California's 17th Congressional District
California · CA-17
California's 17th Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Ro Khanna (Democrat). It is home to roughly 741,485 people, with a median age of 36.5. The population is about 55% Asian. The median household income is $177,521, and 64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+38).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 184 square miles, CA-17 is the 384th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 4,030 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.33 ranks 133rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 67% of CA-17 voters backed Kamala Harris and 29% Donald Trump — a D+38 margin. That is a 9.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+47.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 36.5 years old; 19.7% of residents are under 18 and 12.6% are 65 or older. About 49.8% of residents were born outside the United States, and 62% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $177,521, the district's median household income ranks 1st of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $1,445,013, and the median rent is $3,015 a month. 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 27.6-minute commute (24.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).