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
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.'"
The Merced Sun-Star, January 17, 2012: (Editorial) Brown gets A on school funding plan
"Like the Kirst-Bersin-Liu plan, the governor's proposal targets funding based on an unduplicated count of low-income students and English learners, and on the concentration of such students in a given district"
Sacramento Bee, January 15, 2012: Gov. Brown offers a way for California to escape the maze of school funding
"Like the Kirst-Bersin-Liu plan, the governor's proposal targets funding based on an unduplicated count of low-income students and English learners, and on the concentration of such students in a given district."
Sacramento Bee, January 11, 2012: (Editorial) W. Sac charter schoolneeds to be watched
"The aim was to reach kids 'who do not speak English as their first language; come from low-income families; attend low-performing schools in the district, as measured by the California Academic Performance Index; and whose parents did not graduate from college.'"
Sacramento Bee, January 4, 2012: (Editorial) Students hurt by 'last hired, first fired' rule
"The result is that many schools would experience no layoffs, while high-poverty schools would have to shoulder a cycle of turnover and instability that would add to their challenges."
The San Francisco Chronicle, December 25, 2011: State community colleges propose rationing classes
"Many agree, including Steve Ngo, a City College of San Francisco trustee who calls it a civil rights issue. 'If students are not even getting basic English and math, they'll be stuck in poverty,' Ngo said. 'These recommendations focus course offerings on student needs.'"