California Demographics

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Name	California Demographics
Sponsor	California Department of Finance Demographic Research Unit
Description	The Demographic Research Unit of the California Department of Finance provides demographic data for all state planning and budgeting.  The unit disseminates census data, as well as preparing demographic research and analysis, current population estimates and projections of future population and school enrollment.
Websites	Demographic Research Unit: www.dof.ca.gov
Fields Covered	Population estimates and components of change, educational enrollment and spending, vacancy rates, immigration, migration, race and ethnicity.
Scope	Depending on data or report, state, county, region and/or city.
Period Covered	General U.S. and California population figures from 1940, county figures from 1970, others vary by report.
Update Frequency	Various- monthly reports, periodic special reports, census-related data.
Data Formats	Tables, downloadable excel and pdf files.
Contact	Mary S. Heim, Chief, Demographic Research
Address	Department of Finance 915 L Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone	(916) 322-4086
E-mail	ficalpop@dof.ca.gov

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