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Profile of Congressional District 48, CA


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2022 population: 764,088

2022 Census data
White:413,787 54.15%
Black:21,7762.85%
Indian:4,8900.64%
Asian:50,8566.66%
2+ races:35,0604.59%
Hispanic:234,14030.64%
Total non-White:350,30145.85%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 48, CA
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Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.8
182,305 23.9%
581,783 76.1%
123,750 16.2%
250,619
3.01
190,753 76.1%
149,297 78.3%
12,221 6.4%
59,866 23.9%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 48, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units266,277 
Median Value$638,400 
Occupied250,61994.1%
Vacant15,6585.9%
Owned175,40270.0%
Rented75,21730.0%
Median Rent$1,963 
Single-Family Units197,59474.2%
    Detached184,71369.4%
    Attached12,8814.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units39,35814.8%
Mobile Homes19,7737.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 48, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008,6643.5%
$10,000 to $14,9995,1052.0%
$15,000 to $19,9995,1582.1%
$20,000 to $24,9996,0162.4%
$25,000 to $29,9996,2882.5%
$30,000 to $34,9995,2072.1%
$35,000 to $39,9996,2592.5%
$40,000 to $44,9996,8902.7%
$45,000 to $49,9995,8822.3%
$50,000 to $59,99913,4055.3%
$60,000 to $74,99921,0508.4%
$75,000 to $99,99931,59812.6%
$100,000 to $124,99929,20911.7%
$125,000 to $149,99923,5449.4%
$150,000 to $199,99932,37912.9%
$200,000 or more43,96517.5%
Median Household Income103,292 
Per Capita Income43,549 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI11,8364.7%
Public Assistance7,5203.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps22,4048.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed223,75567.9%
Unemployed13,4534.1%
In Armed Forces4,8011.5%
Total Labor Force242,00973.4%
Not in Labor Force87,63526.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector128,55897,00357.0%
Non-Profit8,29114,79435.9%
Self-Employed26,40317,24160.5%
Local Government12,79717,33242.5%
State Government5,0386,05645.4%
Federal Government8,3744,03767.5%
Total Private + Self154,961114,24457.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.34,50042,21945.0%
Total189,461156,46354.8%
Pct. Govt.15.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts62,55918.1%
Sales and Office Occupations73,96221.3%
Professional, Technical80,25323.2%
Service Occupations62,79118.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,3630.7%
All others66,94619.3%
White Collar 62.6%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade38,10711.0%
Manufacturing31,0939.0%
Educational services and health care30,6268.8%
Construction30,2818.7%
Professional, scientific, management29,0668.4%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation24,5617.1%
Public administration20,4115.9%
Other services16,0754.6%
Finance, insurance and real estate12,7633.7%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities12,5933.6%
Wholesale trade7,8272.3%
Information5,6731.6%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining4,2741.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 48, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican196,93525.77%
Puerto Rican5,2740.69%
Cuban2,3450.31%
Dominican8060.11%
Total Central American9,8351.29%
Costa Rican5430.07%
Guatemalan3,9990.52%
Honduran6600.09%
Nicaraguan9270.12%
Panamanian5830.08%
Salvadoran3,0930.40%
Other Central American300.00%
Total South American6,2750.82%
Argentinean5920.08%
Bolivian1340.02%
Chilean2810.04%
Colombian2,2460.29%
Ecuadorian6990.09%
Peruvian1,4650.19%
Uruguayan570.01%
Venezuelan5070.07%
Other South American2940.04%
Other Hispanic12,6701.66%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino22,9773.01%
Vietnamese5,8990.77%
Chinese5,5240.72%
Indian3,4570.45%
Korean2,9110.38%
Japanese2,5760.34%
Laotian7360.10%
Cambodian5290.07%
Thai4810.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English530,78774.1%
Spanish127,61517.8%
Tagalog12,9781.8%
Other Indo-European8,5801.2%
Arabic7,0541.0%
Other Asian5,6110.8%
Chinese5,1550.7%
Other4,9910.7%
Vietnamese4,8120.7%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German88,88311.6%
English71,3369.3%
Irish67,4498.8%
Italian37,0854.9%
American24,1773.2%
European22,0492.9%
French16,2142.1%
Scottish14,7271.9%
Polish12,5061.6%
Norwegian11,6891.5%
Swedish10,4071.4%
Dutch7,5181.0%
Russian5,7320.8%
Scotch-Irish5,4680.7%
British4,9750.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen716,91893.8%
Not a citizen47,1706.2%
Native637,92883.5%
Foreign-born126,16016.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 48, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
26,097 5.0%23,404 4.5%111,818 21.6%185,746 35.9%108,611 21.0%61,375 11.9%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 26,097 5.0%
9-12 Years 23,404 4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 111,818 21.6%
Some College 185,746 35.9%
Bach. Degree 108,611 21.0%
Grad Degree 61,375 11.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

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



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 48, 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 CA48Darrell Issa* (R) 155,171 60.4% Stephen Houlahan (D) 101,900 39.6% 0 0.0% 257,071
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 CA50Darrell Issa (R) 195,521 54.0% Ammar Campa-Najjar (D) 166,869 46.0% 0 0.0% 362,390
2018-11-06 CA50Duncan D. Hunter* (R) 134,362 51.7% Ammar Campa-Najjar (D) 125,448 48.3% 0 0.0% 259,810
2016-11-08 CA50Duncan D. Hunter* (R) 179,937 63.5% Patrick Malloy (D) 103,646 36.5% 0 0.0% 283,583
2014-11-04 CA50Duncan D. Hunter* (R) 111,997 71.2% James Kimber (D) 45,302 28.8% 0 0.0% 157,299
2012-11-06 CA50Duncan D. Hunter* (R) 174,838 67.7% David Secor (D) 83,455 32.3% 0 0.0% 258,293
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 5% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 CA52Duncan D. Hunter* (R) 139,460 63.1% Ray Lutz (D) 70,870 32.1% 10,732 4.9% 221,062
2008-11-04 CA52Duncan D. Hunter (R) 160,724 56.4% Mike Lumpkin (D) 111,051 38.9% 13,363 4.7% 285,138
2006-11-07 CA52Duncan Hunter* (R) 123,696 64.6% John Rinaldi (D) 61,208 32.0% 6,465 3.4% 191,369
2004-11-02 CA52Duncan Hunter* (R) 187,799 69.2% Brian Keliher (D) 74,857 27.6% 8,782 3.2% 271,438
2002-11-05 CA52Duncan Hunter* (R) 118,561 70.2% Peter Moore-Kochlacs (D) 43,526 25.8% 6,923 4.1% 169,010
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 CA52Duncan Hunter* (R) 131,345 64.7% Craig Barkacs (D) 63,537 31.3% 8,112 4.0% 202,994
1998-11-03 CA52Duncan Hunter* (R) 116,251 75.7% Lynn Badler (Libertarian) 21,933 14.3% 15,384 10.0% 153,568
1996-11-05 CA52Duncan Hunter* (R) 116,746 65.5% Darity Wesley (D) 53,104 29.8% 8,471 4.8% 178,321
1994-11-08 CA52Duncan Hunter* (R) 109,201 64.0% Janet Gastil (D) 53,024 31.1% 8,461 5.0% 170,686
1992-11-03 CA52Duncan Hunter* (R) 112,995 52.9% Janet Gastil (D) 88,076 41.2% 12,713 5.9% 213,784
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 CA45Duncan Hunter* (R) 123,591 72.8% Joe Shea (Libertarian) 46,068 27.2% 0 0.0% 169,659
1988-11-08 CA45Duncan Hunter* (R) 166,451 74.0% Pete Lepiscopo (D) 54,012 24.0% 4,440 2.0% 224,903
1986-11-04 CA45Duncan Hunter* (R) 118,900 76.9% Hewitt Fitts Ryan (D) 32,800 21.2% 2,975 1.9% 154,675
1984-11-06 CA45Duncan Hunter* (R) 149,011 75.1% David Guthrie (D) 45,325 22.9% 3,971 2.0% 198,307
1982-11-02 CA45Duncan Hunter* (R) 117,771 68.6% Richard Hill (D) 50,148 29.2% 3,839 2.2% 171,758
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 CA43Clair Burgener* (R) 299,037 86.5% Tom Metzger (D) 46,383 13.4% 295 0.1% 345,715
1978-11-07 CA43Clair Burgener* (R) 167,150 68.7% Ruben Brooks (D) 76,308 31.3% 0 0.0% 243,458
1976-11-02 CA43Clair Burgener* (R) 173,576 65.0% Pat Kelly (D) 93,475 35.0% 0 0.0% 267,051
1974-11-04 CA43Clair Burgener* (R) 114,102 60.4% Bill Bandes (D) 75,629 40.0% -724 0.0% 189,007
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 48, CA


Click on the Year to view presidential county-level data for that election.

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 215,540 55.0% Joe Biden (D) 167,285 42.7% 8,790 2.2% 391,615 21 8 2.24%
2020 64% Donald Trump* (R) 195,430 52.7% Joe Biden (D) 166,841 45.0% 8,518 2.3% 370,789 18 6 2.12%
2016 52% Donald Trump (R) 159,822 54.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 115,864 39.6% 17,192 5.9% 292,878 23 9 2.06%
2012 50% Mitt Romney (R) 165,104 60.4% Barack Obama* (D) 102,649 37.6% 5,536 2.0% 273,289 23 13 2.09%
2008 61% John McCain (R) 161,332 53.4% Barack Obama (D) 135,848 45.0% 4,827 1.6% 302,007 17 8 2.22%
2004 60% George W. Bush* (R) 177,055 61.4% John Kerry (D) 108,806 37.7% 2,509 0.9% 288,370 17 11 2.32%
2000 46% George W. Bush (R) 115,402 54.4% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 87,365 41.2% 9,371 4.4% 212,138 13 6 1.93%
1996 43% Robert Dole (R) 94,035 49.0% Bill Clinton* (D) 81,401 42.4% 16,657 8.7% 192,093 11 8 1.92%
1992 53% George Bush* (R) 81,421 37.1% Bill Clinton (D) 74,913 34.1% 63,176 28.8% 219,510 4 0 1.97%
1988 46% George Bush (R) 153,368 66.8% Michael Dukakis (D) 76,206 33.2% 0 0.0% 229,574 16 13 2.32%
1984 49% Ronald Reagan* (R) 149,282 72.0% Walter Mondale (D) 58,141 28.0% 0 0.0% 207,423 14 13 2.18%
1980 60% Ronald Reagan (R) 232,808 67.6% Jimmy Carter* (D) 83,335 24.2% 28,281 8.2% 344,424 15 17 4.01%
1976 53% Gerald Ford* (R) 159,790 60.0% Jimmy Carter (D) 106,706 40.0% 0 0.0% 266,496 11 12 3.39%
* 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 48, 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 752,792 54.2% 2.8% 0.3% 7.0% 5.4% 29.3%
2020 758,142 53.3% 2.7% 5.9% 5.9% 32.2%
2012 724,472 56.6% 2.2% 1.5% 5.8% 4.2% 29.7%
2010 673,893 64.3% 4.3% 0.6% 7.7% 3.7% 19.4%
2002 639,087 72.9% 3.7% 0.7% 5.7% 3.2% 13.7%
2000 640,630 56.6% 4.7% 1.2% 3.3% 4.5% 29.7%
1992 573,203 70.2% 3.1% 1.1% 3.0% 22.6%
1990 695,678 69.6% 3.0% 1.0% 4.0% 22.4%
1982 525,906 75.8% 1.8% 1.0% 2.9% 18.5%
1980 866,687 2.0% 1.0% 3.0% 15.0%
1976 464,325 1.0% 16.0%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 48, CA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 471,583 191,383 40.6% 140,639 29.8% 139,561 29.6% Rep +50,744 Rep +10.8% 85%
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.