Small Communities in CA: More Children's Data Now Available

Wide-ranging demographic and economic data for regions in California with small populations, including the state's rural areas, now are available on kidsdata.org. These data, from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), offer five-year estimates for counties, cities, and school districts with populations of 10,000 residents or more.

In other new ACS data, about 8% of California's child population – nearly 750,000 children – live in rural areas, and the other 92%, about 8.7 million kids, live in urban regions, which are defined as areas with densely settled cores and populations of at least 2,500 people. This new rural/urban breakdown is only available at the state level.

Find Data for Your Community

CHILD POPULATION:

• One-year estimates: For cities with populations of 250k+
• Three-year estimates: For large and smaller regions with populations of 20k+
• NEW! Five-year estimates: For populations of 10k+

HOUSEHOLDS WITH/WITHOUT CHILDREN:

• One-year estimates: For larger regions with populations of 250k+
• Three-year estimates: For large and smaller regions with populations of 20k+
• NEW! Five-year estimates: For populations of 10k+

FAMILY STRUCTURE (SINGLE/MARRIED) AMONG HOUSEHOLDS WITH KIDS:

• One-year estimates: For larger regions with populations of 250k+
• Three-year estimates: For large and smaller regions with populations of 20k+
• NEW! Five-year estimates: For populations of 10k+

FAMILY STRUCTURE, BY RACE/ETHNICITY:

• One-year estimates: For larger regions with populations of 250k+
• Three-year estimates: For large and smaller regions with populations of 20k+
• NEW! Five-year estimates: For populations of 10k+

Looking for your community? Click on any data link in this e-mail, then click "Choose Counties, Cities, and School Districts" at the top of the page to find your region.

CHILDREN IN THE CARE OF GRANDPARENTS:

• One-year estimates: For larger regions with populations of 250k+
• Three-year estimates: For large and smaller regions with populations of 20k+
• NEW! Five-year estimates: For populations of 10k+

FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION:

• One-year estimates: For larger regions with populations of 250k+
• Three-year estimates: For large and smaller regions with populations of 20k+
• NEW! Five-year estimates: For populations of 10k+

CHILDREN IN POVERTY:

• One-year estimates: For larger regions with populations of 250k+
• Three-year estimates: For large and smaller regions with populations of 20k+
• NEW! Five-year estimates: For populations of 10k+

CHILDREN IN POVERTY, BY RACE/ETHNICITY:

• One-year estimates: For larger regions with populations of 250k+
• Three-year estimates: For large and smaller regions with populations of 20k+
• NEW! Five-year estimates: For populations of 10k+

MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME:

• One-year estimates: For larger regions with populations of 250k+
• Three-year estimates: For large and smaller regions with populations of 20k+
• NEW! Five-year estimates: For populations of 10k+

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