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119th Congress · CA-20

California's 20th Congressional District

California's 20th Congressional District (CA-20) has a population of 770,763. The median household income is $88,149 and the median age is 35.4.

770,763

Population

80

People / sq mi

$88,149

Median Income

35.4

Median Age

CA-20 covers 9,673 sq mi of land at 79.7 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White59.2%
Black or African American3.6%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3.1%

Economy & Income

$88,149

Median Household Income

$39,558

Per Capita Income

8.5%

Poverty Rate

3.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$378,800

Median Home Value

$1,459

Median Rent

66.8%

Homeownership

Education

89.2%

High School+

28.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

California's 20th Congressional District (CA-20) has a population of 770,763 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).

The median household income in California's 20th Congressional District is $88,149, with a per capita income of $39,558.

California's 20th Congressional District is 59.2% White, 3.6% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for California's 20th Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.