Irvine

Population: 308,160
Median household income: $129,647
Median home value: $1,115,400

Irvine is a community in Orange County, California, home to 308,160 residents. Its median household income of $129,647 runs above the Orange County figure of $113,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Irvine's population grew 12.8% from 273,157 to 308,160, while its median home value rose 33.1% from $838,000 to $1,115,400.

60.8% of workers drive to work alone. 36.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 308,160
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $129,647
Median home value: $1,115,400
Median gross rent: $2,893
Housing units: 120,368
Homeownership rate: 43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

273,157308,160

Median household income

$105,126$129,647

Median home value

$838,000$1,115,400

Median gross rent

$2,361$2,893

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	273,157	$105,126	$838,000	$2,361
2020	272,694	$108,318	$861,700	$2,425
2021	297,868	$114,027	$900,700	$2,533
2022	304,527	$122,948	$1,025,700	$2,749
2023	308,160	$129,647	$1,115,400	$2,893

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2412.9%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19,934	6.5%
5 to 17	46,949	15.2%
18 to 24	39,787	12.9%
25 to 34	52,854	17.2%
35 to 44	44,835	14.5%
45 to 54	41,506	13.5%
55 to 64	29,881	9.7%
65 to 74	19,225	6.2%
75 and over	13,189	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	108,987	35.4%
Black or African American	5,967	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	290	0.1%
Asian	135,237	43.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,254	0.4%
Some other race	1,873	0.6%
Two or more races	19,619	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34,933	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate7.0%

Some college or associate's19.1%

Bachelor's degree39.4%

Graduate or professional degree31.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,780	3.4%
High school graduate	14,064	7.0%
Some college or associate's	38,438	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	79,310	39.4%
Graduate or professional degree	62,898	31.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone60.8%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.9%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home25.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	92,909	60.8%
Carpooled	9,138	6.0%
Public transit	1,370	0.9%
Walked	5,663	3.7%
Bicycle	2,054	1.3%
Worked from home	39,604	25.9%
Other means	1,995	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25,822	22.8%
15 to 29 min	53,215	47.0%
30 to 44 min	21,643	19.1%
45 to 59 min	5,701	5.0%
60+ min	6,748	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 11.7% (34,562 of 296,029)

	Count	Share
Family households	72,180	64.5%
Nonfamily households	39,799	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	111,979	93.0%
Vacant	8,389	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	49,073	43.8%
Renter-occupied	62,906	56.2%

1-unit, detached36.8%

1-unit, attached19.1%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units26.6%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	44,342	36.8%
1-unit, attached	22,976	19.1%
2 to 4 units	5,991	5.0%
5 to 19 units	13,785	11.5%
20 or more units	31,963	26.6%
Mobile home & other	1,311	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0636770
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 66 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Center point: 33.6784, -117.7713