Santa Ana

Population: 311,639
Median household income: $88,354
Median home value: $657,800

Santa Ana, a community in Orange County, California, has 311,639 residents. The median household income of $88,354 is below the Orange County median ($113,702).

From 2019 to 2023, Santa Ana's population declined 6.4% from 332,794 to 311,639, while its median home value rose 33.9% from $491,300 to $657,800.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 77.3% of the population. 70.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 311,639
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $88,354
Median home value: $657,800
Median gross rent: $1,975
Housing units: 82,352
Homeownership rate: 44.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

332,794311,639

Median household income

$66,145$88,354

Median home value

$491,300$657,800

Median gross rent

$1,563$1,975

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	332,794	$66,145	$491,300	$1,563
2020	332,610	$72,406	$525,900	$1,626
2021	313,818	$77,283	$556,300	$1,726
2022	311,379	$84,210	$624,000	$1,885
2023	311,639	$88,354	$657,800	$1,975

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17,114	5.5%
5 to 17	55,779	17.9%
18 to 24	34,717	11.1%
25 to 34	51,156	16.4%
35 to 44	44,342	14.2%
45 to 54	39,331	12.6%
55 to 64	34,588	11.1%
65 to 74	21,210	6.8%
75 and over	13,402	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,259	8.7%
Black or African American	2,201	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	320	0.1%
Asian	36,982	11.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	289	0.1%
Some other race	733	0.2%
Two or more races	3,083	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	240,772	77.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.9%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69,105	33.9%
High school graduate	53,123	26.0%
Some college or associate's	45,142	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	26,078	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10,581	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit3.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	107,886	70.8%
Carpooled	20,870	13.7%
Public transit	4,555	3.0%
Walked	2,144	1.4%
Bicycle	711	0.5%
Worked from home	13,224	8.7%
Other means	3,077	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,504	16.9%
15 to 29 min	69,291	49.8%
30 to 44 min	31,596	22.7%
45 to 59 min	7,267	5.2%
60+ min	7,585	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.86
Poverty rate: 11.1% (34,155 of 307,920)

	Count	Share
Family households	63,953	80.3%
Nonfamily households	15,738	19.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	79,691	96.8%
Vacant	2,661	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	35,540	44.6%
Renter-occupied	44,151	55.4%

1-unit, detached44.8%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units14.7%

20 or more units17.8%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	36,915	44.8%
1-unit, attached	5,885	7.1%
2 to 4 units	8,531	10.4%
5 to 19 units	12,081	14.7%
20 or more units	14,680	17.8%
Mobile home & other	4,260	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0669000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 33.7363, -117.8829