California, United States

Living In California Pros & Cons, Cost of Living, Crime Rate, Demographics

Living In California, USA
Moving to California In USA? Find out the best and worst about to live, raise a family or retire in California, the Pros and Cons of Living in California.

Explore the life in California based on crime, public schools, cost of living, real estate, housing, properties, job opportunities, and local amenities data and Statistics.

  1. Overview - Life In California
  2. Pros and Cons of Living In California
  3. Crime In California
  4. Cost of Living In California
  5. Gender In California
  6. Household Income For California
  7. Education In California
  8. Race & Ethnicity In California
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Population
39346000
Unemployment
6.18%
Poverty
12.58%
Overall Score
8
Median Home
$538500
44% NAT AVG.
Median Income
$78672
17% NAT AVG.
Median Rent
$1586
37% NAT AVG.
Cost Of Living
140
40% NAT AVG.
Pros & Cons Overview

Jobs80%

Housing80%

Affordability30%

Safety60%

Amenities95%

Diversity70%

Education60%

Commute40%

Is California safe place to live in USA?
The overall crime rate in California is 10% higher than national average. The violent crime rate of California is 14% higher than national average. While the property crime rate of California is 9% higher than national average. You have 1 in 226 chance of being victim of violent crime. You have 1 in 47 chance of being victim of property crime.
Crime Cases
1016080
Violent : 174026
Property : 842054
Total Crime
10% NAT. AVG.
2580.97 (per 100k)
Violent Crime
14% NAT. AVG.
442.05 (per 100k)
Property Crime
9% NAT. AVG.
2138.93 (per 100k)
Chance Of Being A Victim Of Crime In California
Violent crime
1 in 226
Property crime
1 in 47
Robbery
1 in 880
Burglary
1 in 270
Assault
1 in 346
Car Theft
1 in 234
California : Property Crime Ranking
Ranking Total
Crime
Property
Crime
Burglary Larceny Car
Thefts
In USA 20 18 34 29 3
California : Violent Crime Ranking
Ranking Violent
Crime
Murder Robbery Assault Rape
In USA 16 24 2 20 13

Violent Crime


Crime Type Count California
Country
Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime 174026 442.05 387.8
Murder 2203 5.6 6.5
Robbery 44728 113.61 73.9
Assault 113646 288.68 279.7
Rape 13449 34.16 27.7
Property Crime


Crime Type Count California
Country
Per 100,000 People
Property Crime 842054 2138.93 1,958.2
Burglary 145529 369.66 314.2
Larceny 528202 1341.7 1,398
Car Theft 168323 427.56 246
Violent Crime Comparison
Property Crime Comparison
Gender
Cost of Living
Household Income
Income California Country
Less than $10,000 4.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 6.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 17.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 9.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 13.3% 8.3%
Cost of Living
Expense California National Avg.
Services 112% 100%
Groceries 113% 100%
Health 115% 100%
Housing 198% 100%
Transportation 134% 100%
Utilities 126% 100%
Gender
Gender California Country
Female 50.3% 50.8%
Male 49.7% 49.2%
Education
Education California Country
< 9th Grade 8% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 20% 27.0%
Other College 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1.0%
Race / Ethnicity
Ethnicity California Country
White 36.5% 60.1%
African American 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 14.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 39.1% 18.2%
List Of Cities
A
  Anaheim     Antioch     Arden Arcade  

B
  Bakersfield     Berkeley     Burbank  

C
  Chula Vista     Corona     Concord     Carlsbad     Costa Mesa     Clovis     Chico     Compton     Carson     Chino     Citrus Heights  

D
  Downey     Daly City  

E
  Elk Grove     Escondido     East Los Angeles     El Monte     El Cajon  

F
  Fresno     Fremont     Fontana     Fullerton     Fairfield  

G
  Glendale     Garden Grove  

H
  Huntington Beach     Hayward     Hesperia     Hawthorne     Hemet  

I
  Irvine     Inglewood     Indio  

J

K

L
  Los Angeles     Long Beach     Lancaster     Livermore     Lake Forest  

M
  Modesto     Moreno Valley     Murrieta     Mission Viejo     Menifee  

N
  Norwalk     Newport Beach  

O
  Oakland     Oxnard     Ontario     Oceanside     Orange  

P
  Palmdale     Pomona     Pasadena  

Q

R
  Riverside     Rancho Cucamonga     Roseville     Richmond     Rialto     Redding     Redwood City  


T
  Torrance     Thousand Oaks     Temecula     Tracy  

U

V
  Visalia     Victorville     Vallejo     Vista     Vacaville  

W
  West Covina     Westminster     Whittier  

X

Y

Z