FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2003 Stephen Buckner CB03-CR.06 Public Information Office (301) 763-3691/938-0201 (cell) (301) 457-1037 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov **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. -X-
