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92701

Santa Ana, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
47,818
Median household income
$70,572
People below poverty
15.6%
Median home value
$660,500

Income

The median income of households in 92701 was $70,572. An estimated 3.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.1
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4
$15,000 to $24,999 6.2
$25,000 to $34,999 7.3
$35,000 to $49,999 12.1
$50,000 to $74,999 19.6
$75,000 to $99,999 11.9
$100,000 to $149,999 17.3
$150,000 to $199,999 10
$200,000 or more 6.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 92701 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 44645
Female 39278

An estimated 87.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 19.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,944. 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 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.3
Social Security 19.1
Retirement income 9.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.9
Cash public assistance income 2.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 25.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 25.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.8

In 2020-2024, 12.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 52.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 92701 in 2020-2024, 87.2% had health insurance coverage and 12.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 38.3% and public coverage was 51.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.8%.


In 2020-2024, 92701 had a total population of 47,818 - 22,790 (47.7%) females and 25,028 (52.3%) males. The median age was 33.4 years. An estimated 26.1% of the population was under 18 years, 38.4% was 19 to 44 years, 22.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 92701 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1298 1205
5 to 9 1759 1800
10 to 14 2186 1794
15 to 19 2364 1799
20 to 24 1791 1617
25 to 29 2242 1776
30 to 34 1775 1662
35 to 39 1980 1813
40 to 44 1832 1872
45 to 49 1583 1453
50 to 54 1468 1567
55 to 59 1446 1331
60 to 64 1213 789
65 to 69 776 653
70 to 74 354 645
75 to 79 371 317
80 to 84 176 233
85 and over 414 464

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 14.8% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 1.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 19.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 88.2% of the people in 92701 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 5.4% of the people in 92701 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,174 households in 92701. The average household size was 3.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.5% of the households in 92701 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.3% of all households, while 18.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18.5% of all households.

In 92701, 46.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.5
Cohabiting Couples 6.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.2% of males and 41.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.9 38.8
Now married, except separated 42.2 41.5
Separated 1.2 2.4
Widowed 1.7 3.5
Divorced 6 13.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 92701, 1,892 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 6.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 56% of the people living in 92701 were U.S. natives. 50.6% of the 92701 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 44% of 92701 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 33.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 87.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 92701 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 92701.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 91
Asia 8.4
Europe 0.4
Africa 0.1
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 92701 in 2020-2024, 84 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 79.4% of people at least five years old; 37.8% 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 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 79.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 92701 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.6
Different house, same county 7.1
Different county, same state 1.5
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 63.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 36.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 92701 was 14,300 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 605 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 10,132. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,563.

Educational Attainment of People in 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 36.9
High school diploma or equivalency 32.1
Some college, no degree 13.9
Associate's degree 6.1
Bachelor's degree 8
Graduate or professional degree 3

Disability

In 92701, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.6% of people under 18 years old, to 6.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 92701, 63.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 19,923 85.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,019 8.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,375 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 92701 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2
Construction 10.7
Manufacturing 13.5
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 11.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.2
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 2.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 92701 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,595 19.7
Service occupations 6,629 28.4
Sales and office occupations 4,464 19.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,955 12.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,709 20.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.4% of 92701 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.5
Walked 0.4
Other means 3.5
Worked from home 7.2

In 2020-2024, 92701 had a total of 13,877 housing units. Of these housing units, 32.3% 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"). 67.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 32.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 67.2
Mobile homes 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 13.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 92701 was 3.7 rooms, and of these housing units 24% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 92701 had 13,174 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 703 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 27.7% while renters occupied 72.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.75 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.53.

6.3% 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 9.5% and another 26.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 92701:

House Heating Fuel Used in 92701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 59.9
Electricity 26.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 13.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 92701 was $660,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 71.6 % had a mortgage. 28.4% 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 $2,468 and for owners without a mortgage it was $654.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 92701 was $1,730. 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.