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
The San Diego Union-Tribune, August 17, 2012: Plenty To Consider With Tech Devices
"Connect2Compete: An effort aimed at closing the digital divide for low-income students, Connect2Compete offers low-cost computers and inexpensive broadband Internet access to families with children in the federal school lunch program in San Diego."
Sacramento Bee, August 10, 2012: (Op-Ed) State must change way schools are financed
"Educators closest to the classroom, in partnership with their local community, are best able to determine how to educate all students and reduce the achievement gap that now threatens the futures of English learners and students who live in poverty. When designing a weighted pupil formula, it's important that the weights given to students challenged by poverty or English learning be large enough to make a difference."
Daily Press-Victorville, August 04, 2012: A literal passion
"One local woman, however, is working to change that. Lynette Ramirez, the founder of Ready 4 Reading, established a book club more than two years ago to get books into the hands of children living in poverty after she learned that illiteracy was growing at a rate of 2.5 million people a year."
The Californian, July 31, 2012: Computer lab truck hits Internet highway
"In addition to its TechMobile, Community Connection has established 30 public computing centers where low-income individuals and families can have access to the Internet,' Krebs said. The centers offer classes to all ages in basic computer and Internet skills, word processing, photo editing and more. The classes are offered in English, Spanish and some indigenous Oaxacan languages."
The Californian, July 27, 2012: (Op-Ed) Get on board to Stuff the Bus
"Did you know that nearly 3,500 kids in Monterey County school districts are homeless? That includes all school districts - the Peninsula, Salinas, north and south county alike. So, United Way is partnering with local businesses and the Monterey County Office of Education to spearhead Stuff the Bus, a school supply drive."
Ventura Country Star, July 20, 2012: United Way collecting school supplies for needy children
"The United Way of Ventura County is once again seeking the community's help to provide back-to-school supplies for children from low income families. The nonprofit's third annual Stuff the Bus campaign starts Monday with the goal of collecting enough school supplies to fill 500 new backpacks for needy children."