Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 1,933,000
1990: 2,410,668
2000: 2,846,289
Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.9%
U.S. rank in 1980: 2nd (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 2nd (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 2nd (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 203,713
1990: 293,827
2000: 337,977
2003 estimate: 342,510
Percent change, 1990–2000: 14.8%
U.S. rank in 1980: 69th
U.S. rank in 1990: 52nd (State rank: 9th)
U.S. rank in 2000: 51st (State rank: 9th)
Density: 12,451 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 144,425
Black or African American: 5,749
American Indian and Alaska Native: 4,013
Asian: 29,778
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 1,160
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 257,097
Other: 137,360
Percent of residents born in state: 38.6% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 34,816
Population 5 to 9 years old: 35,873
Population 10 to 14 years old: 28,386
Population 15 to 19 years old: 28,528
Population 20 to 24 years old: 31,112
Population 25 to 34 years old: 66,017
Population 35 to 44 years old: 49,108
Population 45 to 54 years old: 29,239
Population 55 to 59 years old: 9,286
Population 60 to 64 years old: 7,047
Population 65 to 74 years old: 10,408
Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,117
Population 85 years and over: 2,040 Median age: 26.5
Births (2002, Orange County)
Total number: 44,796
Deaths (2002, Orange County)
Total number: 16,789 (of which, 216 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $12,152
Median household income: $43,412
Total households: 72,993
Percentage of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 4,581
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,882
$15,000 to $24,999: 8,941
$25,000 to $34,999: 10,802
$35,000 to $49,999: 13,448
$50,000 to $74,999: 16,232
$75,000 to $99,999: 7,755
$100,000 to $149,000: 5,435
$150,000 to $199,000: 974
$200,000 and over: 943
Percent of families below poverty level: 16.1% (38.5% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 12,038