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119th Congress · CA-36

California's 36th Congressional District

California's 36th Congressional District (CA-36) has a population of 737,417. The median household income is $127,501 and the median age is 40.2.

737,417

Population

7594

People / sq mi

$127,501

Median Income

40.2

Median Age

CA-36 covers 97 sq mi of land at 7593.5 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White58.5%
Black or African American3.8%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.7%

Economy & Income

$127,501

Median Household Income

$83,024

Per Capita Income

4.5%

Poverty Rate

4.1%

Unemployment

Housing

$1,464,400

Median Home Value

$2,526

Median Rent

45.2%

Homeownership

Education

95.5%

High School+

66.5%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

California's 36th Congressional District (CA-36) has a population of 737,417 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 36th Congressional District is $127,501, with a per capita income of $83,024.

California's 36th Congressional District is 58.5% White, 3.8% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for California's 36th 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.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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.