Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA

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US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39
0.515% 1-year increase
2024 Median Property Value
$1.11M
5.34% 1-year growth

About

38% of the households in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, 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.

89.7% of the residents in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was $1.11M, and the homeownership rate was 47.4%.

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Population & Diversity

Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 89.7% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNM% of Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are Spanish (34,742 households), Vietnamese (13,243 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (2,676 households).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.7%
2024 Citizenship
89.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.7% of Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was 89.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    34,742 households (20.4%)
  2. Vietnamese
    13,243 households (7.79%)
  3. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    2,676 households (1.57%)

38% of the households in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was Spanish. 20.4% of the households in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Economy

Males in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.29 times higher than the average income of females, which is $88,237. The income inequality in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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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 51 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 Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, 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

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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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (45.2k), Some college (31.6k), and High School or Equivalent (26.1k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was $1.11M in 2024, which is 3.33 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.05M to $1.11M, a 5.34% increase. The homeownership rate in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA is 47.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$1.11M
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,615
$31,631
Median Property Taxes
±$1,239

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 Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

47.4%
Homeownership
2024
69.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 47.4% of the housing units in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 47.8%.

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Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty