The District
Interested in finding out what, and who, make up California’s fifth congressional district? You found the right page!
Demographics
Population & Density
Congressional District 5, CA is home to a population of 765k people, from which 95.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 11.8% of Congressional District 5, CA residents were born outside of the country (90.6k people). In 2023, there were 5.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (456k people) in Congressional District 5, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 78.9k Two+ (Hispanic) and 57.7k 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 5, CA are Spanish (98,494 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (5,951 households), and Amharic, Somali, or Other Afro-Asiatic Languages (5,031 households).
Economy
The economy of Congressional District 5, CA employs 337k people. The largest industries in Congressional District 5, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (47,722 people), Retail Trade (35,435 people), and Educational Services (34,182 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($121,875), Utilities ($116,554), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($80,625).
Education
Housing & Living
The median property value in Congressional District 5, CA was $469,600 in 2023, which is 1.55 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $441,700 to $469,600, a 6.32% increase. The homeownership rate in Congressional District 5, CA is 70.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%. People in Congressional District 5, CA have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 5, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household. Median household income in Congressional District 5, CA is $90,061. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in California 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.