per square mile, 2010 239.1 54.5 Land area in square miles, 2010 155,779.22 55,857.13
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between California and Iowa using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
