Kidsdata Advisory, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health

Highlighting new and noteworthy data from kidsdata.org
The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | May 26, 2010

Just Added: Economic & Demographic Data for 750 Regions Statewide

This week, kidsdata.org adds important economic and demographic data for more than 750 regions across California. These indicators, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), provide data for three-year periods on child population, immigration, family structure, family income, and poverty for counties, cities, and school districts statewide of 20,000 residents or more. ACS data for single years still are available on kidsdata.org for regions in California with more than 250,000 residents.

Find the New Demographic and Economic Data for Your Community:

Demographics: Child Population

Grandparents: Children in the Care of Grandparents

Households with Children: By Number | By Percent

Immigration: Foreign-Born Population, by Age Group

Income: Median Family Income

Poverty: Children in Poverty | By Race/Ethnicity

Single/Married Households: By Number | By Percent

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Key Facts

Compared to elsewhere in the state, child poverty was higher in many Central Valley counties, according to 2006-08 data. Tulare (31%), Fresno (30%) and Merced (28%) – all Central Valley Counties – had the highest percentages statewide of children living in poverty.

About 8 percent of California children ages 5-17 are foreign born. Santa Clara and Napa counties have the largest concentrations of immigrant children ages 5-17, at 12%.

From 2006-08, nearly 1 in 3 California households with children had single parents.

California median family income was $70,000 in 2006-08. Of all counties with available data, Tehama and Imperial counties had the lowest median family income, at about $42,000, while Marin County had the highest, at $110,000.

Use These Data in Your Work

Kidsdata.org is a public service, provided by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, that expanded in fall 2009 from the Bay Area to all cities, counties, and school districts in California. You can use these data, as well as related demographic and family economics data, in reports, presentations, proposals, advocacy work, program planning, and other efforts. Data on more topics will be phased in over the next several months.

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