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Profile of Congressional District 8, CA


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2022 population: 752,780

2022 Census data
White:191,891 25.49%
Black:108,19514.37%
Indian:2,0390.27%
Asian:138,39218.38%
2+ races:41,5245.52%
Hispanic:264,83635.18%
Total non-White:560,88974.51%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 8, CA
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Over 65:
Households:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
38.1
166,193 22.1%
586,587 77.9%
115,149 15.3%
254,119
2.93
179,136 70.5%
120,884 67.5%
18,824 10.5%
74,983 29.5%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 8, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units265,536 
Median Value$584,600 
Occupied254,11995.7%
Vacant11,4174.3%
Owned150,27559.1%
Rented103,84440.9%
Median Rent$2,000 
Single-Family Units196,55674.0%
    Detached177,14866.7%
    Attached19,4087.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units42,24115.9%
Mobile Homes5,2502.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 8, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,3094.1%
$10,000 to $14,9997,5843.0%
$15,000 to $19,9995,6712.2%
$20,000 to $24,9996,1872.4%
$25,000 to $29,9996,5562.6%
$30,000 to $34,9997,1542.8%
$35,000 to $39,9996,8222.7%
$40,000 to $44,9997,5113.0%
$45,000 to $49,9997,8123.1%
$50,000 to $59,99914,2595.6%
$60,000 to $74,99921,3858.4%
$75,000 to $99,99934,16613.4%
$100,000 to $124,99929,36511.6%
$125,000 to $149,99922,0958.7%
$150,000 to $199,99929,67711.7%
$200,000 or more37,56614.8%
Median Household Income93,170 
Per Capita Income41,189 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,7516.6%
Public Assistance9,0933.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps32,22012.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed222,87270.7%
Unemployed15,8685.0%
In Armed Forces2,2700.7%
Total Labor Force241,01076.5%
Not in Labor Force74,19323.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector134,008104,18756.3%
Non-Profit11,52920,77335.7%
Self-Employed21,47414,92159.0%
Local Government13,34619,88640.2%
State Government6,5748,93842.4%
Federal Government5,8224,80554.8%
Total Private + Self155,482119,10856.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.37,27154,40240.7%
Total192,753173,51052.6%
Pct. Govt.16.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts51,14313.9%
Sales and Office Occupations77,23521.0%
Professional, Technical76,41420.8%
Service Occupations76,37420.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,1660.6%
All others85,77023.4%
White Collar 55.8%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade40,52111.0%
Construction31,0908.5%
Educational services and health care29,5178.0%
Manufacturing26,1567.1%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation25,8147.0%
Professional, scientific, management24,8726.8%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities24,3796.6%
Other services19,3115.3%
Public administration19,0445.2%
Finance, insurance and real estate12,4963.4%
Wholesale trade7,6732.1%
Information6,9571.9%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining2,8030.8%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 8, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican188,87725.09%
Puerto Rican7,0530.94%
Cuban1,0530.14%
Dominican6040.08%
Total Central American45,2176.01%
Costa Rican4390.06%
Guatemalan9,0431.20%
Honduran2,0700.27%
Nicaraguan7,0290.93%
Panamanian3740.05%
Salvadoran26,1333.47%
Other Central American1290.02%
Total South American9,5521.27%
Argentinean3020.04%
Bolivian1220.02%
Chilean5850.08%
Colombian1,5240.20%
Ecuadorian6550.09%
Paraguayan10.00%
Peruvian5,4070.72%
Uruguayan3640.05%
Venezuelan4770.06%
Other South American1150.02%
Other Hispanic12,4801.66%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino69,9989.30%
Chinese21,1172.81%
Indian10,1371.35%
Vietnamese8,0921.07%
Laotian3,9440.52%
Japanese3,8430.51%
Korean2,9170.39%
Thai1,0580.14%
Mien8050.11%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English411,42858.0%
Spanish182,66525.8%
Tagalog41,9265.9%
Other Indo-European20,7902.9%
Other Asian15,2882.2%
Chinese14,7842.1%
Vietnamese6,4570.9%
Other5,0580.7%
Arabic3,3150.5%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German38,6565.1%
Irish37,3655.0%
English32,6544.3%
Italian23,2543.1%
European21,3932.8%
American15,4752.1%
African9,8331.3%
French9,0181.2%
Portuguese7,2151.0%
Scottish5,9950.8%
Norwegian5,9460.8%
Polish5,6240.7%
Swedish4,2440.6%
Dutch3,7630.5%
Other Arab3,7040.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen658,45187.5%
Not a citizen94,32912.5%
Native543,97072.3%
Foreign-born208,81027.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 8, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
41,535 8.0%36,538 7.0%119,860 23.1%166,050 32.0%102,959 19.9%51,336 9.9%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 41,535 8.0%
9-12 Years 36,538 7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 119,860 23.1%
Some College 166,050 32.0%
Bach. Degree 102,959 19.9%
Grad Degree 51,336 9.9%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 8, CA

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 CA08John Garamendi* (D) 145,501 75.7% Rudy Recile (R) 46,634 24.3% 0 0.0% 192,135
2010-11-02 CA07George Miller* (D) 122,435 68.3% Rick Tubbs (R) 56,764 31.7% 0 0.0% 179,199
2008-11-04 CA07George Miller* (D) 170,962 72.8% Roger Petersen (R) 51,166 21.8% 12,645 5.4% 234,773
2006-11-07 CA07George Miller* (D) 118,000 84.0% Camden McConnell (R) 22,486 16.0% 0 0.0% 140,486
2004-11-02 CA07George Miller* (D) 166,831 76.1% Charles Hargrave (R) 52,446 23.9% 0 0.0% 219,277
2002-11-05 CA07George Miller* (D) 97,849 70.7% Charles Hargrave (R) 36,584 26.4% 3,943 2.8% 138,376
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 CA07George Miller* (D) 159,692 76.5% Christopher Hoffman (R) 44,154 21.1% 4,943 2.4% 208,789
1998-11-03 CA07George Miller* (D) 125,842 76.7% Norman Reece (R) 38,290 23.3% 0 0.0% 164,132
1996-11-05 CA07George Miller* (D) 137,089 71.8% Norman Reece (R) 42,542 22.3% 11,286 5.9% 190,917
1994-11-08 CA07George Miller* (D) 116,105 69.7% Charles Hughes (R) 45,698 27.4% 4,798 2.9% 166,601
1992-11-03 CA07George Miller* (D) 153,320 70.3% Dave Scholl (R) 54,822 25.1% 9,840 4.5% 217,982
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 8, CA


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 244,070 76.0% Donald Trump* (R) 70,550 22.0% 6,723 2.1% 321,343 -12 -25 1.84%
2008 52% Barack Obama (D) 179,037 71.7% John McCain (R) 66,272 26.6% 4,285 1.7% 249,594 -10 -19 1.84%
2004 49% John Kerry (D) 153,988 67.2% George W. Bush* (R) 72,994 31.8% 2,300 1.0% 229,282 -13 -19 1.85%
2000 46% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 148,302 68.7% George W. Bush (R) 57,930 26.8% 9,658 4.5% 215,890 -15 -21 1.97%
1996 43% Bill Clinton* (D) 131,707 67.9% Robert Dole (R) 50,140 25.8% 12,178 6.3% 194,025 -12 -15 1.94%
1992 55% Bill Clinton (D) 140,159 60.8% George Bush* (R) 51,356 22.3% 39,038 16.9% 230,553 -10 -15 2.07%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 8, CA


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 746,240 24.6% 14.3% 0.1% 18.5% 6.6% 35.3%
2010 655,708 35.6% 14.8% 0.4% 15.5% 4.0% 29.7%
2002 639,088 43.2% 16.8% 0.5% 13.9% 3.9% 21.4%
2000 636,367 39.4% 16.5% 0.7% 15.7% 6.1% 21.6%
1992 572,773 54.9% 16.6% 0.8% 14.4% 13.3%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 8, CA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 411,529 55,263 13.4% 241,273 58.6% 114,993 27.9% Dem +186,010 Dem +45.2% 72%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.