Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA

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Population

182,099

0.0956% 1-year growth

US Senator

Dianne Feinstein

Democratic Party

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

Median Age

37.1

Poverty Rate

11.3%

Median Household Income

$82,460

3.1% 1-year growth

Median Property Value

$708,900

5.1% 1-year growth

Number of Employees

89,195

1.24% 1-year growth

About

In 2018, Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA had a population of 182k people with a median age of 37.1 and a median household income of $82,460. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA grew from 181,925 to 182,099, a 0.0956% increase and its median household income grew from $79,984 to $82,460, a 3.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (50.8%), White (Hispanic) (17.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (15.5%), Other (Hispanic) (9.62%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.83%). 37.2% of the people in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA speak a non-English language, and 89.1% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are Orange Coast College (4,354 degrees awarded in 2017), University of Phoenix-California (4,303 degrees), and Coastline Community College (2,823 degrees).

The median property value in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA is $708,900, and the homeownership rate is 47.7%. Most people in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA is 2 cars per household.

Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA borders Irvine City (Central) PUMA, CA, Westminster, Stanton & Garden Grove (West) Cities PUMA, CA, Huntington Beach City PUMA, CA, Santa Ana City (West) PUMA, CA, Santa Ana City (East) PUMA, CA, and Newport Beach, Aliso Viejo & Laguna Hills Cities PUMA, CA.

United States California

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Impact on Employment

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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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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Civics

In the 2016 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Hillary Rodham Clinton with 61.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.6%), followed by Gary Johnson (3.37%). The most partisan county was San Francisco County, CA with 85% of the vote going to Hillary Rodham Clinton running for the Democratic Party.

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.

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA. Showing the available data for California.

Showing data up to the 2016 election. Updated election results are currently being processed, and will be released in the coming months.

2016 Election Results

Hillary Rodham Clinton (61.7%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (31.6%)
Republican Party
Gary Johnson (3.37%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2016 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Hillary Rodham Clinton with 61.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.6%), followed by Gary Johnson (3.37%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2016.

Presidential Popular Vote by County

Presidential voting results are only available at the county level. Showing data for the counties inside of California.

Showing data up to the 2016 election. Updated election results are currently being processed, and will be released in the coming months.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Popular Vote for California

61.7% for the Democratic Party

Most Partisan Counties in California

San Francisco County, CA
85% for Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democratic Party)
Alameda County, CA
78.7% for Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democratic Party)
Marin County, CA
78.1% for Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democratic Party)

In the 2016 presidential election, the most partisan county in California was San Francisco County, CA with 85% of the vote going to Hillary Rodham Clinton running for the Democratic Party.

The following map shows the counties in California colored by their party leaning.

US Senators from California

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Dianne Feinstein

Senator from California

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 elected Governor of California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed 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.

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

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.

Diversity

Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA is home to a population of 182k people, from which 89.1% are citizens. As of 2018, 24.9% of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (45.3k people).

In 2018, there were 2.97 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (92.6k people) in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 31.2k White (Hispanic) and 28.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common foreign languages spoken in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are Spanish (37,015 speakers), Vietnamese (11,693 speakers), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (2,169 speakers).

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
92.6k ± 2k
White (Hispanic)
31.2k ± 1.91k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
28.2k ± 1.45k

28.6%

Hispanic Population

52k people

28.6% of the people in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are hispanic (52k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA as a share of the total population.

Non-English Speakers

Most Common Languages

Spanish
37,015 speakers (21.5%)
Vietnamese
11,693 speakers (6.78%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
2,169 speakers (1.26%)

37.2% of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.9%. In 2018, the most common non-English language spoken in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was Spanish. 21.5% of the overall population of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are native Spanish speakers. 6.78% speak Vietnamese and 1.26% speak Spanish, the next two most common languages.

Heritage

Foreign-Born Population

24.9%

2018 Foreign-Born Population

45.3k people

25.7%

2016 Foreign-Born Population

46.9k people

As of 2018, 24.9% of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA residents (45.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was 25.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Age by Nativity

Median Native-Born Age

± 0.6

Median Foreign-Born Age

± 0.7

In 2018, the median age of all people in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was 37.1. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 32, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 48. But people in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are getting getting older. In 2017, the average age of all Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA residents was 37.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
16,776 ± 3,030 people
Vietnam
8,498 ± 2,210 people
Philippines
1,915 ± 1,069 people

In 2017, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was Mexico, the natal country of 16,776 Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA residents, followed by Vietnam with 8,498 and Philippines with 1,915.

Citizenship

89.1%

2018 Citizenship

88.8%

2017 Citizenship

As of 2018, 89.1% of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2017, the percentage of US citizens in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was 88.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,742 ± 316
Gulf War (2001-)
1,643 ± 331
Korea
598 ± 129

Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

Median household income in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA is $82,460. In 2018, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA with a value of $181,965, followed by San Ramon City & Danville Town PUMA, CA and Inner Mission & Castro PUMA, CA, with respective values of $179,435 and $164,252.

Males in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.23 times higher than the average income of females, which is $61,730. The income inequality in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

The economy of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA employs 89.2k people. The largest industries in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are Restaurants & Food Services (6,806 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,305 people), and Construction (3,851 people), and the highest paying industries are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($140,781), Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers ($125,727), and Natural gas distribution ($120,125).

Wages

Median Household Income

$82,460

2018 value

± $2,203

3.1%

1 Year Growth

± 3.58%

Households in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA have a median annual income of $82,460, which is more than the median annual income of $61,937 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $79,984 in 2017, which represents a 3.1% annual growth.

The following chart shows how the median household income in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA compares to that of its neighboring and parent geographies.

Wage by Gender in Common Jobs

$75,778

Average Male Salary in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA

± $9,118

$61,730

Average Female Salary in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA

± $7,943

In 2017, full-time male employees in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA made 1.23 times more than female employees.

This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA by number of full-time employees.

Wage by Race and Ethnicity in Common Jobs

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA

American Indian
$129,042 ± $260,284
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
$64,171 ± $89,274
White
$63,438 ± $6,806

In 2017 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA workers was American Indian. These workers were paid 2.01 times more than Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA.

This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA by number of full-time employees.

Wage Distribution

0.474

2017 Wage GINI in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA

0.472

2016 Wage GINI in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA

In 2017, the income inequality in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.476% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2018, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA with a value of $181,965, followed by San Ramon City & Danville Town PUMA, CA and Inner Mission & Castro PUMA, CA, with respective values of $179,435 and $164,252.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Poverty by Age and Gender

Females 25 - 34

Largest Demographic Living in Poverty

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA (20.5k out of 181k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 13.1%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

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.

Poverty by Race and Ethnicity

Largest Race or Ethnicity Living in Poverty

White
12,529 ± 931
Hispanic
8,791 ± 798
Other
4,051 ± 513

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

Occupations

Employment by Occupations

89.2k

2017 Value

1.24%

1 Year growth

± 1.24%

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 1.24%, from 88.1k employees to 89.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA, are Miscellaneous managers (2,905 people), Retail salespersons (2,662 people), and Customer service representatives (2,004 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA.

Most Common

The most common jobs held by residents of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA, by number of employees, are Miscellaneous managers (2,905 people), Retail salespersons (2,662 people), and Customer service representatives (2,004 people).

Most Specialized

Compared to other PUMAs, Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA has an unusually high number of residents working as Environmental engineers (6.41 times higher than expected), Loan interviewers & clerks (5.2 times), and Aerospace engineers (4.42 times).

Highest Paid

The highest paid jobs held by residents of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA, by average salary, are Physicians & surgeons ($202,426), Insurance sales agents ($197,277), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers ($183,391).

Industries

Employment by Industries

89.2k

2017 Value

1.24%

1 Year growth

± 1.24%

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 1.24%, from 88.1k employees to 89.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA, are Restaurants & Food Services (6,806 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,305 people), and Construction (3,851 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Most Common

The most common industries in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA, by number of employees, are Restaurants & Food Services (6,806 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,305 people), and Construction (3,851 people).

Most Specialized

Compared to other PUMAs, Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA has an unusually high number of Aerospace products & parts manufacturing (4.22 times higher than expected), Specialized design services (3.92 times), and Cut & sew apparel manufacturing (3.87 times) industries.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA, by average salary, are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($140,781), Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers ($125,727), and Natural gas distribution ($120,125).

Domestic Trade

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

In 2015, the top outbound California product (by dollars) was Electronics with $196B, followed by Mixed freight ($157B) and Gasoline ($127B).

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

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for California.

$1.54T

2015 Value in California

$2.48T

Projected 2045 Value in California

61.2% growth

In 2015, total outbound California trade was $1.54T. This is expected to increase 61.2% to $2.48T by 2045.

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

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

Texas
$63.1B
Arizona
$42.2B
Washington
$31.2B

In 2015, the top outbound California domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $63.1B, followed by Arizona with $42.2B and Washington and $31.2B.

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

Education

In 2017, universities in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA awarded 12,425 degrees. The student population of Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA is skewed towards men, with 24,698 male students and 21,158 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are White (3,908 and 32.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (3,287 and 27.5%), Asian (1,895 and 15.8%), and Unknown (1,140 and 9.53%).

The largest universities in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are Orange Coast College (4,354 and 35%), University of Phoenix-California (4,303 and 34.6%), and Coastline Community College (2,823 and 22.7%).

The most popular majors in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are General Business Administration & Management (3,174 and 25.5%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (2,371 and 19.1%), and Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (458 and 3.69%).

The median tuition costs in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA are $31,980 for private four year colleges, and $N/A and $N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Concentrations

Most Common

Office Management & Supervision
268 degree-majorss awarded
General Business Administration & Management
1,017 degree-majorss awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
751 degree-majorss awarded

In 2015, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was Office Management & Supervision with 268 degree-majorss awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA according to their major.

Universities

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Orange Coast College
4,354 degrees awarded
University of Phoenix-California
4,303 degrees awarded
Coastline Community College
2,823 degrees awarded

$N/A

Median In-State Public

$31,980

Median Private

In 2017, the Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA institution with the largest number of graduating students was Orange Coast College with 4,354 degrees awarded.

Student Gender for Common Institutions

6,368

Degrees Awarded to Men

6,057

Degrees Awarded to Women

In 2017, 6,368 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA, which is 1.05 times more than the 6,057 female students who received degrees in the same year.

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 institutions in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA by degrees awarded.

Student Race and Ethnicity

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
3,908 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
3,287 degrees awarded
Asian
1,895 degrees awarded

In 2017 the majority of degrees awarded at institutions in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA were to White students. These 3,908 degrees mean that there were 1.19 times more White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3,287 degrees awarded.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was $708,900 in 2018, which is 3.09 times larger than the national average of $229,700. Between 2017 and 2018 the median property value increased from $674,500 to $708,900, a 5.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA is 47.7%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property Value

$708,900

2018 Median

± $8,942

$674,500

2017 Median

± $7,489

In 2018, the median property value in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA grew to to $708,900 from the previous year's value of $674,500.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA the largest share of households have a property value in the N/A range.

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,460

Median Household Income

± $2,203

65.4k

Number of Households

± 1,706

In 2018, the median household income of the 65.4k households in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA grew to $82,460 from the previous year's value of $79,984.

The following chart displays the households in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, 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.

Property Taxes

$3k+

Average Range

This chart shows the households in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

Rent vs Own

47.7%

2018 Homeownership

47.8%

2017 Homeownership

In 2018, 47.7% of the housing units in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 47.8%.

This percentage of owner-occupation is lower than the national average of 63.9%. This chart shows the ownership percentage in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Commute Time

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.3 minutes). Additionally, 2.51% of the workforce in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Method of Travel

Drove Alone
78.5%
Carpooled
8.61%
Worked At Home
6.47%

In 2018, the most common method of travel for workers in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA was Drove Alone (78.5%), followed by those who Carpooled (8.61%) and those who Worked At Home (6.47%).

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.

Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in 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 Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Health

90% of the population of Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 48.9% on employee plans, 15.1% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 0.819% 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 California see 1281 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1281 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1214 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 324 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Tehama County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (10.6%). Additionally, Tulare County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (33.4%)

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,281 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,281 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,281 patients).

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

Behavioral Health Conditions

Data only available at the state level.

State with the Highest Prevalence

West Virginia
8.26% of the population affected
Arkansas
8.13% of the population affected
New Hampshire
7.98% of the population affected

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Access and Quality

Data only available at state level.

Most prevalent states

Mississippi
19.2% of adults
Texas
17.9% of adults
Louisiana
17.6% of adults

In 2016, Mississippi had the highest prevalence of adults who haven't seen a doctor in the past 12 months due to cost, at 19.2%. It is followed by Texas (17.9%) and Louisiana (17.6%).

The following map shows the prevalence of adults who haven't seen a doctor in the past 12 months due to cost by state over multiple years.

Health Care Spending

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

$7,549

Total Per Capita Spending on Personal Health Care in California

$4,735

Per Enrollee Private Health Insurance Spending on Personal Health Care

$5,368

Per Enrollee Medicaid Spending on Personal Health Care

$11,833

Per Enrollee Medicare Spending on Personal Health Care

Between 2013 and 2014, all personal health care spending per capita in California (including private, Medicare, and Medicaid) grew 4.04%, from $7,256 to $7,549.

The following chart shows how this spending changed over time in comparison to Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance spending, per enrollee.

Health Care Coverage

9.97%

Uninsured

48.9%

Employer Coverage

15.1%

Medicaid

10.1%

Medicare

15.2%

Non-Group

0.819%

Military or VA

Between 2016 and 2018, the percent of uninsured citizens in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA declined by 24.4% from 13.2% to 9.97%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.