Metropolitan Area Residents (Orange County PMSA)
1980: 1,933,000
1990: 2,410,668
2000: 2,846,289
Percent change, 1990–2000: 18.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 2nd (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 2nd (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 2nd (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 219,494
1990: 266,406
2000: 328,014
2003 estimate: 332,361
Percent change, 1990–2000: 23.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 62nd
U.S. rank in 1990: 59th (State rank: 10th)
U.S. rank in 2000: 64th (State rank: 10th)
Density: 6,702.0 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 179,627
Black or African American: 8,735
American Indian and Alaska Native: 3,041
Asian: 39,311
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 1,393
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 153,374
Other: 95,907
Percent of residents born in state: 44.4% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 30,206
Population 5 to 9 years old: 30,282
Population 10 to 14 years old: 24,837
Population 15 to 19 years old: 22,959
Population 20 to 24 years old: 25,020
Population 25 to 34 years old: 58,417
Population 35 to 44 years old: 51,578
Population 45 to 54 years old: 36,063
Population 55 to 59 years old: 12,436
Population 60 to 64 years old: 9,443
Population 65 to 74 years old: 14,383
Population 75 to 84 years old: 9,177
Population 85 years and older: 3,213
Median age: 30.3 years
Births (Orange County; 2002)
Total number: 44,796
Deaths (Orange County; 2002)
Total number: 16,789 (of which, 216 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $18,266
Median household income: $47,122
Total households: 96,902
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 5,769
$10,000 to $14,999: 4,777
$15,000 to $24,999: 10,812
$25,000 to $34,999: 12,769
$35,000 to $49,999: 16,954
$50,000 to $74,999: 20,236
$75,000 to $99,999: 11,532
$100,000 to $149,999: 9,461
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,486
$200,000 or more: 2,106
Percent of families below poverty level: 10.4% (37.7 % of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 12,198