Newport Beach, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
83,845
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
45.9
0.217% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.61%
9.38% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$156,867
1.01% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$2M
2024 Employed Population
42,952
0.867% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Newport Beach, 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.

94.5% of the residents in Newport Beach, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Newport Beach, CA are Interior Designers Institute (39 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Newport Beach, CA was $2M, and the homeownership rate was 52.1%.

Most people in Newport Beach, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Newport Beach, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Newport Beach, CA is home to a population of 83.8k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.9% of Newport Beach, CA residents were born outside of the country (13.3k people).

In 2024, there were 9.72 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (63.4k people) in Newport Beach, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.52k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.76k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.5%
2024 Citizenship
94.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.5% of Newport Beach, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Newport Beach, CA was 94.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Newport Beach, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    63.4k ± 1.61k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    6.52k ± 874
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    4.76k ± 875
9.95%
Hispanic Population
8.34k people

In 2024, there were 9.72 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (63.4k people) in Newport Beach, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.52k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.76k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.95% of the people in Newport Beach, CA are hispanic (8.34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Newport Beach, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
13.3k people
15.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
13.4k people

As of 2024, 15.9% of Newport Beach, CA residents (13.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Newport Beach, CA was 15.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,188 ± 207
  2. Korea
    401 ± 256
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    368 ± 159

Newport Beach, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.96 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Newport Beach, CA employs 43k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Newport Beach, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,424 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,974 people), and Finance & Insurance (4,681 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($250,001), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($250,001), and Finance & Insurance ($160,981).

Employment

Occupations

43k
2024 Value
± 1,868
0.867%
1 Year growth
± 6.07%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Newport Beach, CA grew at a rate of 0.867%, from 42.6k employees to 43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Newport Beach, CA, are Management Occupations (10,052 people), Sales & Related Occupations (5,995 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (4,949 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Newport Beach, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

43k
2024 Value
± 1,868
0.867%
1 Year growth
± 6.07%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Newport Beach, CA grew at a rate of 0.867%, from 42.6k employees to 43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Newport Beach, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,424 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,974 people), and Finance & Insurance (4,681 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Newport Beach, CA, though some of these residents may live in Newport Beach, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$126,375
Median earning men ± $9,034
$69,903
Median earning women ± $6,745

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($192,813), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($180,139).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($142,813), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($107,554), and Information ($104,052).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Newport Beach, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Newport Beach, CA awarded 39 degrees. The student population of Newport Beach, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 8 male students and 99 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Newport Beach, CA are White (22 and 57.9%), Hispanic or Latino (7 and 18.4%), Two or More Races (4 and 10.5%), and Asian (3 and 7.89%).

The largest universities in Newport Beach, CA by number of degrees awarded are Interior Designers Institute (39 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Newport Beach, CA are Interior Design (37 and 94.9%) and Interior Architecture (2 and 5.13%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 107 students enrolled in Newport Beach, CA, 7.48% men and 92.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 61 records, of which 96.7% were women and 3.28% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Interior Design
Most Common
25 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Newport Beach, CA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Interior Designers Institute
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
39 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Interior Designers Institute with 39 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Newport Beach, CA, which is 0.0263 times less than the 38 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 22 degrees mean that there were 3.14 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 7 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($19,950) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($300) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,510) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Housing & Living

People in Newport Beach, CA have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Newport Beach, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$19,791
Median Property Taxes
±$981

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Newport Beach, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Newport Beach, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

52.1%
Homeownership
2024
63.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 52.1% of the housing units in Newport Beach, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$156,867
Median Household Income
± $10,941
38k
Number of Households
± 1,654

In 2024, the median household income of the 38k households in Newport Beach, CA declined from $156,867 from the previous year's value of $158,461.

The following chart displays the households in Newport Beach, 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Newport Beach, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (63%)
  2. Worked At Home (28.9%)
  3. Carpooled (4.54%)

In 2024, 63% of workers in Newport Beach, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.9%) and those who carpooled to work (4.54%).

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.

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Commute Time

22.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Newport Beach, CA have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.32% of the workforce in Newport Beach, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.61% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Newport Beach, CA (5.53k out of 83.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Newport Beach, CA is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

98.1% of the population of Newport Beach, CA has health coverage, with 50.1% on employee plans, 6.17% on Medicaid, 18.9% on Medicare, 22.2% on non-group plans, and 0.741% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.3% under 18 years, 19.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 24% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

1.92%
Uninsured
50.1%
Employer Coverage
6.17%
Medicaid
18.9%
Medicare
22.2%
Non-Group
0.741%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Newport Beach, CA declined by 21.4% from 2.44% to 1.92%.

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

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