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Nickname: Golden State
- Motto: Eureka (I
have found it)
- Flower: Golden poppy
- Bird: California valley quail
- Area: 163,695 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 3rd)
- Elevation: Ranges from 282 feet below sea level to
14,494 feet above sea level
- Climate: Extremely varied, with zones ranging from
sub-tropical to subarctic, but in the main two seasons—wet from
October to April, dry from May to September
- Admitted to Union: September 9, 1850
- Capital: Sacramento
- Head Official: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
(until 2007)
- Population
- 1980: 23,668,000
- 1990: 30,380,000
- 2000: 33,871,653
- 2004 estimate: 35,893,799
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.8%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 1st
- Percent of residents born in state: 50.2% (2000)
- Density: 217.2 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 1,384,872
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 20,170,059
- Black or African American: 2,263,882
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 333,346
- Asian: 3,697,513
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 116,961
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 10,966,556
- Other: 5,682,241
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 2,486,981
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 7,747,590
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 10.6%
- Median age: 33.3 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 541,046
- Total number of deaths (2003): 219,487 (infant deaths,
2,560)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 55,750
- Economy
- Major industries: Agriculture, manufacturing
(transportation equipment, electronics, machinery),
biotechnology, aerospace, tourism
- Unemployment rate: 5.8% (January 2005)
- Per capita income: $33,403 (2003; U.S. rank: 11th)
- Median household income: $48,979 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 12.9%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: ranges from 1.0% to 9.3%
- Sales tax rate: 7.25% (food and prescription drugs are
exempt)
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