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 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
833,780 |
35,719,435 |
36,553,215 |
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 (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
29,186 |
38,894 |
38,670 |
| 2006 |
29,759 |
39,858 |
39,626 |
| Percent change |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
34,604 |
55,324 |
54,898 |
| 2006 |
33,964 |
55,264 |
54,828 |
| Percent change |
-1.9 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.0 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
| 1989 |
13.4 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
| 1999 |
15.2 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
14.6 |
13.3 |
13.3 |
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 Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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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
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
411,463 |
19,623,834 |
20,035,297 |
| 2006 |
420,452 |
20,105,039 |
20,525,491 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
6.2 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
| 2007 |
6.7 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
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 |
| 2004-2005 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| 2005-2006 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| 2006-2007 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
18.6 |
13.7 |
13.8 |
| Production |
5.2 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
| Farm inputs |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
11.0 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
99.82 |
99.82 |
99.81 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
28.98 |
28.80 |
27.59 |
| Percent of total land area |
29.0 |
28.8 |
27.6 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
10.48 |
11.06 |
10.99 |
| Percent of total farmland |
36.2 |
38.4 |
39.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
11.7 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
67.0 |
73.2 |
72.3 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
7.76 |
8.68 |
8.47 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
1.15 |
1.21 |
1.19 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
| Percent in pasture |
59.6 |
58.3 |
57.0 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
16.19 |
15.02 |
13.99 |
| Percent of total farmland |
55.9 |
52.2 |
50.7 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
1.16 |
1.50 |
1.42 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.0 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.20 |
0.25 |
0.22 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
373 |
327 |
346 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
71.5 |
72.9 |
72.0 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
17.3 |
16.5 |
17.5 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
48.0 |
49.9 |
46.0 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
21.0 |
19.0 |
20.8 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
14.4 |
13.8 |
14.3 |
| More than $500,000 |
8.6 |
9.1 |
10.2 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
56,559 |
64,794 |
60,894 |
| Percent of total |
72.8 |
73.6 |
76.5 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
11,471 |
12,218 |
10,636 |
| Percent of total |
14.8 |
13.9 |
13.4 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
9,639 |
10,979 |
8,101 |
| Percent of total |
12.4 |
12.5 |
10.2 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
60,187 |
69,154 |
64,442 |
| Percent of total |
77.5 |
78.6 |
80.9 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
4,220 |
4,675 |
4,269 |
| Percent of total |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
11,350 |
11,836 |
8,953 |
| Percent of total |
14.6 |
13.5 |
11.2 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
847 |
829 |
801 |
| Percent of total |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
1,065 |
1,497 |
1,166 |
| Percent of total |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.2 |
55.7 |
56.8 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
51.8 |
49.8 |
61.7 |
| Men (persons) |
68,016 |
74,973 |
67,016 |
| Women (persons) |
9,653 |
13,018 |
12,615 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
76,500 |
76,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
24,083,227 |
23,726,912 |
| + Final animal output |
8,492,364 |
7,695,749 |
| + Services and forestry |
2,448,279 |
2,716,436 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
35,023,870 |
34,139,096 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
16,155,431 |
18,538,455 |
| + Net government transactions |
-32,183 |
-296,470 |
| = Gross value added |
18,836,256 |
15,304,172 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
1,327,184 |
1,378,273 |
| |
| = Net value added |
17,509,072 |
13,925,899 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
7,397,405 |
8,020,244 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
5,562,741 |
6,022,068 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
518,284 |
509,090 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
1,316,380 |
1,489,086 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
10,111,667 |
5,905,655 |
| |
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, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
4,492,229 |
14.3 |
19.2 |
| 2. Greenhouse/nursery |
3,804,453 |
12.1 |
22.5 |
| 3. Grapes |
3,032,178 |
9.7 |
91.0 |
| 4. Almonds |
2,040,357 |
6.5 |
100.0 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
1,676,354 |
5.3 |
3.4 |
| |
| All commodities |
31,402,706 |
|
13.1 |
| |
More information on California's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2006 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Tree nuts |
1 |
2,729.9 |
| 2. Fruits and preparations |
1 |
2,354.8 |
| 3. Other |
1 |
1,830.0 |
| 4. Vegetables and preparations |
1 |
1,528.0 |
| 5. Cotton and linters |
5 |
394.2 |
| |
| Overall rank |
1 |
10,474.8 |
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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 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Fresno County |
10.7 |
2,759.4 |
| 2. Tulare County |
9.1 |
2,338.6 |
| 3. Monterey County |
8.5 |
2,190.1 |
| 4. Kern County |
8.0 |
2,058.7 |
| 5. Merced County |
5.5 |
1,409.3 |
| |
| State total |
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25,737.2 |
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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, June 2005, 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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