A LOS ANGELES TIMES - FINANCIAL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT : The Next California--The State’s Economy in the Year 2000 : The Next California / IMMIGRATION AND DIVERSITY : California, Here They Come

California’s population at the turn of the century will be bigger and more diverse than ever. Latinos are the fastest-growing group, while whites will record the slowest growth rate. A look at California’s ethnic makeup and some predictions about its population as a whole:

* Total population: 1990: 29.98 million

White: 57.4%

Latino: 25.9%

Black: 7.0%

Other 10.0% *

2000: 36.44 million

White: 50.7%

Latino: 31.6%

Black: 7.0%

Other 11.0%

* By 2000, one in eight Americans will be a Californian, and the state will have double the population of any other state.

* California will have to create one of every six jobs in the nation to keep its residents employed.

Note: Figures do not add up to 100% due to rounding.

Our Changing Face

As it nears the 21st Century, California will look increasingly different from the rest of the country, with far larger foreign-born and minority populations. State residents will earn more on average. Each ethnic group will see a slight decline in average household size. Researchers at the Center for the Continuing Study of the California Economy say the number of married couples and families will increase, along with the number of single people.

Household income:

Average household income

1990: $46,247

1995: $55,860

2005 (in 1995 dollars): $67,042

2005 (with inflation): $90,099

*

Households with income over $75,000 (in millions)

1990: 1.5

1995: 2.5

2005 (in 1995 dollars): 4.1

2005 (with inflation): 6.2

*

% of households with income over $75,000

1990: 14.7%

1995: 22.4%

2005 (in 1995 dollars): 31.2%

2005 (with inflation): 46.5%

*

Household by family type (in millions):

Married couple

1995: 5.9

2000: 6.5

2005: 7.2

% change: 22.0%

*

Male head; no spouse

1995: 0.518

2000: 0.571

2005: 0.638

% change: 23.2%

*

Female head; no spouse

1995: 1.3

2000: 1.4

2005: 1.6

% change: 23.1%

*

Total family households

1995: 7.7

2000: 8.5

2005: 9.5

% change: 23.4%

*

Total non-family households

1995: 3.3

2000: 3.5

2005: 3.8

% change: 15.1%

*

Total households

1995: 11.0

2000: 12.0

2005: 13.2

% change: 20.0%

Sources: California Department of Education; California Department of Finance; “California in the Year 2000,” Charles Adams; Center for the Continuing Study of the California Economy

Rsearched by JENNIFER OLDHAM / Los Angeles Times