Congressional District 12, CA

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2022 Population

750,210

0.93% 1-year decline

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Laphonza Butler

Democratic Party

US Representative

Barbara Lee

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

37.5

2.09% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

12.4%

18.6% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$102,766

19.3% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$958,800

20.4% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Congressional District 12, CA had a population of 750k people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $102,766. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Congressional District 12, CA declined from 757,251 to 750,210, a −0.93% decrease and its median household income declined from $127,278 to $102,766, a −19.3% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 12, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (34.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (20.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.8%), Other (Hispanic) (12.6%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.97%).

37.6% of the households in Congressional District 12, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.6% of the residents in Congressional District 12, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Congressional District 12, CA was $958,800, and the homeownership rate was 44.7%.

Most people in Congressional District 12, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Congressional District 12, CA was 1 car per household.

Congressional District 12, CA borders Congressional District 2, CA, Congressional District 11, CA, Congressional District 13, CA, and Congressional District 14, CA.

United States California

Population & Diversity

Congressional District 12, CA is home to a population of 750k people, from which 87.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 26.1% of Congressional District 12, CA residents were born outside of the country (196k people).

In 2022, there were 1.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (257k people) in Congressional District 12, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 153k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 118k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Congressional District 12, CA are Spanish (117,948 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (55,821 households), and Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (12,653 households).

Citizenship

87.6%

2022 Citizenship

87.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 87.6% of Congressional District 12, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Congressional District 12, CA was 87.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Congressional District 12, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 12, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
257k ± 2.72k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
153k ± 2.96k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
118k ± 2.75k

21.9%

Hispanic Population

165k people

21.9% of the people in Congressional District 12, CA are hispanic (165k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Congressional District 12, CA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

26.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

196k people

32.9%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

249k people

As of 2022, 26.1% of Congressional District 12, CA residents (196k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Congressional District 12, CA was 32.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Congressional District 12, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
117,948 households (16.6%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
55,821 households (7.84%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
12,653 households (1.78%)

37.6% of the households in Congressional District 12, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Congressional District 12, CA was Spanish. 16.6% of the households in Congressional District 12, CA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
6,755 ± 497
Gulf War (2001-)
4,021 ± 560
Gulf War (1990s)
2,692 ± 379

Congressional District 12, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.68 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Congressional District 12, CA employs 397k people. The largest industries in Congressional District 12, CA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (63,210 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (50,732 people), and Educational Services (45,194 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($156,397), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($142,008), and Utilities ($129,357).

Employment

Occupations

397k

2022 Value

± 4,824

−12.3%

1 Year decline

± 2.02%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Congressional District 12, CA declined at a rate of −12.3%, from 453k employees to 397k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Congressional District 12, CA, are Management Occupations (55,678 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (35,864 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (29,897 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Congressional District 12, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

397k

2022 Value

± 4,824

−12.3%

1 Year decline

± 2.02%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Congressional District 12, CA declined at a rate of −12.3%, from 453k employees to 397k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Congressional District 12, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (63,210 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (50,732 people), and Educational Services (45,194 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Congressional District 12, CA, though some of these residents may live in Congressional District 12, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,985

Median earning men ± $1,442

$58,311

Median earning women ± $940

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($120,784), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($109,191), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,488).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($90,156), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,742), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,332).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Congressional District 12, CA is currently represented by Barbara Lee in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (63.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Laphonza Butler

Senator from California

Assumed office on October 3, 2023
Appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Congressional District 12, CA

Barbara Lee

District 12 Representative

Democratic Party

Congressional District 12, CA is currently represented by Barbara Lee (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Congressional District 12, CA have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Congressional District 12, CA was $958,800 in 2022, which is 3.4 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $1.2M to $958,800, a 20.4% decrease. The homeownership rate in Congressional District 12, CA is 44.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Congressional District 12, CA have an average commute time of 31.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 12, CA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in Congressional District 12, CA is $102,766. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Congressional District 12, CA was Congressional District 17, CA with a value of $168,712, followed by Congressional District 16, CA and Congressional District 10, CA, with respective values of $164,557 and $145,537.

Property

$958,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$11,552

$128,794

Median Property Taxes

±$1,989

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Congressional District 12, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Congressional District 12, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

44.7%

Homeownership

2022

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 44.7% of the housing units in Congressional District 12, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 35.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Congressional District 12, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$102,766

Median Household Income

± $1,571

288k

Number of Households

± 3,829

In 2022, the median household income of the 288k households in Congressional District 12, CA declined from $102,766 from the previous year's value of $127,278.

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 12, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (46.2%)
Worked At Home (21.6%)
Public Transit (15.8%)

In 2022, 46.2% of workers in Congressional District 12, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (15.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Congressional District 12, CA have a longer commute time (31.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.66% of the workforce in Congressional District 12, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Congressional District 12, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 12, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Congressional District 12, CA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Congressional District 12, CA (91k out of 732k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Congressional District 12, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Health

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 26.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.84%

Uninsured

52.6%

Employer Coverage

18.8%

Medicaid

10.1%

Medicare

13%

Non-Group

0.579%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Congressional District 12, CA grew by 35.6% from 3.57% to 4.84%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Congressional District 12, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.