| About Santa
Ana - Santa Ana is the largest city and the
county seat of Orange County, California. It lies approximately
10 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, on the largely
seasonal Santa Ana River. The Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate
5) runs through the city, and the Costa Mesa Freeway
(55 Freeway) and Garden Grove Freeway (22 Freeway) travel
along its edges. It is today best-known for its enormous
Mexican American population, now comprising over 75%
of what was once a virtually all-white city. It has
the highest percentage of Latinos, even more than El
Paso, among the 50 largest cities in America. The Current
OMB metropolitan designation for Santa Ana and the Orange
County Area is “Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA.”
Free
moving quotes from Santa Ana movers
So,
you are moving to or from Santa Ana.
Compare movers by requesting free
moving quotes. Comparing several quotes can help
you determine who is the best mover
for your Santa Ana move.
Living in Santa Ana
People of Santa Ana - As of the census2
of 2000, there are 337,977 people, 73,002 households,
and 59,788 families residing in the city. (Owing to
the large percentage of illegal immigrants in the Latino
population in Southern California, this figure is widely
believed to suffer from significant downward bias, and
some estimates place the city's population at over 500,000.)
The population density is 4,808.2/km² (12,451.9/mi²).
There are 74,588 housing units at an average density
of 1,061.1/km² (2,748.0/mi²). The racial makeup
of the city is 42.73% White, 1.70% African American,
1.19% Native American, 8.81% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander,
40.64% from other races, and 4.58% from two or more
races. 76.07% of the population are Hispanic or Latino
of any race.
There are 73,002 households out of which 53.2% have
children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6%
are married couples living together, 13.5% have a female
householder with no husband present, and 18.1% are non-families.
12.7% of all households are made up of individuals and
4.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age
or older. The average household size is 4.55 and the
average family size is 4.72.
In the city the population is spread out with 34.2%
under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from
25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who are 65 years
of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For every
100 females there are 107.7 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there are 108.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $43,412,
and the median income for a family is $41,050. Males
have a median income of $23,342 versus $21,637 for females.
The per capita income for the city is $12,152. 19.8%
of the population and 16.1% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 24.1% of
those under the age of 18 and 10.4% of those 65 and
older are living below the poverty line.
Moving
to Los Angeles? More info about Los Angeles area's:
State of California
| Los Angeles | Alhambra
| Altadena | Anaheim
| Arcadia | Bell
| Buena Park
| Burbank | Carson
| Compton | Corona
| Costa Mesa
| Downey | Fountain
Valley | Garden
Grove | Glendale
| Huntington
Beach | Inglewood
| Irvine | La
Habra | Lakewood
| Long Beach
| Monrovia | North
Hollywood | Northridge
| Norwalk | Ontario
| Orange | Pacoima
| Panorama City
| Pasadena | Pomona
| Rancho Cucamonga
| San Pedro |
Santa Ana | Santa
Monica | Sherman
Oaks | South
Gate | Thousand
Oaks | Torrance
| Tustin | Valley
Village | Van Nuys
| Whittier |
|