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Population

Assessing patterns of diversity and change

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Fact Sheet · March 2024

Rural California

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Fact Sheet · January 2024

California’s Population

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Explainer · October 2023

What’s Behind California’s Recent Population Decline—and Why It Matters

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Blog Posts

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April 3, 2024

As Internet Usage Grows, Californians Are Concerned about Online Security

Joseph Hayes

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March 29, 2024

Video: Spotlight on Rural California

Mary Severance

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March 21, 2024

An Update on Homelessness in California

Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Cesar Alesi Perez

Fact Sheets

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April 2024

California’s Digital Divide

Joseph Hayes, Eric Assan, Niu Gao

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March 2024

Rural California

Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia

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January 2024

California’s Population

Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Eric McGhee

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January 2024

Immigrants in California

Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Cesar Alesi Perez, Hans Johnson

Featured Blog Post · February 7, 2024

Who’s Leaving California—and Who’s Moving In?

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Fact Cards

Californians age 65 and older are expected to outnumber children in the state by 2030.
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A majority of recent immigrants to California were born in Asia.
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1 in 5 Share of young adults in California who identify as LGBT.
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Half of the nation’s unsheltered homeless population resides in California.
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In 2020, California lost population for the first time in state history.
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Blacks and Latinos make up 44% of California’s population, but 56% of families at or below the 10th percentile.
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No race or ethnic group constitutes a majority of California’s population.
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About 7 in 10 Californians think that when today’s children grow up, they will be worse off financially than their parents.
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A majority of the nearly 6 million students in California’s public schools are “high need”—low-income, English Learner (EL), homeless, or foster youth.
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77% Most Californians say housing affordability is a problem in their part of the state.
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The average age at first marriage has surpassed 30 years for women in California.
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Meet the Team

Sarah Bohn

Vice President and Director of the Economic Policy Center and Senior Fellow

Email 415-291-4413
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Marisol Cuellar Mejia

Research Fellow

Email 916-440-1135
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Joseph Hayes

Senior Research Associate

Email 415-291-4438
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Laura Hill

Policy Director and Senior Fellow

Email 415-291-4424
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Hans Johnson

Senior Fellow

Email 415-291-4460
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Eric McGhee

Policy Director and Senior Fellow

Email 415-291-4439
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Jennifer Paluch

Research Associate

Email 415-291-4416
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Cesar Alesi Perez

Research Associate

Email 415-291-4496
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Tess Thorman

Research Associate

Email 415-291-4449
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