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47.3% of the households in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia 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.
87.7% of the residents in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA are California State University-Fullerton (11,444 degrees awarded in 2024), Fullerton College (4,860 degrees), and Hope International University (303 degrees).
In 2024, the median property value in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA was $906,300, and the homeownership rate was 53.7%.
Most people in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA was 2 cars per household.
Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA borders Los Angeles County (Southeast)--La Mirada & Santa Fe Springs Cities PUMA, CA, Orange County (North)--Yorba Linda, La Habra & Brea Cities PUMA, CA, Orange County (Northwest)--Buena Park, Cypress & Seal Beach Cities PUMA, CA, Orange County (North Central)--Anaheim City (West) PUMA, CA, and Orange County (North Central)--Anaheim City (East) PUMA, CA.
Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA is home to a population of 195k people, from which 87.7% are citizens.
As of 2024, 28.8% of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (56.1k people).
In 2024, there were 1.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (58.1k people) in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 30.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA are Spanish (50,142 households), Korean (14,771 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (4,649 households).
The resident population of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA in 2024 was 194,694 inhabitants, with 49.3% men, and 50.7% women.
The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA.
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As of 2024, 87.7% of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia 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 (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA was 87.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 1.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (58.1k people) in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 30.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
41.6% of the people in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA are hispanic (81k people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA was Mexico, the natal country of 19,898 Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA residents, followed by Korea with 12,468 and Philippines with 3,776.
As of 2024, 28.8% of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA residents (56.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA was 28.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
47.3% of the households in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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 (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA was Spanish. 27.3% of the households in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.
Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.15 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA.
93% of the population of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 47.8% on employee plans, 19.8% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 0.559% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.
Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,233 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 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.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.5% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA declined by 7.44% from 7.61% to 7.04%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA employs 89.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA were Elementary & secondary schools (6,258 people), Construction (5,668 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (5,655 people), and the highest paying industries were Other consumer goods rental ($218,882), Administration of environmental quality & housing programs ($150,336), and Wired telecommunications carriers ($142,163).
Males in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,696. The income inequality in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.472, which is lower than than the national average.
The workforce of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA in 2024 was 89,315 people, with 45.8% woman, and 54.2% men.
The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA.
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From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 0.534%, from 88.8k employees to 89.3k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA, are Other managers (2,437 people), Cashiers (1,866 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,823 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 0.534%, from 88.8k employees to 89.3k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA, are Elementary & secondary schools (6,258 people), Construction (5,668 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (5,655 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($105,679), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,212), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($83,193).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($81,124), Construction ($63,089), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,466).
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.
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.
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.
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.
The student population of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 28,879 male students and 36,283 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA are Hispanic or Latino (8,260 and 51%), Asian (3,269 and 20.2%), White (3,104 and 19.2%), and Two or More Races (677 and 4.18%).
The largest universities in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are California State University-Fullerton (11,444 and 68%), Fullerton College (4,860 and 28.9%), and Hope International University (303 and 1.8%).
The most popular majors in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA are General Business Administration & Management (2,847 and 16.9%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,651 and 9.8%), and General Psychology (1,319 and 7.83%).
The median tuition costs are $19,875 for private four year colleges, and $6,084 and $18,684 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
In 2024 in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 89.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 65,162 (44.3% men and 55.7% women).
The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.
In 2024 there were 65,162 students enrolled in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA, 44.3% men and 55.7% women.
By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 35,953 records, of which 59% were women and 41% men.
In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 2,287 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA according to their major.
In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was California State University-Fullerton with 11,444 degrees awarded.
In 2024, 6,817 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA, which is 0.68 times less than the 10,023 female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 8,260 degrees mean that there were 2.53 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 3,269 degrees awarded.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($19,875) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.
Public, 4-year or above ($1,386) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.
Public, 2-year ($2,267) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.
The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.
In 2024, 1.97% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.3% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (37.7k), Some college (33.7k), and High School or Equivalent (28.7k).
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.
The median property value in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA was $906,300 in 2024, which is 2.72 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $866,200 to $906,300, a 4.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA is 53.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
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 (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia 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 (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 53.7% of the housing units in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.4%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 65.9k households in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA grew to $104,711 from the previous year's value of $103,104.
The following chart displays the households in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia 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 $200k+ range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.429% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 68.7% of workers in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.7%) and those who carpooled to work (10.8%).
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.
Using averages, employees in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.78% of the workforce in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia 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 (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA have 2 cars.
11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA (22k out of 192k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Orange County (North Central)--Fullerton & Placentia Cities PUMA, CA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.
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.
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.