1930 California Census Apr 2026

Beyond the numbers, the census reveals the intimate details of daily life in 1930.

For the first time, the census asked if a household owned a radio—the "high-tech" luxury of the era. 1930 California Census

The 1930 California Census serves as a vivid snapshot of a state on the precipice of profound change. Captured just months after the 1929 stock market crash, it documents a population caught between the unbridled optimism of the "Roaring Twenties" and the grim reality of the Great Depression. 📈 A Population in Flux Beyond the numbers, the census reveals the intimate

For the first time, more Californians lived in cities than in rural areas. Beyond the numbers