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Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA

175,930 Population
26.1 square miles 6,730.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$59,591 ±$4,016 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$120,554 ±$8,340 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.9% ±2.2% (15,649  ±3,839) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.7 minutes ±0.4 (1,981,485  ±142,035) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

64,031 ±2,938 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (172,554  ±4,424) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±1.9% (2,336  ±815) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

68,673 ±3,140 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,163,800 ±$43,607 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.4% ±2.4% (21,612  ±4,223.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.5% ±3.4% (114,289  ±5,997.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent 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)
48.9% ±3.1% (61,798  ±4,511) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times 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)

38% ±2% (64,579  ±3,449.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

25.5% ±3% (44,844  ±5,312) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.6% ±0.9% (5,095  ±1,311) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,095 Total veterans ±1,311 4,962 Male ±1,316 133 Female ±125

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