California
State Government
Governor
Gavin Newsom (D)
State Senate
32
Democrats,
8
Republicans
State House
62
Democrats,
17
Republicans
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
Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2012: Activists press council to ease truancy law
"Public interest lawyers and advocates cited statistics that show the current law unfairly targets Latinos, blacks and low-income students while doing little to curb truancy.And the council members agreed."
The Daily News of Los Angeles, February 4, 2012: Poverty aid goes to Valley schools
"Nearly two dozen LAUSD schools will get an infusion of $2 million to help them cope with the loss next year of federal money used to teach impoverished students, officials said Friday."
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, January 31, 2012: Broward public schools land at top of state rankings
"So for elementary and middle schools, the rankings are based on student performance and improvement on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. For high schools, they are based half on FCAT scores and half on other factors such as high school graduation rates and student success in advanced classes. But these rankings concern some educators, who say it does not take into account how factors such as poverty can impact students' academic performance."
Sacramento Business Journal, January 26, 2012: Judge approves settlement for adult day health care substitute
"Similar to ADHC, the new program will offer center-based skilled health and nursing care, therapy, transportation and other services to eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities. ADHC will be phased out and replaced by the new program on March 1."
Sacramento Bee, January 25, 2012: Sacramento food bank unveils new center for education, tech skills
"In Oak Park, a red brick and concrete building has risen with a promise to help low-income and unemployed families become financially independent. Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services' new $3.5 million Education and Technology Center will offer parenting classes, and adult and youth education programs. It will house 11 classrooms and 120 computers."
Chico Enterprise-Record, January 23, 2012: CSU program helps low-income and first generation students
"'Participation has continued to increase as more low-income and first-generation students see college as a viable option,' Patterson said. 'This is a trend that has been documented throughout the entire CSU system.'"