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Costa Mesa, CA

109,140 Population
15.8 square miles 6,905 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$59,575 ±$5,378 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $48,297 ±$412
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$112,288 ±$11,641 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $96,405 ±$980
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.8% ±2.7% (10,664  ±2,974) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.4% 1,577,387 (±0.3% / ±37,640)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.4 minutes ±0.5 (1,106,745  ±44,107) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.5 152,295,600 (±0.1 / ±584,790)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

41,303 ±2,572 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,583,939 ±11,287
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.2 (106,718  ±65) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,669,142 (±0 / ±1,609)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±2.4% (1,469  ±712) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3.9% 124,721 (±0.2% / ±6,786)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

44,365 ±3,043 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,870,148 ±946
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,166,800 ±$50,617 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $908,500 ±$4,270
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14% ±3.5% (15,111  ±3,710.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.3% 1,185,489 (±0.2% / ±29,446.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.5% ±4.6% (68,941  ±4,694.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.8% 7,605,430 (±0.5% / ±46,909.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
48.4% ±3.9% (37,309  ±3,389.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 39% 3,584,880 (±0.3% / ±31,412.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

21.6% ±3.2% (23,593  ±3,490) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 33.4% 4,318,347
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.2% ±1.4% (3,642  ±1,197) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 282,350 (±0.1% / ±8,840)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,642 Total veterans ±1,197 3,549 Male ±1,191 93 Female ±108

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