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 (5,716 degrees awarded in 2020), Vanguard University of Southern California (563 degrees), and Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa (238 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.
