How do you calculate the population density of California?

Answer 1

Basic math: # Count the number of people (about 36,756,666). # Measure the amount of land in square miles (about 163,696 square miles). # Divide the number of people by the number of square miles in the state. # The result (about 234.4) is the number of people per square mile and is the population density. Faster and easier is go to Wikipedia in a search for the State you are interested in and scroll down to Population where there are three choices Total which shows the current estimated population with the most recent US Census figure. The next entry is Density so you won't be required to bother with the math and it will include a reference number just in case the teacher insists on that kind of thing and finally there is an entry for Median Income. But hardly anyone ever asks a question about that.

Answer 2

Population density is calculated by dividing the total population of California by its total land area. The formula is: Population Density = Total Population / Total Land Area. For California, you would divide the population of California by its total land area in square miles to get the population density in people per square mile.