Congressional District 22, CA

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2023 Population

781,420

0.0774% 1-year growth

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

US Representative

David Valadao

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

30.2

1% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

22.6%

1.93% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$56,600

6.76% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$263,500

10.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Congressional District 22, CA had a population of 781k people with a median age of 30.2 and a median household income of $56,600. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Congressional District 22, CA grew from 780,816 to 781,420, a 0.0774% increase and its median household income grew from $53,016 to $56,600, a 6.76% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 22, CA are Other (Hispanic) (26.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (23.4%), White (Hispanic) (22.8%), White (Non-Hispanic) (15.7%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.08%).

60.5% of the households in Congressional District 22, 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.

83% of the residents in Congressional District 22, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Congressional District 22, CA was $263,500, and the homeownership rate was 52.5%.

Most people in Congressional District 22, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Congressional District 22, CA was 2 cars per household.

Congressional District 22, CA borders Congressional District 4, CA, Congressional District 16, CA, Congressional District 21, CA, and Congressional District 23, CA.

United States California

Population & Diversity

Congressional District 22, CA is home to a population of 781k people, from which 83% are citizens. As of 2023, 26.1% of Congressional District 22, CA residents were born outside of the country (204k people).

In 2023, there were 1.12 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (206k people) in Congressional District 22, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 183k Two+ (Hispanic) and 178k White (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 22, CA are Spanish (407,648 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (6,929 households), and Punjabi (5,265 households).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83%

2023 Citizenship

82.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 83% of Congressional District 22, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Congressional District 22, CA was 82.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Congressional District 22, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 22, CA

Other (Hispanic)
206k ± 6.67k
Two+ (Hispanic)
183k ± 5.06k
White (Hispanic)
178k ± 6.17k

74.1%

Hispanic Population

579k people

74.1% of the people in Congressional District 22, CA are hispanic (579k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Congressional District 22, CA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

26.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

204k people

26.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

204k people

As of 2023, 26.1% of Congressional District 22, CA residents (204k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Congressional District 22, CA was 26.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Congressional District 22, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
407,648 households (56.4%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
6,929 households (0.958%)
Punjabi
5,265 households (0.728%)

60.5% of the households in Congressional District 22, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22%. 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 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Congressional District 22, CA was Spanish. 56.4% of the households in Congressional District 22, 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
5,461 ± 562
Gulf War (2001-)
4,530 ± 521
Gulf War (1990s)
2,467 ± 458

Congressional District 22, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Congressional District 22, CA employs 296k people. The largest industries in Congressional District 22, CA are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (54,725 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (34,290 people), and Retail Trade (33,841 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($93,157), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($71,202), and Public Administration ($59,576).

Employment

Occupations

296k

2023 Value

± 5,080

0.901%

1 Year growth

± 2.39%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Congressional District 22, CA grew at a rate of 0.901%, from 293k employees to 296k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Congressional District 22, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (43,655 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (28,259 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (24,631 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Congressional District 22, 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

296k

2023 Value

± 5,080

0.901%

1 Year growth

± 2.39%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Congressional District 22, CA grew at a rate of 0.901%, from 293k employees to 296k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Congressional District 22, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (54,725 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (34,290 people), and Retail Trade (33,841 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Congressional District 22, CA, though some of these residents may live in Congressional District 22, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,220

Median earning men ± $564

$28,382

Median earning women ± $582

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($75,013), Manufacturing ($47,212), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,744).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($47,399), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,918), and Wholesale Trade ($34,951).

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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff 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 22, CA is currently represented by David Valadao 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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2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff 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 22, CA

David Valadao

District 22 Representative

Republican Party

Congressional District 22, CA is currently represented by David Valadao (Republican 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 22, 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 22, CA was $263,500 in 2023, which is 0.868 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $238,600 to $263,500, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Congressional District 22, CA is 52.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Congressional District 22, CA have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 22, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Congressional District 22, CA is $56,600. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Congressional District 22, CA was Congressional District 17, CA with a value of $176,832, followed by Congressional District 16, CA and Congressional District 10, CA, with respective values of $170,331 and $152,089.

Housing

Property

$263,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$2,829

$113,420

Median Property Taxes

±$2,728

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 22, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Congressional District 22, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

52.5%

Homeownership

2023

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 52.5% of the housing units in Congressional District 22, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Congressional District 22, 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.

$56,600

Median Household Income

± $1,237

216k

Number of Households

± 3,950

In 2023, the median household income of the 216k households in Congressional District 22, CA grew to $56,600 from the previous year's value of $53,016.

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 22, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.1%)
Carpooled (14.7%)
Worked At Home (4.34%)

In 2023, 78.1% of workers in Congressional District 22, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.7%) and those who worked at home (4.34%).

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

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Congressional District 22, CA have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.66% of the workforce in Congressional District 22, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Congressional District 22, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 22, 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 22, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Congressional District 22, CA (170k out of 752k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Congressional District 22, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

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 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.3% under 18 years, 24.3% between 18 and 34 years, 32.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.49% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.84%

Uninsured

29.9%

Employer Coverage

46.4%

Medicaid

5.9%

Medicare

7.2%

Non-Group

0.76%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Congressional District 22, CA grew by 5.31% from 9.34% to 9.84%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Congressional District 22, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.