Racial/Ethnic Makeup (California, 2010)
Racial/ethnic makeup of California as percent of total population, 2010
- Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders make up 0.3% of California's population.
- People of color make up 59.9% of California's population.
Source: U.S. Census 2010, U.S. Census Bureau
English Proficiency (California, 2010)
Language spoken at home and ability to speak English, population 5 years and older, California, 2010.
- Over 40% of people in California speak a language other than English at home.
- Nearly one in five people (19.9%) in California speaks English less than “very well.”
Source: American Community Survey, 3-year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
English Proficiency by Language (California, 2010)
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home, population 5 years and older, California 2010.
- 47.2% of Californians who speak Spanish at home speak English less than "very well."
- Nearly half (49.2%) of Californians who speak Asian or Pacific Island languages at home speak English less than "very well."
Source: American Community Survey, 3-year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
Languages Other Than English Spoken at Home (California, 2010)
Languages other than English spoken at home, California, 2010
Percent of Adults with No High School Diploma (California, 2000)
Percent and number of California adults with no high school diploma, by race/ethnicity, 2000
- 23% of Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander adults have no high school diploma.
Source: U.S. Census 2000, U.S. Census Bureau
Educational Attainment (California, 2006)
Educational attainment for population 25 years and over, by race/ethnicity, California, 2006
- 13.8% of Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islanders age 25 and older have less than a high school diploma.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey , U.S. Census Bureau
Median Household Income, (California, 2010)
Median household income based on income in the past 12 months, in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars, by race/ethnicity, California, 2010
- The median income of White households (69,224) is roughly 50% greater than the median income of African American ($46,320), American Indian/Alaska Native ($44,620), and Latino ($43,856) households.
- The median income of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander households is $64,705.
Source: American Community Survey, 3-year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
Income Below Poverty Level (California, 2010)
Percent and number of people with incomes below poverty level in California, by race/ethnicity, in 2010
- African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and Alaska Natives are more than twice as likely as Whites to have an income below the poverty level.
- 13.3% of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders have an income below poverty level.
Source: American Community Survey, 3-year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
Births (California, 2010)
Percentage of live births, California 2010.
- Asians and Pacific Islanders represent 12.3% of live births in California.
- People of color represent 72.5% of live births in California.
Source: Vital Statistics Section, CD-Rom Public Use Birth Files (Births), California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. As cited on www.kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
Racial/Ethnic Makeup, Under 18 (California, 2010)
Racial/ethnic makeup of California as percent of total under 18 population, 2010
- Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders make up 0.3% of Californians under the age of 18.
- People of color make up 72.6% of Californians under the age of 18.
Source: U.S. Census 2010, U.S. Census Bureau
Child/Youth Death Rate (California, 2008-2010)
The death rate of children/youth in California 2008-2010, per 100,000 people ages 1 to 24.
- Asian and Pacific Islander children/youth have a death rate of 21.2 per 100,000.
Source: Vital Statistics Section, CD-Rom Public Use Death Files, California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. As cited on www.kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
Children in Poverty (California, 2009-2011)
Percentage of children ages 0-17 living in families with incomes below the federal poverty level, California 2009-2011.
- 21.7% of Pacific Islander children ages 0-17 live in poverty.
- African American (31.9%), Latino (29.4%), and Native American (33.4%) children are all more than three times as likely to live in poverty as White children (9.7%).
Source: American Community Survey (Children in Poverty), U.S. Census Bureau. As cited on www.kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
High School Dropout Rate (California, 2011)
Estimated percentage of public high school students who drop out before graduating, based on the adjusted four-year derived dropout rate, California 2011.
- 6.7% of Filipino high school students drop out before graduating.
- 17.4% of Pacific Islander high school students drop out before graduating.
- Pacific Islander high school students (17.4%) are nearly twice as likely to drop out before graduating as White high school students (8.9%).
Source: California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) (Drop outs). , California Department of Education. As cited on www.kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
High School Graduates Completing College Preparatory Courses (California, 2011)
Percentage of public school 12th grade graduates completing courses required for University of California (UC) and/or California State University (CSU) entrance, with a grade of “C” or better, California 2011.
- 50% of Filipino graduates are college-ready.
- 32.1% of Pacific Islander graduates are college-ready.
- Latino (26.7%), African American (27.5%), and Native American/Alaska Native (24.8%) graduates are far less likely to be college-ready than White graduates (43.9%).
Source: California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS), California Department of Education. As cited on www.kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
School Safety (California, 2008-2010)
Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the level of safety they feel at school, California 2008-2010.
- 61.3% of Pacific Islander students described their school as “safe” or “very safe.”
- Students of color were less likely to describe their school as “safe” or “very safe” than White students.
Source: California Healthy Kids Survey - Safety (WestEd). , California Department of Education. As cited on www.kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
School Connectedness (California 2008-2010)
Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting their level of connectedness to school, California 2008-2010. School connectedness includes being treated fairly, feeling close to people, feeling happy, feeling part of, and feeling safe at school.
- 44.2% of Pacific Islander students reported a high level of school connectedness.
- Students of color were less likely to report a high level of school connectedness than White students.
Source: California Healthy Kids Survey - Connectedness (WestEd)., California Department of Education. As cited on www.kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
Fear of Being Beaten Up (California, 2008-2010)
Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been afraid of being beaten up at school, California 2008-2010.
- 21.8% of Pacific Islander students reported that they had been afraid of being beaten up at school at least once in the past 12 months.
- Native American and Pacific Islander students were the most likely to report that they had been afraid of being beaten up at school at least once in the past 12 months.
Source: California Healthy Kids Survey - Fear (WestEd)., California Department of Education. As cited on www.kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
Physical Fights at School (California, 2008-2010)
Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been in a physical fight at school, California 2008-2010.
- 23.8% of Pacific Islander students reported having been in a physical fight at school at least once in the past 12 months.
Source: California Healthy Kids Survey - Fighting (WestEd)., California Department of Education. As cited on www.kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
Foster Care (California, 2009-2011)
Rate of first entries into foster care per 1,000 children under age 18, California 2009-2011.
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