Per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) in California
Per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) in California was $49,513 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in 2024.
Per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) in California, 2021 to 2024
All 4 values
| Period | USD |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 49,513 |
| 2023 | 47,977 |
| 2022 | 45,591 |
| 2021 | 41,276 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| California | 49,513 |
| United States | 44,673 |
Rankings
Definition
Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year (Per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), California, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), California, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-income-acs/california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), California, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-income-acs/california.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), California, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-income-acs/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_per_capita_income_us_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year: Per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), California, 2021 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-income-acs/california. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) in California was $49,513 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in 2024.
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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) in California?
$49,513 in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.