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California vs Indiana Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Indiana has 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²).
- California's land area is 4.4 times (335%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- California's total area is 4.5 times (349%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Indiana is 276 miles (444 km).
- California's north-south length is 2.8 times (176%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km).
- California's east-west width is 3.7 times (266%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Indiana's is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m).
- Mount Whitney is 13,229 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Indiana's is Ohio River at 330 feet.
- California's lowest point is 609 feet lower.
California vs Indiana Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Indiana has 6,924,275 (2024).
- California's population is 5.7 times (469%) larger than Indiana's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Indiana: 193.3.
- California's population density is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city
- California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; Indiana's is Indianapolis with 891,484.
- Los Angeles' population is 4.4 times (335%) larger than Indianapolis'.
Largest metro area
- California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Indiana's Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576).
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 34 years.
California vs Indiana Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Indiana's $519.5 billion.
- California's economic output is 7.8 times (679%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs Indiana: $75,028.
- California's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- California: $86,232 vs Indiana: $64,077 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- California's average income is 1.3 times (35%) higher than Indiana's.
California vs Indiana Counties
Number of counties
- California has 58 counties, while Indiana has 92.
- Indiana's county count is 1.6 times (59%) higher than California's.
Biggest county by area
- California's largest county is San Bernardino County at 20,068 square miles; Indiana's is Allen County at 657 square miles.
- San Bernardino County's land area is 30.5 times larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- California: San Francisco County (47 sq mi) vs Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi).
- Ohio County's land area is 1.8 times (85%) larger than San Francisco County's.
Most populous county
- California: Los Angeles County (9,757,179 people) vs Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people).
- Los Angeles County's population is 9.9 times (894%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- California: Alpine County (1,099 people) vs Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people).
- Ohio County's population is 5.5 times (446%) larger than Alpine County's.
Richest county
- California: Marin County ($190,891 per capita income) vs Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283).
- Marin County's income is 1.8 times (83%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- California: Trinity County ($42,191 per capita income) vs Indiana: Miami County ($44,940).
- Miami County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Trinity County's.
California vs Indiana Taxes
State income tax
- California has a top income tax rate of 13.3%, while Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%.
- California's top rate is 10.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- California: 0.71% effective rate vs Indiana: 0.74% of home value per year.
- Indiana's rate is 0.03 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- California: 9.03% combined state and average local rate vs Indiana: 7%.
- California's combined rate is 2.03 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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