FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2003
Stephen Buckner CB03-CR.06
Public Information Office
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**CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY**
Big Increase in California Home Values
Officials Unveil American Community Survey Results
on Housing, Income, Transportation and Education for Californians
What: Under Secretary of Commerce Kathleen Cooper will join state
officials for a news conference releasing new Census Bureau figures
showing California home values are nearly double the national
median of $127,000 increasing nearly $18,000 in a 12-month period.
San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose led the nation's cities with
some of the highest median housing values. Officials also will
release data showing where the state and other California cities
rank nationally on income, commute times, education and language
spoken at home.
When: Friday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. PST
Who: Kathleen B. Cooper, under secretary for economic affairs,
U.S. Department of Commerce
Jorge Jackson, deputy secretary of the Business, Transportation and
Housing Agency, State of California
Mary Heim, chief, Demographic Research Unit, California Department
of Finance
Ralph Lee, director, Seattle regional office, U.S. Census Bureau
Where: California State Capitol
Governor's Press Conference Room (1st floor, room 1190)
Sacramento, Calif.
available free from Adobe.
