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.