City of Irvine
2020 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
TABLE 2-1: BASIC DEMOGRAPHICS, IRVINE AND ORANGE COUNTY (2017) 4 DEMOGRAPHICS IRVINE ORANGE COUNTY Total population 256,877 3,155,816 Percent of residents that are children (less than 10 years) 12.30% 12.1% Percent of residents that are senior citizens (65+ years) 9.9% 13.5% Median age 34.4 37.5 Total households 92,869 1,024,976 Median household income $95,573 $81,851 Percent of rental households 51.80% 42.6% Note: Percentage values are rounded to the nearest tenth decimal. In terms of its racial and ethnic composition, Irvine is a white-majority city, with 47.7% percent of all Irvine residents identifying as white. The second-largest population is Asian, with 41.8% percent of all residents identifying as such. This population makeup contrasts greater Orange County, due to a high proportion of white and Latino populations. Table 2-2 shows the racial and ethnic composition for all groups in Irvine and Orange County. TABLE 2-2: RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION, IRVINE AND ORANGE COUNTY (2017) 5 RACE OR ETHNICITY IRVINE ORANGE COUNTY POPULATION PERCENTAGE POPULATION PERCENTAGE White 122,639 47.0% 1,960,484 62.1% Black or African American 5075 2.0% 53,262 2.4% American Indian and Alaska Native 332 0.10% 14,468 1.1% Asian 107,297 41.8% 621,178 21.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 463 0.20% 9,620 0.7% Another race 7,384 2.90% 373,605 12.7% Two or more races 13,687 5.30% 123,199 3.9%
Latino/Latina (of any race) *
25,025 256,877
9.70% 100%
1,079,172 3,155,816
34.2%
Total 100% * The US Census Bureau does not currently count persons who identify as Latino/Latina as a separate racial or ethnic category. Persons who identify as Hispanic or Latino are already included in the other racial or ethnic categories Note: Percentage values are rounded to the nearest tenth decimal.
Irvine residents have attained higher education levels in comparison to Orange County. For example, a larger proportion of the population has attained b achelor’s and professional degrees, roughly 67.5% of the City’s residents versus 39.10% of the County’s residents. Other categories also differ, such as a much lower percentage of people not having education past 9th grade and a lower percentage of people not having graduated high school. Table 2-3 shows all levels of educational attainment of residents 25 years of age or older in both Irvine and Orange County.
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