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Population

Assessing patterns of diversity and change

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Explainer · October 2023

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

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Explainer · October 2023

Race and Diversity in the Golden State

Fact Sheet · January 2023

California’s Population

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Blog Posts

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November 16, 2023

Video: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being

Mary Severance

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November 2, 2023

California’s Changing Immigration Is Reshaping Its Electorate

Eric McGhee

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October 2, 2023

Low-income and Undocumented Californians Struggle with Mental Health

Patricia Malagon, Paulette Cha, Shalini Mustala

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Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being

November 9, 2023

Fact Sheets

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June 2023

California’s Digital Divide

Darriya Starr, Joseph Hayes, Niu Gao

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March 2023

Income Inequality in California

Tess Thorman, Daniel Payares-Montoya, Joseph Herrera

January 2023

California’s Population

Hans Johnson, Eric McGhee, Marisol Cuellar Mejia

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January 2023

Immigrants in California

Cesar Alesi Perez, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Hans Johnson

Featured Blog Post · March 21, 2023

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

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Fact Cards

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 40% of California’s population, but 60% of people in lowest-income families.
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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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94% 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

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Marisol Cuellar Mejia

Research Fellow

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Joseph Hayes

Senior Research Associate

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Laura Hill

Policy Director and Senior Fellow

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Hans Johnson

Senior Fellow

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Eric McGhee

Policy Director and Senior Fellow

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Jennifer Paluch

Research Associate

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Cesar Alesi Perez

Research Associate

Email 415-291-4496
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Tess Thorman

Research Associate

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