California
State Government
Governor
Gavin Newsom (D)
State Senate
32
Democrats,
8
Republicans
State House
62
Democrats,
17
Republicans
California
Economic well-being - California
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
16.5
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.3
Poverty rate
11.8%
Unemployment rate
5.5
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
5.9
Housing - California
Home foreclosure rate
1 in 3407
People experiencing homelessness
187,084.0
Households paying more than 50% of income on housing
1,633,600.0
Percent renters
0.4
Poverty by demographic - California
Child poverty rate
0.2
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
251000
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
192000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
1981000
Senior poverty rate
12.0 %
Women in poverty
19,461,027
January 4, 2017
Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2017: Not rich, not poor, and not ready for the cost of growing old
October 18, 2016
Vice, October 18, 2016: How One LA Neighborhood is Tackling Food Deserts
August 30, 2016
Los Angeles Times, August 30, 2016: California Bill to Extend School-Choice Law Faces Allegations of Inequity
August 30, 2016
KQED News, August 30, 2016: Two Moms Choose Between Separate and Unequal Schools in Oakland
August 24, 2016
PlanetSave, August 24, 2016: EPA Integrating Cap-And-Trade Revenue In California Low-Income Neighborhood Bikeshares
August 23, 2016