Building Departments in California

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There are 493 Building Departments in California, serving a population of 38,982,847 people in an area of 155,747 square miles. There is 1 Building Department per 79,072 people, and 1 Building Department per 315 square miles.

The state of California is ranked 39th in Building Departments per capita, and 18th in Building Departments per square mile.

California Building Structure & Housing Statistics

Find California Residential Housing Units, Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year, Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics, Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics, and Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

California Residential Housing Units

	California	United States
Total Housing Units	14,084,824	136,384,292
Occupied Housing Units	12,965,435 (92.1%)	119,730,128 (87.8%)

California Occupied Residential Buildings

	California	United States
Single-Family Detached Homes	7,566,088 (58.4%)	75,188,261 (62.8%)
Single-Family Attached Homes	920,191 (7.1%)	7,179,636 (6.0%)
2 Apartments	308,873 (2.4%)	4,153,773 (3.5%)
3 or 4 Apartments	714,188 (5.5%)	5,118,888 (4.3%)
5 to 9 Apartments	789,950 (6.1%)	5,577,084 (4.7%)
10 or More Apartments	2,205,200 (17.0%)	15,689,922 (13.1%)
Mobile Home or Other Type of Housing	460,945 (3.6%)	6,822,564 (5.7%)

California Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year

	California	United States
2014 or Later	132,134 (1.0%)	1,851,938 (1.5%)
2010 to 2013	216,232 (1.7%)	3,196,699 (2.7%)
2000 to 2009	1,464,564 (11.3%)	17,155,048 (14.3%)
1980 to 1999	3,377,514 (26.1%)	33,022,714 (27.6%)
1960 to 1979	4,034,411 (31.1%)	31,176,353 (26.0%)
1940 to 1959	2,564,501 (2,564,501.0%)	18,573,225 (18,573,225.0%)
1939 or Earlier	1,176,079 (9.1%)	14,754,151 (12.3%)

California Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics

	California	United States
1 Room	445,167 (3.4%)	2,333,713 (1.9%)
2 or 3 Rooms	7,908,811 (61.0%)	78,073,033 (65.2%)
4 or 5 Rooms	5,031,756 (38.8%)	41,748,319 (34.9%)
6 or 7 Rooms	3,672,513 (28.3%)	36,978,835 (30.9%)
8 or More Rooms	1,825,203 (14.1%)	25,544,174 (21.3%)

California Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics

	California	United States
No Bedroom	505,729 (3.9%)	2,612,624 (2.2%)
1 Bedroom	1,695,883 (13.1%)	12,419,557 (10.4%)
2 or 3 Bedrooms	7,908,811 (61.0%)	78,073,033 (65.2%)
4 or More Bedrooms	2,855,012 (22.0%)	26,624,914 (22.2%)

California Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics

	California	United States
With Complete Plumbing Facilities	12,908,038 (99.6%)	119,258,030 (99.6%)
With Complete Kitchen Facilities	12,815,959 (98.8%)	118,741,468 (99.2%)