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Homeless Demographics

Indicators National California  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 36,553,215[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 4,209,889[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 11,559,402[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.53[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 21.13%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 7.85%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 71.01%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $67,484[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $91,156[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $1,249[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $49,940[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 6.64%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 13.66%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 18.73%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 16.11%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 19.77%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 80.23%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 29.50%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 3.10%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 9.25%[40] Birth rate ranking 22[41]