CA Population: 37,444,385

bobcat · #1 Posted: **Dec 21, 2006, 8:21 PM**

http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/...ease_Jul06.doc

CALIFORNIA POPULATION CONTINUES SLOWER GROWTH PATTERN
ACCORDING TO NEW STATE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Linda Gage, (916) 323-4086
December 20, 2006 H.D. Palmer, (916) 323-0648

SACRAMENTO – California’s population grew to 37,444,000 on July 1, 2006, according to official population estimates released today by the State Department of Finance. The growth of 1.25 percent, representing 462,000 new residents during the fiscal year, continued the pattern of slower growth rates each year since the 2.0-percent growth in 2000.

The balance of 552,000 births and 235,000 deaths resulted in a natural increase of 317,000 persons. This accounted for 68.5 percent of the 2006 fiscal year growth. Natural increase remains an increasing source of the state’s growth this decade. Net migration contributed over 146,000 new residents, 31.5 percent of the growth. This estimate includes all legal and unauthorized foreign immigrants, residents who left the state to live abroad, and the balance of hundreds of thousands of people moving to and from California from within the United States. During the fiscal year, the state gained over 213,000 new foreign immigrants and, similar to last year, experienced a modest loss of 67,000 persons to other states.

Since July 2000, the state has grown by 3.3 million persons for an overall growth rate of 9.8 percent. There have been 3.2 million births, 1.4 million deaths for a six-year natural increase of 1.8 million added to 1.4 million foreign immigrants and 105,000 domestic migrants.

Highlights of the July 1, 2006 county population report include:

County population totals range from 1,256 persons in Alpine, the least populated county, to nearly 10.3 million persons in Los Angeles, the state's most populous county.
The state’s nine largest counties, Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Clara, Alameda, Sacramento and Contra Costa each have over one million residents and combined they are home to 70 percent of Californians.
Riverside, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Kern counties posted the highest numeric population gains and account for nearly half of the state's growth. Growth in Riverside and Kern was primarily due to new residents from within the United States, including other counties in California. Growth in Los Angeles was due to natural increase, the county experienced net out-migration. Growth in San Bernardino was almost equally due to natural increase and net migration.
Yuba, Riverside, Kern, Imperial, Alpine, and Sutter counties had the largest percentage increases in population, each growing more than 3 percent. Population change ranged from the highest growth rate of 4.42 percent in Yuba, the state's fastest growing county, to a 0.32-percent population loss in Plumas County.
Net migration was the primary source of growth in 29 counties. Ten counties experienced net out-migration – Humboldt, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Monterey, Orange, Plumas, San Benito, Santa Barbara, and Solano
Natural increase (more births than deaths) was the primary source of growth in the state and for 26 of the state’s 58 counties. Eleven counties experienced natural decrease (more deaths than births during the year) – Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Lake, Mariposa, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Siskiyou, Trinity, and Tuolumne
Twenty-four counties had a higher growth rate than the state while 32 counties had lower rates. Two counties posted slight population losses – Plumas and Inyo.
Nine counties gained over 100,000 persons in the last six years – Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Orange, Sacramento, Kern, San Joaquin, and Fresno

15 Largest Counties:

Los Angeles 10,292,723
San Diego 3,084,634
Orange 3,083,894
San Bernardino 2,016,277
Riverside 2,004,608
Santa Clara 1,791,869
Alameda 1,514,909
Sacramento 1,396,353
Contra Costa 1,034,874
Fresno 909,399
Ventura 821,698
San Francisco 802,651
Kern 796,331
San Mateo 729,366
San Joaquin 674,323

tuy · #2 Posted: **Dec 21, 2006, 8:31 PM**

California now has five counties with 2 million in population.

It is good to see the growth rate for the state slow a little. We need some time to catch up with infrastructure and services.

tuy · #3 Posted: **Dec 21, 2006, 8:37 PM**

Population boom going bust?

S.J. Mother Lode growth rate slowdown mirrors downward trend in area housing market

By Michelle Machado
Record Staff Writer
December 21, 2006 6:00 AM

STOCKTON - San Joaquin County's population is growing at a slower pace than it has for nearly a decade.

New estimates released Wednesday by the state Department of Finance showed that from July 1, 2005, to July 1, 2006, the county population grew 1.86 percent, the lowest rate of growth since the year ending July 1, 1998, when its residential base increased 1.35 percent.

Since then, population growth has topped 2 percent, with the largest increase during the same period in 2000-01, when the county grew 3.93 percent.

By comparison, last year's growth was 2.53 percent.

Declining population growth is likely reflected in housing starts.

Mike Niblock, Stockton's community development director, said Wednesday that there has been a definite downturn in the number of building permits for new residential construction.

"I'm sure there are a lot of different factors that impact those numbers, but usually there is a fairly strong tie between housing and population," he said.

Still, San Joaquin County added 12,315 residents during the one-year period ending July 1, 2006, making it California's 10th fastest-growing county in terms of numeric population change.

San Joaquin County is one of nine counties - the others are Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino and San Diego - to gain more than 100,000 residents in the past six years.

The report attributed most of the county's population growth to a natural increase of 7,463, a net gain realized by 11,802 births and 4,339 deaths.

The balance of county growth came from migration, with immigration of 3,726 more than triple domestic migration of 1,126.

Calaveras County's pace of growth also slowed, from 2.33 percent in 2004-05 to 1.45 percent in 2005-06.

California's population grew to 37,444,000 as of July 1, 2006.

The one-year growth rate of 1.25 percent, representing 462,000 new residents, continued the pattern of slower growth rates each year since the 2 percent growth rate in 2000.

Since July 2000, the state has grown by 3.3 million people for an overall growth rate of 9.8 percent.

By comparison, San Joaquin County has grown by 105,391 residents since 2000, a growth rate of 18.5 percent.

The Finance Department uses a variety of sources to make its population estimates, including birth and death counts, driver's license information, housing unit data, school enrollments and federal income tax returns.

urban_encounter · #4 Posted: **Dec 21, 2006, 8:37 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuy

It is good to see the growth rate for the state slow a little. We need some time to catch up with infrastructure and services.

The Valley really needs time and resources in order to catch up with the population boom...

tech12 · #5 Posted: **Dec 21, 2006, 8:38 PM**

San Francisco 802,651 people? And the US Census says 739,000. when will this get straightened out finally?

RAlossi · #6 Posted: **Dec 21, 2006, 11:24 PM**

Interesting facts. Just to put it out there, the city of Los Angeles's population is officially (according to the LAPD population estimates) somewhere near 4.1 million, compared to a little under 3.7 million at the 2000 census.