California's 16th Congressional District
California · CA-16
California's 16th Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Sam Liccardo (Democrat). It is home to roughly 742,099 people, with a median age of 40.4. The population is about 42% White. The median household income is $168,481, and 62% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+49).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 535 square miles, CA-16 is the 318th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,387 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.19 ranks 332nd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 72% of CA-16 voters backed Kamala Harris and 24% Donald Trump — a D+49 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+53.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40.4 years old; 21.6% of residents are under 18 and 16.9% are 65 or older. About 34.8% of residents were born outside the United States, and 44.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $168,481, the district's median household income ranks 2nd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $1,795,771, and the median rent is $2,760 a month. 6.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 28.3-minute commute (24.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).