Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
569,423 |
23,098,342 |
23,667,765 |
| 1990 |
713,834 |
29,046,187 |
29,760,021 |
| 2000 |
796,198 |
33,075,450 |
33,871,648 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
833,123 |
35,923,543 |
36,756,666 |
More information on California population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
30,830 |
41,404 |
41,160 |
| 2007 |
31,386 |
42,049 |
41,805 |
| Percent change |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
34,772 |
56,100 |
55,667 |
| 2007 |
34,426 |
55,315 |
54,896 |
| Percent change |
-2.0 |
-2.8 |
-2.8 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.0 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
| 1989 |
13.4 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
| 1999 |
15.2 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
14.6 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
More information on California poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
25.3 |
26.6 |
26.5 |
| 1990 |
21.9 |
23.9 |
23.8 |
| 2000 |
17.8 |
23.3 |
23.2 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
38.0 |
31.3 |
31.4 |
| 1990 |
30.0 |
22.1 |
22.3 |
| 2000 |
27.5 |
19.9 |
20.1 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
21.9 |
22.4 |
22.4 |
| 1990 |
32.4 |
30.5 |
30.5 |
| 2000 |
36.7 |
29.9 |
30.0 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
14.6 |
19.7 |
19.6 |
| 1990 |
15.6 |
23.6 |
23.4 |
| 2000 |
18.0 |
26.8 |
26.6 |
More information on California education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2006 |
421,142 |
20,341,276 |
20,762,418 |
| 2007 |
426,144 |
20,819,365 |
21,245,509 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
6.6 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
| 2008 |
8.3 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
More information on California unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2005-2006 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
| 2007-2008 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
99,822,871 |
99,813,971 |
99,689,515 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
28,795,834 |
27,589,027 |
25,364,695 |
| Percent of total land area |
28.8 |
27.6 |
25.4 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
11,062,811 |
10,994,161 |
9,464,647 |
| Percent of total farmland |
38.4 |
39.8 |
37.3 |
| Percent in pasture |
12.1 |
12.2 |
8.5 |
| Percent irrigated |
73.2 |
72.3 |
76.9 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
8,676,242 |
8,466,321 |
7,633,173 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
1,213,093 |
1,191,484 |
1,270,720 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.2 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
| Percent in pasture |
58.3 |
57.0 |
61.6 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
15,021,823 |
13,987,763 |
13,275,042 |
| Percent of total farmland |
52.2 |
50.7 |
52.3 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
1,498,107 |
1,415,619 |
1,354,286 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
254,229 |
220,240 |
254,013 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
327 |
346 |
313 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
72.9 |
72.0 |
75.0 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
16.5 |
17.5 |
15.4 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
49.9 |
46.0 |
46.6 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
19.4 |
20.8 |
22.3 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
7.7 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
13.8 |
14.3 |
12.9 |
| More than $500,000 |
9.1 |
10.2 |
10.6 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
64,794 |
60,894 |
63,777 |
| Percent of total |
73.6 |
76.5 |
78.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
12,218 |
10,636 |
9,843 |
| Percent of total |
13.9 |
13.4 |
12.1 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
10,979 |
8,101 |
7,413 |
| Percent of total |
12.5 |
10.2 |
9.1 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
69,154 |
64,442 |
64,001 |
| Percent of total |
78.6 |
80.9 |
79.0 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
4,675 |
4,269 |
4,603 |
| Percent of total |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
11,836 |
8,953 |
9,552 |
| Percent of total |
13.5 |
11.2 |
11.8 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
829 |
801 |
1,147 |
| Percent of total |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
1,497 |
1,166 |
1,730 |
| Percent of total |
1.7 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.7 |
56.8 |
58.4 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
49.8 |
61.7 |
50.5 |
| Men |
74,973 |
67,016 |
66,068 |
| Women |
13,018 |
12,615 |
14,965 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
81,000 |
81,500 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
25,561,325 |
25,480,413 |
| + Final animal output |
10,775,671 |
10,416,374 |
| + Services and forestry |
2,473,616 |
3,194,037 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
38,810,612 |
39,090,824 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
18,586,743 |
21,890,724 |
| + Net government transactions |
-928,089 |
-504,773 |
| = Gross value added |
19,295,780 |
16,695,327 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
1,375,516 |
1,456,261 |
| |
| = Net value added |
17,920,264 |
15,239,066 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
6,654,902 |
7,283,593 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
4,949,493 |
5,500,512 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
185,542 |
327,070 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
1,519,867 |
1,456,011 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
11,265,362 |
7,955,473 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
6,924,121 |
19.1 |
19.9 |
| 2. Greenhouse/nursery |
3,296,994 |
9.1 |
20.5 |
| 3. Grapes |
2,925,895 |
8.1 |
87.4 |
| 4. Almonds |
2,262,400 |
6.3 |
100.0 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
1,822,857 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
| |
| All commodities |
36,186,735 |
|
11.2 |
| |
More information on California's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Tree nuts |
1 |
3,141.7 |
| 2. Fruits and preparations |
1 |
3,044.2 |
| 3. Other |
1 |
2,307.4 |
| 4. Vegetables and preparations |
1 |
2,021.3 |
| 5. Dairy products |
2 |
837.5 |
| |
| Overall rank |
1 |
13,691.0 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Fresno County |
11.0 |
3,730,546 |
| 2. Tulare County |
9.8 |
3,335,014 |
| 3. Kern County |
9.5 |
3,204,147 |
| 4. Merced County |
6.9 |
2,330,408 |
| 5. Monterey County |
6.4 |
2,178,470 |
| |
| State total |
|
33,885,064 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2008, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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