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Irvine Demographics Information

Population: 170,561

Elevation: 70 feet

County: Orange

Land area: 46.2 square miles

Zip codes: 92602..92604, 92618..92620, 92709, 92710, 92623, 92697, 92606, 92616, 92614, 92612.

Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $74,500
Median house value: $453,000

Races in Irvine:

White Non-Hispanic (57.0%)
Chinese (10.5%)
Hispanic (7.4%)
Korean (5.3%)
Two or more races (4.8%)
Japanese (3.6%)
Asian Indian (3.1%)
Vietnamese (3.1%)
Other race (2.5%)
Filipino (2.4%)
Other Asian (1.9%)
Black (1.4%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (11.6%), English (10.3%), Irish (8.2%), Italian (4.7%), United States (3.2%), French (2.4%).

For population 25 years and over in Irvine

High school or higher: 95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 24.2%
Unemployed: 5.1%
Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Irvine city

Never married: 33.3%
Now married: 53.2%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 8.7%

32.1% Foreign born (24.3% Asia).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Santa Ana, CA (7.3 miles, pop. 337,977).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (48.8 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Tustin, CA (4.1 miles), Tustin Foothills, CA (5.6 miles), San Joaquin Hills, CA (5.8 miles), Newport Coast, CA (6.3 miles), Laguna Woods, CA (6.6 miles), Santa Ana, CA (7.3 miles), Lake Forest, CA (7.6 miles), Costa Mesa, CA (8.3 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 773 buildings, average cost: $143,800
1997: 986 buildings, average cost: $186,700
1998: 1247 buildings, average cost: $173,900
1999: 1276 buildings, average cost: $167,700
2000: 1138 buildings, average cost: $167,600
2001: 1338 buildings, average cost: $167,600
2002: 1006 buildings, average cost: $174,400

Area code: 949

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (16.3%), Manufacturing (13.9%), Retail trade (10.3%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.3%).