California

39,287,377 Population
$99,122 Median Income
$734,700 Median Home Value
41.3 Score
#38 in US

Economy & Income

Median Household Income
$99,122
Per Capita Income
$49,513
Unemployment Rate
6.6%
Poverty Rate
12.0%

Housing

Median Home Value
$734,700
Median Rent
$2,036
Home Value / Income
7.41x
Rent / Income
24.65%

Demographics

Gender

Male
50.0%
Female
50.0%

Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino
40.2%
White (non-Hispanic)
33.8%
Asian
15.3%
Black
5.2%

Commute

Mean Commute Time
28.7 min
Work from Home
17.2%
Drove Alone
65.7%
Public Transit
2.9%

Score Breakdown

Income
89.4
Employment
4.8
Housing
2.9
Quality Of Life
10.6
Safety
45.2
Education
50
Cost Of Living
50

Counties in California

Rank County Population Median Income Score
#1 Placer County, California 419,156 $115,998 70.3
#2 Mono County, California 13,148 $99,415 69.7
#3 Santa Clara County, California 1,902,047 $164,281 67.8
#4 San Mateo County, California 742,340 $158,855 67.5
#5 Inyo County, California 18,739 $73,991 66.9
#6 El Dorado County, California 192,662 $108,845 66.3
#7 Napa County, California 134,869 $111,471 65.1
#8 Alpine County, California 1,616 $105,521 64.4
#9 San Benito County, California 67,290 $114,394 62.2
#10 Amador County, California 41,428 $88,044 61.8
#11 Orange County, California 3,165,820 $116,289 61.8
#12 Ventura County, California 837,469 $109,797 61.3
#13 Alameda County, California 1,649,473 $129,367 60.7
#14 Sonoma County, California 485,040 $104,674 60.1
#15 Marin County, California 257,969 $149,091 59.9
#16 Contra Costa County, California 1,165,012 $127,229 58.1
#17 San Diego County, California 3,288,774 $106,268 56.8
#18 Nevada County, California 102,481 $89,882 56.1
#19 Shasta County, California 181,436 $72,636 55.6
#20 Monterey County, California 437,613 $97,230 54.9
#21 San Francisco County, California 830,235 $140,970 54.8
#22 Solano County, California 451,918 $100,401 54.8
#23 San Luis Obispo County, California 281,555 $97,446 54.4
#24 Santa Cruz County, California 264,926 $111,093 54.1
#25 Del Norte County, California 27,107 $67,058 52.1
#26 Sacramento County, California 1,594,006 $92,175 51.6
#27 Riverside County, California 2,478,600 $93,074 50.9
#28 Santa Barbara County, California 443,701 $98,161 50.7
#29 Calaveras County, California 46,248 $78,647 50.6
#30 Colusa County, California 21,984 $75,672 48.6
#31 Lassen County, California 30,356 $67,403 48.6
#32 Yolo County, California 220,564 $91,752 48.4
#33 San Joaquin County, California 797,334 $92,179 47.6
#34 Tuolumne County, California 54,498 $77,404 47.2
#35 Sutter County, California 98,857 $79,704 46.9
#36 Sierra County, California 2,746 $63,355 45.7
#37 Tehama County, California 65,167 $63,784 45.6
#38 Plumas County, California 19,423 $66,031 44.8
#39 Stanislaus County, California 553,990 $81,468 44.7
#40 San Bernardino County, California 2,197,104 $85,478 44.6
#41 Kings County, California 153,298 $70,995 43.8
#42 Yuba County, California 84,507 $76,373 43.7
#43 Tulare County, California 478,693 $71,300 43
#44 Fresno County, California 1,016,725 $74,201 42.9
#45 Glenn County, California 28,494 $67,139 41.7
#46 Mariposa County, California 17,082 $68,412 41.7
#47 Modoc County, California 8,600 $59,455 41.5
#48 Kern County, California 915,075 $70,210 41.2
#49 Los Angeles County, California 9,808,667 $90,112 39.3
#50 Siskiyou County, California 43,466 $59,095 39.2
#51 Madera County, California 160,940 $76,627 38.7
#52 Butte County, California 207,929 $67,928 36.7
#53 Mendocino County, California 90,244 $68,092 35
#54 Humboldt County, California 134,541 $61,160 30.5
#55 Imperial County, California 180,202 $57,681 29.9
#56 Lake County, California 68,152 $60,621 27.8
#57 Merced County, California 290,201 $65,510 25.2
#58 Trinity County, California 15,860 $53,002 24.4