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CALIFORNIA FACT SHEET
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Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators
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POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME
State Metro Nonmetro
Population
1980 23,667,765 22,907,489 760,276
1990 29,758,213 28,796,910 961,303
Latest(1997) 32,268,301 31,181,133 1,087,168
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 24,808 25,055 17,700
1996 25,368 25,631 17,864
Change 2.3% 2.3% 0.9%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 32,296 32,576 22,526
1996 32,464 32,759 22,204
Change 0.5% 0.6% -1.4%
Poverty rate
1980 11.4 11.3 12.7
1990 12.5 12.4 14.9
Latest(1995-96) 16.8 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 17,153,196 16,675,033 478,163
1996 17,567,747 17,076,530 491,217
Unemployment Rate
1996 7.2 7.1 12.6
1997 6.3 6.1 11.5
Percent employment change
1994-95 0.6 0.6 -1.2
1995-96 1.6 1.6 1.6
1996-97 3.6 3.6 2.9
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 14.3 14.1 22.0
Production 2.0 1.9 8.0
Farm Inputs 0.2 0.1 0.6
Proc. & Mark. 2.0 2.0 1.5
Whol.& Retail 9.8 9.8 11.7
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 99.8
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 29.0
of total land area 29.0%
CROPLAND (million acres) 10.5
of total farmland 36.2%
irrigated 72.3%
in pasture 11.7%
in Fed. farm program 0.9%
in Conservation Reserve 1.9%
WOODLAND (million acres) 1.2
of total farmland 4.0%
in pasture 59.6%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 16.2
of total farmland 55.9%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 1.2
of total farmland 4.0%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 373.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 71.5%
100 to 499 acres 17.3%
500 to 999 acres 4.8%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 3.1%
2,000 or more acres 3.3%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 68.9%
$50,000 to $99,999 8.2%
$100,000 to $499,999 14.4%
More than $500,000 8.6%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 56,559
Percent of total 72.8%
Part owner (farms) 11,471
Percent of total 14.8%
Tenant (farms) 9,639
Percent of total 12.4%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 64,407
Percent of total 82.9%
Partnerships (farms) 11,350
Percent of total 14.6%
Non-family corporations (farms) 847
Percent of total 1.1%
Others (farms) 1,065
Percent of total 1.4%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 55
Perc. w/ farming as their 51.8%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 80,000 82,000
Million $
Final crop output 16,706.1 17,237.5
+ Final animal output 5,515.9 6,182.3
+ Services and forestry 1,150.2 1,368.9
= Final agricultural sector output 23,372.2 24,788.7
- Intermediate consumption outlays 12,135.8 12,025.2
+ Net government transactions (350.1) (296.9)
= Gross value added 10,886.3 12,466.6
- Capital consumption 935.8 947.0
= NET VALUE ADDED 9,950.5 11,519.5
- Factor payments 5,306.0 5,856.5
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 3,570.6 3,979.1
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 550.0 628.6
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 1,185.4 1,248.8
= NET FARM INCOME 4,644.5 5,663.0
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 76,063.9 79,314.8
Real estate 65,202.5 68,077.5
Nonreal estate 10,861.5 11,237.3
FARM DEBT 14,324.4 14,917.0
Real estate 8,062.1 8,297.6
Nonreal estate 6,262.2 6,619.4
EQUITY 61,739.6 64,397.8
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 23.2 23.2
Debt/assets 18.8 18.8
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Dairy products 15.9 16.2
2. Greenhouse and nursery 9.5 20.4
3. Grapes 9.2 92.3
4. Cotton 5.1 15.9
5. Cattle and calves 4.9 3.6
All Commodities 11.5
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Vegetables and preps. 1 1,977.4
2. Fruits and prep. 1 1,757.0
3. Other 1 1,376.0
4. Tree nuts 1 1,190.8
5. Cotton and linters 2 373.9
Overall 1 7,694.4
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. FRESNO 12.2% 2,081.5
2. TULARE 8.1% 1,386.7
3. KERN 7.8% 1,336.9
4. MONTEREY 7.1% 1,202.7
5. MERCED 5.3% 907.6
State Total 17,051.9
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