CALIFORNIA
 
                                                  State   Rank     U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                           29,811      1  248,791
  1999                                           33,145      1  272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             96.8      2     79.7
  1996                                             96.6      2     79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             26.2     25     25.7
  1998                                             27.3      7     25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             10.5     43     12.5
  1998                                             11.1     45     12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              7.9     41      9.2
  1996                                              5.9     41      7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             11.6     28     12.8
  1997                                             11.7     29     12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              2.1     26      2.2
  1997                                              1.2     44      1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              238      8      216
  1997                                              244     12      245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           92.8     23     91.3
    1996                                           92.4     26     91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $39,598      4  $33,123
    1998                                        $43,725     10  $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             44.7     47     56.6
  1996                                             47.1     48     57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                            1,045      3      732
  1997                                              798      8      611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              327     13      311
  1997                                              490     12      465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $2,325     15   $2,080
  1997                                           $3,229     20   $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             63.3     32     62.8
  1997                                             62.1     37     63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             16.6     28     17.4
  1998                                             14.4     28     14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $26,180      6  $23,602
  1997                                          $33,485      5  $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $22,993      8  $20,618
  1998                                          $24,404     12  $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $41,517      9  $37,343
  1998                                          $40,934     16  $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                             13.9     18     13.5
  1998                                             15.4      8     12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              246     43      326
  1996                                              239     48      349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             53.8     49     63.9
  1998                                             56.0     48     66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $21,681      9  $19,655
  1997                                          $24,345     41  $25,437
 
 
\1 Percent of persons 5 to 17 years old.
\2 For school year ending in June the following year.
 
State profile from U.S. Census Bureau,
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999.