Costa Mesa, CA

Census Place

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2020 Population
112,958
0.178% 1-year decline
US Senator
Dianne Feinstein
Democratic Party
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
2020 Median Age
35.6
1.14% 1-year increase
2020 Poverty Rate
10.3%
13.2% 1-year decrease
2020 Median Household Income
$90,370
7.41% 1-year growth
2020 Median Property Value
$807,000
7.69% 1-year growth
2020 Employed Population
64,191
0.351% 1-year decline

About

In 2020, Costa Mesa, CA had a population of 113k people with a median age of 35.6 and a median household income of $90,370. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Costa Mesa, CA declined from 113,159 to 112,958, a −0.178% decrease and its median household income grew from $84,138 to $90,370, a 7.41% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Costa Mesa, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (49%), White (Hispanic) (17.5%), Other (Hispanic) (15.2%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.85%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.23%).

None 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.

86.9% of the residents in Costa Mesa, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Costa Mesa, CA are Orange Coast College (120342) (5,716 degrees awarded in 2020), University of Phoenix-California (484631) (1,912 degrees), and Vanguard University of Southern California (563 degrees).

In 2020, the median property value in Costa Mesa, CA was $807,000, and the homeownership rate was 40.5%.

Most people in Costa Mesa, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Costa Mesa, CA was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Costa Mesa, CA is home to a population of 113k people, from which 86.9% are citizens. As of 2020, 24.7% of Costa Mesa, CA residents were born outside of the country (27.9k people).

In 2020, there were 2.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (55.3k people) in Costa Mesa, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 19.8k White (Hispanic) and 17.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

86.9%
2020 Citizenship
85.9%
2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 86.9% of Costa Mesa, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Costa Mesa, CA was 85.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Costa Mesa, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    55.3k ± 2.21k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    19.8k ± 1.47k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    17.2k ± 2.33k
36.4%
Hispanic Population
41.1k people

In 2020, there were 2.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (55.3k people) in Costa Mesa, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 19.8k White (Hispanic) and 17.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

36.4% of the people in Costa Mesa, CA are hispanic (41.1k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    4,008,868 ± 46,586 people
  2. Philippines
    829,356 ± 22,122 people
  3. China
    683,718 ± 20,124 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 4,008,868 California residents, followed by Philippines with 829,356 and China with 683,718.

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Foreign-Born Population

24.7%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
27.9k people
25%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
28.3k people

As of 2020, 24.7% of Costa Mesa, CA residents (27.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Costa Mesa, CA was 25%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,232 ± 200
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,014 ± 221
  3. Korea
    309 ± 120

Costa Mesa, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Costa Mesa, CA employs 64.2k people. The largest industries in Costa Mesa, CA are Retail Trade (7,247 people), Accommodation & Food Services (6,721 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (6,544 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($117,308), Utilities ($99,750), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($88,333).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $64,427. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.498, which is higher than than the national average.

Occupations

64.2k
2020 Value
± 2,102
−0.351%
1 Year decline
± 4.45%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Costa Mesa, CA declined at a rate of −0.351%, from 64.4k employees to 64.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Costa Mesa, CA, are Management Occupations (8,658 people), Sales & Related Occupations (8,552 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,856 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Costa Mesa, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

64.2k
2020 Value
± 2,102
−0.351%
1 Year decline
± 4.45%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Costa Mesa, CA declined at a rate of −0.351%, from 64.4k employees to 64.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Costa Mesa, CA, are Retail Trade (7,247 people), Accommodation & Food Services (6,721 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (6,544 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Costa Mesa, CA, though some of these residents may live in Costa Mesa, 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

$50,104
Median earning men ± $2,859
$41,423
Median earning women ± $1,584

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($85,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,688), and Manufacturing ($76,465).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($70,167), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,580), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,456).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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8.45%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in California. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $407B
  2. $158B
  3. $149B

In 2020, the top outbound California product (by dollars) was Electronics with $407B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($158B) and Mixed freight ($149B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound California products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T
2020 Value in California
$4.61T
Projected 2050 Value in California
104% growth

In 2020, total outbound California trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 104% to $4.61T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound California trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $83.5B
  2. $44.4B
  3. $43.3B

In 2020, the top outbound California domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $83.5B, followed by Arizona with $44.4B and Ohio and $43.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that California shares with each state (excluding itself).

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Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla 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 53 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from California

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Dianne Feinstein
Senator from California1
Assumed office on November 10, 1992
Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour (California politician)|John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson was elected Governor of 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.

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing California.

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

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US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 53 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2020, universities in Costa Mesa, CA awarded 8,554 degrees. The student population of Costa Mesa, CA in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 11,450 male students and 12,842 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Costa Mesa, CA are Hispanic or Latino (2,398 and 29.9%), followed by White (2,309 and 28.8%), Asian (1,714 and 21.4%), and Unknown (861 and 10.7%).

The largest universities in Costa Mesa, CA by number of degrees awarded are Orange Coast College (120342) (5,716 and 66.8%), University of Phoenix-California (484631) (1,912 and 22.4%), and Vanguard University of Southern California (563 and 6.58%).

The most popular majors in Costa Mesa, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (2,439 and 28.5%), General Business Administration & Management (1,531 and 17.9%), and General Psychology (249 and 2.91%).

The median tuition cost in Costa Mesa, CA for private four year colleges is $35,850.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2020 in Costa Mesa, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 50%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2020 was 24,292 (47.1% men and 52.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2020 there were 24,292 students enrolled in Costa Mesa, CA, 47.1% men and 52.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 8,192 records, of which 57.3% were women and 42.7% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 183 degree-majors awarded
  2. 481 degree-majors awarded
  3. 415 degree-majors awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Costa Mesa, CA was Speech Communication & Rhetoric with 183 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 5,716 degrees awarded
  2. 1,912 degrees awarded
  3. 563 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Orange Coast College (120342) with 5,716 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2020, 4,066 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Costa Mesa, CA, which is 0.906 times less than the 4,488 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 2,398 degrees mean that there were 1.04 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2,309 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($35,850) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($700) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

Public, 2-year ($1,917) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2020, 1.74% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.99% 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

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Some college (7.14M), High School or Equivalent (6.69M), and Bachelors Degree (6.15M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Costa Mesa, CA was $807,000 in 2020, which is 3.51 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $749,400 to $807,000, a 7.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Costa Mesa, CA is 40.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Costa Mesa, CA have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Costa Mesa, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Costa Mesa, CA is $90,370. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Costa Mesa, CA was Census Tract 631.03 with a value of $144,107, followed by Census Tract 638.02 and Census Tract 633.02, with respective values of $128,708 and $128,024.

Property

$807,000
Median Property Value 2020
±$17,369
$16,479
Median Property Taxes
±$815

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 Costa Mesa, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

40.5%
Homeownership
2020
73.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2020

In 2020, 40.5% of the housing units in Costa Mesa, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 38.3%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 631.03
  2. Census Tract 638.02
  3. Census Tract 633.02

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Costa Mesa, CA was Census Tract 631.03 with a value of $144,107, followed by Census Tract 638.02 and Census Tract 633.02, with respective values of $128,708 and $128,024.

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$90,370
Median Household Income
± $4,371
40.7k
Number of Households
± 1,500

In 2020, the median household income of the 40.7k households in Costa Mesa, CA grew to $90,370 from the previous year's value of $84,138.

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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Costa Mesa, CA is from California.
0.498
2020 Wage GINI in California
0.499
2019 Wage GINI in California

In 2020, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.321% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020
  1. Drove Alone (73.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.3%)
  3. Carpooled (7.72%)

In 2020, 73.2% of workers in Costa Mesa, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.72%).

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

22.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Costa Mesa, CA have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.8% of the workforce in Costa Mesa, 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 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.

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Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Costa Mesa, CA (11.5k out of 112k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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88.6% of the population of Costa Mesa, CA has health coverage, with 47.7% on employee plans, 15.5% on Medicaid, 9.16% on Medicare, 15.4% on non-group plans, and 0.792% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in California was $7,549 in 2014. This is a 4.04% increase from the previous year ($7,256).

Primary care physicians in Orange County, CA see 1012 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.46% decrease from the previous year (1027 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 870 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 344 patients per year.

Daily New Cases by Date

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This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in California, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,012 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Orange County, CA

Primary care physicians in Orange County, CA see an average of 1,012 patients per year. This represents a 1.46% decrease from the previous year (1,027 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Orange County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of California across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 27.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.4%
Uninsured
47.7%
Employer Coverage
15.5%
Medicaid
9.16%
Medicare
15.4%
Non-Group
0.792%
Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Costa Mesa, CA declined by 3.98% from 11.8% to 11.4%.

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.

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