California Population 2024

• Contents
• Population by Race
• Top Cities of California
• Population Pyramid
• Languages
• Education
• Disablity
• Counties of California
• History

California Population by Race

According to 2017 demographics estimates, population of California by race are:

White Population

White population in California are 23,607,242, percentage wise 60.56 percent are whites. Whites, also called White Americans or European American, having origins in the original peoples of Europe (numbers include hispanic whites).

Black Population

Black population in California are 2,263,222, percentage wise 5.81 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in California, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian represent 5.5 million people which includes Asian Indians, Chinese, Filipinos, Vietnamese, Japanese and Korean. Asian population in California are 5,503,672, percentage wise 14.12 percent are asians, out of these 712,532 are Asian Indians, 1,486,821 are Chinese, 1,275,057 are Filipinos, 276,302 are Japanese, 466,313 are Korean, 642,758 are Vietnamese and 643,889 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in California are 15,105,860. Percentage wise 38.75 percent are hispanics, out of these 12,555,044 are Mexican people, 215,163 are Puerto Ricans, 96,754 are Cubans, and 2,238,899 are other Hispanic or Latinos. Hispanics may be of any race, included in applicable race categories.

American Indian and Alaska Native represent 292,018 people includes Cherokee, Chippewa, Navajo, Sioux tribal grouping. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander represents 152,027 people which includes Native Hawaiian, Guamanian or Chamorro, Samoan and Other Pacific Islanders.

Top Cities of California

According to 2020 US Census there are 795 US Cities, The top Cities in California are, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, Bakersfield, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Riverside, Chula Vista, and Fremont. Los Angeles is the most populous city in California with 3.9 million as on 2018, As per the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Urban Agglomeration estimates of UN World Population Prospects, population in 2020 is 12 million, ranks twenty-fifth city in the world. San Diego is the second populous city with 1.4 million and San Jose served as the first state capital in 1849-1851 is the third populous with 1 million, San Francisco is the popular tourist destination and the most densely populated city in California and is the second most densely populated major city in the United States, with 883,305 ranks fourth and Fresno is the largest inland city as per California demographics, noted for its large Hmong communities with 530,093 ranks fifth in the state. Sacramento was a major distribution center during the California Gold Rush is having population of 508,529 and Long Beach is the coastal city in the Greater Los Angeles area with 467,354 in sixth and seventh populous cities, It has grown with the development of high technology, aerospace, anonymous gaming industries in the area. Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California. Other top cities of are Modesto, Fontana, Santa Clarita, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach and Glendale. Other popular cities are Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Elk Grove, Oceanside and Garden Grove.

Other California cities include Corona, Hayward, Palmdale,Salinas,Sunnyvale, Pomona, Escondido and Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Roseville, Fullerton and California Zip Codes starts with nine. There are many Most dangerous cities in California like Oakland, Stockton, San Bernardino.

Population Pyramid

California population pyramid is a graphical representation of the sex and age of a population, wide base suggests population increase, narrow base indicates declining birth rates. from 0 to 69 years the population growth is stable, decreases above 70 years due to aging population. 85+ graph indicates the life expectancy of female is better than men.

California Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of California by age is 38,982,847, out of these 19,366,579 are male, 19,616,268 are female, The sex ratio of California is 987. The California population by age are, under 15 years is 7,563,195, 15 years and over is 31,419,652, 30 years and over is 22,961,038, 65 years and over is 5,148,448 and 85 years and over is 692,111. 49.68 percent are male, 50.32 percent are female, 19.40 percent are under 15 years old, 80.60 percent are 15 years and over, 58.90 percent are 30 years and over, 13.21 percent are 65 years and over, 1.78 percent are 85 years and over.

Languages spoken in CA

European lauguage speakers include 123,607 spaek French including Cajun, 52,898 Italian, 91,000 Portuguese, 89,017 speak German (Germany), 21,828 Greek, 166,222 Russian, 22,742 Polish, 16,377 Serbo-Croatian, 34,173 Ukrainian or other Slavic languages, 28,368 Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or other West Germanic languages.

Indian language speakers include 48,852 people speak Gujarati, 205,992 Hindi, 53,213 Urdu, 148,200 Punjabi, 32,234 Bengali, 57,084 Nepali/Marathi, 66,307 Telugu, 60,887 Tamil, 37,612 Malayalam, Kannada, or other Dravidian languages.

South East Centra Asian languages include 1,273,978 Chinese including Mandarin, Cantonese, 132,095 Japanese, 358,180 Korean, 70,408 Hmong, 582,486 Vietnamese, 63,829 Khmer, 75,494 Thai, Lao, or other Tai-Kadai languages, 818,325 Tagalog including Filipino.

188,961 Arabic, Armenian, 224,521 Persian including Farsi, Dari, 45,629 Hebrew, 1,469 Navajo, 72,246 Amharic, Somali, or other Afro-Asiatic languages, 9,781 Haitian, 33,325 Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or other languages of Western Africa, 20,598 Swahili or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa.