Garden Grove, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Garden Grove Apartments for Rent

Total population: 165,796 (All urban)

Garden Grove, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 46,825 (45,914 occupied: 27,340 owner occupied, 18,574 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	43%

Housing density: 2598 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,125 (lower quartile is $933, upper quartile is $1,379)

Housing units in Garden Grove with a mortgage: 18,867 (2,552 second mortgage, 1,407 home equity loan, 129 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,311

Garden Grove,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $568,700 (it was $194,500 in 2000)

Garden Grove:	$568,700
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $444,300 - $670,700

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $599,883
Here: $599,883
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $436,621
Here: $436,621
State: $541,123

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $450,000
Here: $450,000
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $352,588
Here: $352,588
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $33,202
Here: $33,202
State: $59,450

Median year house/condo built: 1960

Median year apartment built: 1969

Household type by relationship

Households: 163,489

In family households: 151,413 (28,898 male householders, 8,009 female householders)
28,686 spouses, 56,066 children (52,649 natural, 932 adopted, 2,485 stepchildren), 4,299 grandchildren, 5,352 brothers or sisters, 3,631 parents, 8,686 other relatives, 7,786 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 12,076 (4,178 male householders (2,864 living alone)), 4,860 female householders (4,112 living alone)), 3,038 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,221 (820 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,968 2-persons, 7,364 3-persons, 8,029 4-persons, 5,216 5-persons, 3,310 6-persons, 4,020 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,976 1-person, 1,551 2-persons, 268 3-persons, 168 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

32,500 married couples with children.
7,060 single-parent households (2,022 men, 5,038 women).

40.8% of residents of Garden Grove speak English at home.
27.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
29.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 71,351 (43.1%)
(41.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.1
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Garden Grove, California:
	1 room: 171 2 rooms: 797 3 rooms: 3,933 4 rooms: 2,064 5 rooms: 6,386 6 rooms: 7,721 7 rooms: 4,242 8 rooms: 1,418 9 or more rooms: 608

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garden Grove, California:
	1 room: 2,424 2 rooms: 4,553 3 rooms: 3,874 4 rooms: 3,367 5 rooms: 2,238 6 rooms: 1,347 7 rooms: 556 8 rooms: 170 9 or more rooms: 45

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 327
1995 to 1998: 735
1990 to 1994: 1,206
1980 to 1989: 4,727
1970 to 1979: 8,575
1960 to 1969: 12,628
1950 to 1959: 15,633
1940 to 1949: 2,022
1939 or earlier: 972

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Garden Grove:
	no bedroom: 974 1 bedroom: 1,875 2 bedrooms: 4,975 3 bedrooms: 12,709 4 bedrooms: 5,968 5 or more bedrooms: 839

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garden Grove:
	no bedroom: 3,175 1 bedroom: 6,456 2 bedrooms: 5,076 3 bedrooms: 2,752 4 bedrooms: 989 5 or more bedrooms: 126

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Garden Grove in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 993 1 vehicle: 6,231 2 vehicles: 11,435 3 vehicles: 5,389 4 vehicles: 2,286 5 or more vehicles: 1,006

Cars and other vehicles available in Garden Grove in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,342 1 vehicle: 6,966 2 vehicles: 6,518 3 vehicles: 1,737 4 vehicles: 691 5 or more vehicles: 320

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Garden Grove, CA:

Less than $10,000: 114
$10,000 to $14,999: 57
$15,000 to $19,999: 57
$20,000 to $24,999: 57
$25,000 to $29,999: 59
$30,000 to $34,999: 75
$35,000 to $39,999: 75
$40,000 to $49,999: 130
$50,000 to $59,999: 120
$60,000 to $69,999: 133
$70,000 to $79,999: 79
$80,000 to $89,999: 53
$90,000 to $99,999: 50
$100,000 to $124,999: 165
$125,000 to $149,999: 140
$150,000 to $174,999: 86
$175,000 to $199,999: 48
$200,000 to $249,999: 228
$250,000 to $299,999: 500
$300,000 to $399,999: 1788
$400,000 to $499,999: 3851
$500,000 to $749,999: 13493
$750,000 to $999,999: 2561
$1,000,000 or more: 746

Garden Grove rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Garden Grove:

Less than $100: 47 people
$100 to $149: 28
$150 to $199: 64
$200 to $249: 112
$250 to $299: 124
$300 to $349: 83
$350 to $399: 86
$400 to $449: 94
$450 to $499: 106
$500 to $549: 123
$550 to $599: 128
$600 to $649: 131
$650 to $699: 139
$700 to $749: 227
$750 to $799: 348
$800 to $899: 1,444
$900 to $999: 1,419
$1,000 to $1,249: 4,513
$1,250 to $1,499: 2,643
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,816
$2,000 or more: 279
No cash rent: 352

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 12,340 1990 to 1994: 19,545 1985 to 1989: 14,090 1980 to 1984: 11,809 1975 to 1979: 7,577 1970 to 1974: 2,359 1970 to 1974: 1,096 1965 to 1969: 2,535

Garden Grove, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.7%
Number of people working at home: 1,292 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 706
5 to 9 minutes: 3987
10 to 14 minutes: 7211
15 to 19 minutes: 9598
20 to 24 minutes: 11308
25 to 29 minutes: 4502
30 to 34 minutes: 14095
35 to 39 minutes: 1876
40 to 44 minutes: 2799
45 to 59 minutes: 5699
60 to 89 minutes: 3272
90 or more minutes: 1360

Garden Grove mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 50,543 (75%)
Carpooled: 11,558 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2,292 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
Railroad: 41 (0%)
Taxi: 31 (0%)
Motorcycle: 152 (0%)
Bicycle: 273 (0%)
Walked: 1,016 (2%)
Other means: 497 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,292 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3064
$10,000 to $14,999: 2216
$15,000 to $19,999: 2427
$20,000 to $24,999: 2725
$25,000 to $29,999: 2551
$30,000 to $34,999: 2906
$35,000 to $39,999: 2923
$40,000 to $44,999: 2740
$45,000 to $49,999: 2460
$50,000 to $59,999: 4578
$60,000 to $74,999: 5784
$75,000 to $99,999: 5825
$100,000 to $124,999: 2977
$125,000 to $149,999: 1327
$150,000 to $199,999: 900
$200,000 or more: 542

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 99408

German: 8090

English: 5937

Irish: 5566

United States or American: 5176

Italian: 3415

French (except Basque): 1385

Scottish: 1099

Polish: 1090

Swedish: 956

European: 947

Norwegian: 908

Dutch: 891

Scotch-Irish: 889

Arab:: 685

French Canadian: 566

Russian: 374

Romanian: 362

Danish: 355

Canadian: 351

Welsh: 299

Arab/Arabic: 289

Greek: 285

Armenian: 274

British: 225

Portuguese: 224

Subsaharan African:: 219

Czech: 208

Afghan: 200

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 181

Hungarian: 178

Scandinavian: 167

Czechoslovakian: 162

Iranian: 162

Lithuanian: 151

African: 142

Swiss: 135

Austrian: 130

Lebanese: 127

Yugoslavian: 94

Israeli: 92

Brazilian: 77

Finnish: 75

Ukrainian: 74

Belgian: 73

Slovak: 72

Other Arab: 61

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 57

Jordanian: 57

Egyptian: 57

Australian: 54

West Indian: 52

Ethiopian: 50

Croatian: 49

Turkish: 48

Northern European: 47

Palestinian: 47

Eastern European: 45

Serbian: 43

Syrian: 38

Latvian: 35

Jamaican: 33

Slavic: 31

Belizean: 28

Estonian: 25

Bulgarian: 21

Pennsylvania German: 17

Cape Verdean: 14

Celtic: 14

Nigerian: 13

Acadian/Cajun: 12

Slovene: 11

Maltese: 9

Icelander: 8

German Russian: 8

Basque: 7

Guyanese: 7

Haitian: 7

Carpatho Rusyn: 6

Moroccan: 6

Dutch West Indian: 4

Iraqi: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam (40%)
Mexico (33%)
Korea (7%)
Philippines (3%)
El Salvador (2%)
Guatemala (1%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 67931
Northeast: 5311
Midwest: 9819
South: 5442
West: 4546

53% of Garden Grove residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2,382
Nursery to 4th grade: 739
5th and 6th grade: 2,533
7th and 8th grade: 1,468
9th grade: 1,633
10th grade: 1,197
11th grade: 1,365
12th grade, no diploma: 4,266
High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,638
Less than 1 year of college: 3,588
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,425
Associate degree: 3,851
Bachelor's degree: 6,395
Master's degree: 1,663
Professional school degree: 564
Doctorate degree: 191

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3,266
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,228
5th and 6th grade: 2,714
7th and 8th grade: 2,068
9th grade: 1,680
10th grade: 1,459
11th grade: 1,489
12th grade, no diploma: 3,833
High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,755
Less than 1 year of college: 3,839
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,904
Associate degree: 3,614
Bachelor's degree: 5,034
Master's degree: 1,036
Professional school degree: 533
Doctorate degree: 106

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 26.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $62,041
Black householders: $63,944
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $71,393
Asian householders: $60,259
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $84,608
Some other race householders: $43,543
Two or more races householders: $71,646
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $51,511

Garden Grove household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Garden Grove household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Garden Grove household income for Asian householders

Garden Grove household income for Some other race householders

Garden Grove household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Garden Grove marital status for males

Garden Grove marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $602,324
Black or African American householders: $608,757
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $528,350
Asian householders: $578,641
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $654,662
Some other race householders: $536,829
Two or more races householders: $611,389
Hispanic or Latino householders: $542,677

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 26,470
One, attached: 4,498
Two: 701
3 or 4: 2,715
5 to 9: 2,999
10 to 19: 2,103
20 to 49: 2,182
50 or more: 3,335
Mobile homes: 1,715
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 107

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Garden Grove:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (23%) No fuel used (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,129

Here:	9.6%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 498

Here:	4.6%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,083

Here:	9.3%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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