Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 805,000
1990: 1,224,844
2000: 1,644,561
Percent change, 1990–2000 34.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 51st
U.S. rank in 1990: 37th
U.S. rank in 2000: 27th
City Residents
1980: 128,291
1990: 164,674
2000: 185,951
2003 estimate: 199,336
Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.9%
U.S. rank in 1980: 124th
U.S. rank in 1990: 104th (State rank: 6th)
U.S. rank in 2000: 122nd (State rank: 6th)
Density: 1,988.9 people per square mile (based on 2000 land area)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 113,611
Black or African American: 49,933
American Indian and Alaska Native: 638
Asian: 4,982
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 150
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 32,510
Other: 10,060
Percent of residents born in state: 34% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 12,287
Population 5 to 9 years old: 12,104
Population 10 to 14 years old: 10,623
Population 15 to 19 years old: 10,203
Population 20 to 24 years old: 15,639
Population 25 to 34 years old: 39,206
Population 35 to 44 years old: 30,163
Population 45 to 54 years old: 21,614
Population 55 to 59 years old: 7,208
Population 60 to 64 years old: 5,820
Population 65 to 74 years old: 10,577
Population 75 to 84 years old: 7,753
Population 85 years and older: 2,754
Median age: 32.9 years
Births (Orange County, 2003)
Total number: 14,917
Deaths (Orange County, 2003)
Total number: 6,556 (of which, 123 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $21,216
Median household income: $35,732
Total households: 80,996
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 8,182
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,574
$15,000 to $24,999: 12,583
$25,000 to $34,999: 13,178
$35,000 to $49,999: 15,226
$50,000 to $74,999: 13,869
$75,000 to $99,999: 6,159
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,695
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,117
$200,000 or more: 1,413
Percent of families below poverty level: 13.3% (53.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 21,133