According to the latest data from the U.S Census Bureau, California's population continues to decline. Figures released last week showed that the state's resident population was just over 39-million in July, which is a decline of over 113-thousand since July of 2021. This year's number is also down more than a half-million people since July of 2020. Officials with the California Department of Finance told the Sacramento Bee that the shrinking population reflects the state's housing affordability crisis.