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FIGURE 7
Source: U.S. Census
Bureau, 2021 American
Community Survey
1-Year Estimates
LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN THE HOME46
SPEAK ONLY ENGLISH IN THE HOME
55%
56%
SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
45%
44%
SPEAK ENGLISH LESS THAN “VERY WELL” (OLDER THAN AGE 5)
19%
17%
CALIFORNIA HOUSEHOLDS
In 2021, there were about 13.5 million occupied housing units statewide that provide homes to over
39 million Californians. The majority (56%) were occupied by owners, while 44% were rental units.47
On average, there are just over three people in each home.
Notably:
• Most housing units are family homes (68%).
• There are four million California households (30%) headed by women — either living alone or as
head of family.48
• Over half of households headed by a single woman (56%) or a single man (51%) have people under
18 years; 45% of married couple households have children living in them.49
Before we delve into household poverty rates and the gender division of household labor, it is
instructive to know that roughly half of California’s women are currently married.
FIGURE 8
Note: These
percentages are for
California women 20
years and older.
MARITAL STATUS OF CALIFORNIA WOMEN50
Source: U.S. Census
Bureau, 2021 American
Community Survey
1-Year Estimates
51%
30%
11%
MARRIED
NEVER BEEN MARRIED
DIVORCED
8%
WIDOWED
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