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92612

Irvine, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
33,714
Median household income
$106,226
People below poverty
20.9%
Median home value
$993,800

Income

The median income of households in 92612 was $106,226. An estimated 7.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 19.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.7
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 5.5
$25,000 to $34,999 3.8
$35,000 to $49,999 7.3
$50,000 to $74,999 11.3
$75,000 to $99,999 8.5
$100,000 to $149,999 20.4
$150,000 to $199,999 13.1
$200,000 or more 19.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 105341
Female 67447

An estimated 84.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 16.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 11.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,663. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.1
Social Security 16.5
Retirement income 11.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.3
Cash public assistance income 4.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 24.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 11.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 24.2

In 2020-2024, 5.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 32.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 19.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 7.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 92612 in 2020-2024, 93% had health insurance coverage and 7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74.3% and public coverage was 26.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2020-2024, 92612 had a total population of 33,714 - 18,070 (53.6%) females and 15,644 (46.4%) males. The median age was 31.5 years. An estimated 12.5% of the population was under 18 years, 51.5% was 19 to 44 years, 19.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 92612 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 352 1074
5 to 9 400 491
10 to 14 557 401
15 to 19 1070 1300
20 to 24 3037 2673
25 to 29 1783 2625
30 to 34 1191 1574
35 to 39 1634 1161
40 to 44 887 818
45 to 49 523 1170
50 to 54 972 899
55 to 59 824 723
60 to 64 633 816
65 to 69 504 558
70 to 74 241 782
75 to 79 377 284
80 to 84 305 392
85 and over 354 329

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 49% were White; 2% were Black or African American; 3.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 34.8% were Asian; 0.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.1% of the people in 92612 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 46.2% of the people in 92612 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,456 households in 92612. The average household size was 2.27 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.2% of the households in 92612 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.8% of all households, while 24.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.9% of all households.

In 92612, 18.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 20.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.2
Cohabiting Couples 8.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 40.6% of males and 36.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 53.6 50.4
Now married, except separated 40.6 36.1
Separated 0.6 0.8
Widowed 1.1 3.4
Divorced 4.1 9.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 92612, 195 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 29.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 61.3% of the people living in 92612 were U.S. natives. 39.6% of the 92612 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 38.7% of 92612 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 49.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 92612 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 92612.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 7.2
Asia 78.2
Europe 10
Africa 2.8
Northern America 0.9
Oceania 0.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 92612 in 2020-2024, 49.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.4% of people at least five years old; 15.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.4
Other Indo-European languages 14.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 25
Other languages 3.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 74.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 92612 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 74.6
Different house, same county 11.5
Different county, same state 6.2
Different state 3.9
Abroad 3.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 64% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 92612 was 10,565 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 537 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,670. College or graduate school enrollment was 7,358.

Educational Attainment of People in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.1
High school diploma or equivalency 9.6
Some college, no degree 15.7
Associate's degree 8.6
Bachelor's degree 40.9
Graduate or professional degree 23

Disability

In 92612, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.1% of people under 18 years old, to 5.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 92612, 60.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 14,901 81.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,661 9.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,643 9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 92612 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 3.1
Manufacturing 11.1
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 10.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.9
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 13.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 20.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.9
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 92612 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 10,588 58.1
Service occupations 2,382 13.1
Sales and office occupations 4,140 22.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 326 1.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 781 4.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 59.9% of 92612 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 59.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 2.8
Other means 3.2
Worked from home 25.2

In 2020-2024, 92612 had a total of 16,208 housing units. Of these housing units, 30.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 69.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 30.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 69.4
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

25.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 92612 was 3.9 rooms, and of these housing units 21.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 92612 had 14,456 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,752 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 26.1% while renters occupied 73.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.26 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.28.

8.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.6% and another 13.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 92612:

House Heating Fuel Used in 92612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 50.8
Electricity 45.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 2.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 92612 was $993,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 54 % had a mortgage. 46% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,294 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,071.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 92612 was $2,872. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.