Costa Mesa, CA

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N/A of the households in Costa Mesa, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Costa Mesa, CA are Orange Coast College (120342) (4,995 degrees awarded in 2022), University of Phoenix-California (484631) (831 degrees), and Vanguard University of Southern California (603 degrees).

Most people in Costa Mesa, CA N/A, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Costa Mesa, CA was 2 cars per household.

Economy

The economy of Costa Mesa, CA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Costa Mesa, CA are N/A, and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($121,644), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,028), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,517).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Costa Mesa, CA, are Management Occupations (9,058 people), Sales & Related Occupations (8,362 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,361 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Costa Mesa, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Costa Mesa, CA are Hispanic or Latino (2,083 and 32.3%), followed by White (1,931 and 29.9%), Asian (1,483 and 23%), and Unknown (421 and 6.53%).

The largest universities in Costa Mesa, CA by number of degrees awarded are Orange Coast College (120342) (4,995 and NaNM%), University of Phoenix-California (484631) (831 and NaNM%), and Vanguard University of Southern California (603 and NaNM%).

The most popular majors in Costa Mesa, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (2,199 and NaNM%), General Business Administration & Management (969 and NaNM%), and General Psychology (220 and NaNM%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2022 in Costa Mesa, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 74.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 26.3%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

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Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Costa Mesa, CA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Costa Mesa, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Orange Coast College (120342)
4,995 degrees awarded
University of Phoenix-California (484631)
831 degrees awarded
Vanguard University of Southern California
603 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Orange Coast College (120342) with 4,995 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 3,048 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Costa Mesa, CA, which is 0.791 times less than the 3,851 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 2,083 degrees mean that there were 1.08 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 1,931 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

People in Costa Mesa, CA have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Costa Mesa, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Costa Mesa, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Costa Mesa, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Costa Mesa, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Costa Mesa, CA have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Costa Mesa, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Costa Mesa, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Costa Mesa, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Costa Mesa, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Costa Mesa, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Costa Mesa, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.