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California: income, population and prices
Personal income is everything residents receive: wages, business and property income, and government benefits. Divided by population it gives income per person; regional price parities show how far a dollar goes in California.
BEA SAINC1 · SARPP · SARPI
Income per person, 2025$90,957#6 of 51 · 118% of US
Price-adjusted, 2024 (2017 $)$63,028#13 of 51
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)110.7#1 of 51 · #1 = most expensive
Housing costs, 2024 (US = 100)154.3#2 of 51
CaliforniaUnited States
| Year | Personal income | Population | Per person | vs US | Real per person | Price level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.58T | 39,355,309 | $90,957 | 118% | — | — | |
| 2024 | $3.42T | 39,364,774 | $86,761 | 118% | $63,028 | 110.7 | |
| 2023 | $3.19T | 39,181,667 | $81,318 | 116% | $60,100 | 112.2 | |
| 2022 | $3.02T | 39,125,347 | $77,221 | 116% | $59,126 | 112.6 | |
| 2021 | $3.02T | 39,152,927 | $77,140 | 119% | $63,373 | 111.9 | |
| 2020 | $2.77T | 39,527,808 | $70,098 | 119% | $59,993 | 111.9 | |
| 2019 | $2.54T | 39,547,995 | $64,230 | 116% | $55,931 | 111.1 | |
| 2018 | $2.41T | 39,535,920 | $60,994 | 114% | $53,523 | 111.9 | |
| 2017 | $2.30T | 39,424,315 | $58,225 | 114% | $52,569 | 111.0 | |
| 2016 | $2.19T | 39,223,789 | $55,873 | 114% | $51,802 | 110.0 | |
| 2015 | $2.10T | 38,966,939 | $53,828 | 112% | $50,054 | 110.7 | |
| 2014 | $1.96T | 38,637,421 | $50,631 | 109% | $47,472 | 109.9 | |
| 2013 | $1.84T | 38,292,557 | $48,079 | 108% | $45,826 | 109.7 | |
| 2012 | $1.82T | 37,971,412 | $47,800 | 108% | $46,162 | 109.7 | |
| 2011 | $1.71T | 37,651,212 | $45,517 | 107% | $44,844 | 109.5 | |
| 2010 | $1.61T | 37,322,523 | $43,145 | 106% | $43,503 | 109.7 | |
| 2009 | $1.54T | 36,961,229 | $41,664 | 106% | $42,377 | 110.7 | |
| 2008 | $1.59T | 36,604,337 | $43,391 | 106% | $43,788 | 111.2 | |
| 2007 | $1.56T | 36,250,311 | $43,070 | 109% | — | — | |
| 2006 | $1.49T | 36,021,202 | $41,454 | 110% | — | — | |
| 2005 | $1.39T | 35,827,943 | $38,737 | 109% | — | — | |
| 2004 | $1.32T | 35,574,576 | $36,969 | 108% | — | — | |
| 2003 | $1.24T | 35,253,159 | $35,191 | 108% | — | — | |
| 2002 | $1.19T | 34,871,843 | $34,047 | 107% | — | — | |
| 2001 | $1.17T | 34,479,458 | $33,915 | 108% | — | — | |
| 2000 | $1.13T | 33,987,977 | $33,175 | 109% | — | — | |
| 1999 | $1.02T | 33,499,204 | $30,529 | 107% | — | — | |
| 1998 | $953.4B | 32,987,675 | $28,901 | 105% | — | — | |
| 1997 | $876.4B | 32,486,010 | $26,979 | 104% | — | — | |
| 1996 | $828.1B | 32,018,834 | $25,864 | 105% | — | — | |
| 1995 | $779.6B | 31,696,582 | $24,596 | 104% | — | — | |
| 1994 | $741.7B | 31,484,435 | $23,556 | 104% | — | — | |
| 1993 | $719.0B | 31,274,928 | $22,990 | 106% | — | — | |
| 1992 | $702.0B | 30,974,659 | $22,664 | 108% | — | — | |
| 1991 | $666.6B | 30,470,736 | $21,877 | 109% | — | — | |
| 1990 | $643.6B | 29,959,515 | $21,483 | 110% | — | — |
BEA: personal income and population (SAINC1), real personal income (SARPI, constant 2017 dollars), regional price parities (SARPP, US = 100).
What prices are made of, 2024
Regional price parities by component: 100 is the national average, 110 means 10% more expensive.
Goods106.1+6.1 vs US2008–2024
Housing (rents)154.3+54.3 vs US2008–2024
Utilities158.9+58.9 vs US2008–2024
Other services102.6+2.6 vs US2008–2024