U. S. Forest Service, Region 5
Total population, land area, and population density by state

State Population Land area
(square miles)
Persons per
square mile
California 35,893,799 155,959.3 230.1
Hawaii 1,262,840 6,422.6 196.6
Region 5 37,156,639 162,382.0 228.8

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate. Total population includes all ages, not just age 16 and older.



U. S. Forest Service, Region 5
Population age 16 and older by stratum and age group

Population stratum Age 16-34 % Age 35-53 % Age 55+ % All Ages 16+ %
Hispanic males 2,230,622 51.2 1,577,684 36.2 548,386 12.6 4,356,692 15.7
Hispanic females 1,959,876 47.5 1,489,934 36.1 675,823 16.4 4,125,633 14.9
White males 1,883,685 28.5 2,643,201 40.0 2,080,484 31.5 6,607,370 23.8
White females 1,782,576 26.1 2,566,013 37.5 2,493,518 36.4 6,842,107 24.6
Black males 325,000 39.2 337,879 40.8 165,691 20.0 828,570 3.0
Black females 313,290 35.7 346,665 39.5 217,408 24.8 877,363 3.2
Native American males 27,739 37.6 29,120 39.4 16,965 23.0 73,824 0.3
Native American females 26,366 34.3 30,677 39.9 19,905 25.9 76,948 0.3
Asian & Pacific Islander males 694,132 36.8 733,141 38.9 458,469 24.3 1,885,742 6.8
Asian & Pacific Islander females 698,646 33.3 819,071 39.0 583,180 27.8 2,100,897 7.6
  9,941,932   10,573,385   7,259,829   27,775,146 100.2

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate.
Note: Does not include people who reported being 2 or more races. Hispanics may be of any race, but are included in the two Hispanic rows only. Percentages for the three age groups sum across to 100. May not equal 100.0 exactly due to rounding.