A profile of my employer... the City of Santa Ana

COMMUNITY STATISTICS
Size: 27.2 Sq. Miles
Date of Incorporation: 1886
City Motto: "Education 1st"
City Colors: Royal Blue and Gold
City Flower: Hibiscus
City Tree: Jacaranda
No. of Parks: 38
No. of Libraries: 3
No. of Bookmobiles: 2
No. of Book/holdings (2000): 421,630
Number of Public Schools: Elementary: 41, Intermediate: 10, High School: 5 & Continuation High School: 4
SAUSD School Enrollment: 60,643
SAUSD Teachers: 2,870
» GENERAL POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
Population:
Total % increase
Year Population since 1980
1990 293,742 44%
2000 337,977 66%
2001 348,143 71%
Gender: Male - 49.8% Female - 50.2%
Source: 1990 Census (population) and 2000 Census
Racial & Ethnic Groups:
Number Percent
Hispanic*: 257,097 76.1
White: 41,984 12.4
Pacific Islander: 993 .3
Asian: 29,412 8.7
Black: 4,309 1.3
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut.: 886 .3
Other: 273 .1
Two or more races: 3,023 .9
100
*Includes Hispanic persons of all origin or race.
**"Two or more races" refers to persons choosing to describe themselves as a combination of two or more
of the non Hispanic race categories listed above.
Source: 2000 Census
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Population Growth:
Educational Attainment
(25 years & older)

High School graduates 47%
College Graduates 9%
Source: 1990 Census
Population - Miscellaneous
Median Income: $35,162
Below Poverty Level: 18%
Source: 1990 Census
Median Age: 26.5 Years*
* Youngest median age of 100 largest cities in the U.S.
Age: Under 5 years: 34,816
5-19 years: 92,787
20-24 years: 31,112
25-44 years: 115,125
44-64 years: 45,572
64 and over: 18,565
Source: 2000 Census
Voter Registration (Nov. 2000) 83,478 Total

(Mar. 2000) 71,907 Total
(Oct. 1998) 67,506 Total

Democrats 53%
Republicans 31%
November 2000 Turnout 63.5%
Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters
Citizenship
Roughly half of Santa Ana's population was born in the United States and half was foreign born.

Of the 51% foreign born:
26,114 are naturalized citizens, and 123,301 are not citizens.

Source: 1990 Census Bureau
Population Density
Santa Ana
Population per Square Mile
1970 5,800
1980 7,430
1990 10,744
2000 12,426
2000 Comparisons
San Francisco 16,632
Garden Grove 9,281
Los Angeles 7,861
Irvine 3,117
Orange County 5,482
Source: Census 2000
Largest U.S. Cities

Rank City Population
1 New York 8,008,278
2 Los Angeles 3,694,820
3 Chicago 2,896,016
7 San Diego 1,223,400
11 San Jose 894,943
34 Long Beach 461,522
37 Fresno 427,652
41 Sacramento 407,018
42 Oakland 399,484
52 Santa Ana 337,977
56 Anaheim 328,014
103 Huntington Beach 189,594
Source: 2000 Census
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HOUSING
Number of Residential Units
1990 74,984
2001 74,611
Source: 1990 Census & 2001 State Dept. of Finance
Housing Types
Single Family 52%
Multi-Family 43%
Mobile Home 5%

Source: 2000 State Dept. of Finance
Persons Per Residential Unit
1980 2.9
1990 4.0
2000 4.6
(3.1 County wide)
Source: 2000 Census
Housing - Miscellaneous
Owner Occupied 49.3%
Rental 50.7%
More than 30 Years Old* 54.9%
Substandard* 22%
Source: 2000 Census, 2000-2005 Consolidated Plan*
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ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL DATA
Existing Land Use
Residential 58.7%
Commercial 15.2%
Industrial 14.3%
Institutional/Schools 6.7%
Public Parks 2.1%
Vacant 3%
Source: Santa Ana General Plan, City PRCS Agency
Five Largest Non-Government Employers
Ingram Micro 3,000
The Orange County Register 2,200
Western Medical Center of Santa Ana 1,300
Powerwave Technologies 1,200
ITT Industries 1,150
Source: 2001 Economic Development

Major Shopping Centers

MainPlace - $280 million taxable sales; 1,117,312 square feet.

Bristol Marketplace - $41 million taxable sales; 403,440 square feet.

Source: 2001 City Finance Dept.
Economic and Financial Data - Misc.

13,494 businesses, of which 98% can be considered "small".
138 businesses have 150 or more employees.
Source: 2001 Economic Development

Building permits issued in 2000: 3,617
Building Activity Valuation, 2000: $257,290,762
Source: 2000 Building Safety Division Activity Report »
SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Median Household Income
1980 1990
Median Median
Income Income
County: $22,802 $45,922
Santa Ana: $18,362 $35,162
Source: 1990 Census
Median Household Income by Ethnicity
1990
Median Income
White: $35,216
Black: $36,519
Native American: $35,851
Asian & Pacific Islander: $39,582
Hispanic: $32,505
Source: 1990 Census
Percentage Below Poverty Level
($14,350 - Family of Four)
1980 1990 Change
County 7.3% 8.5% 1.2%
Santa Ana 14.0% 18.1% 4.1%
White 9.9% 18.1% 8.2%
Hispanic 19.2% 22.6% 3.4%
Black 12.5% 10.1% 2.4%
Asian & Pacific
Islander 27.6% 20.9% 6.7%
Native American 24.2% 13.4% 10.8%
Source: 1990 Census
Primary Household Language
Spanish: 47%
English: 42%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 8%
Other: 3%
Source: 1990 Census
Linguistically Isolated*
Number of Percent
Persons
English: 81,354 100.0%
Spanish
Linguistically
isolated: 75,946 48.7%
Not isolated: 80,033 51.3%

Asian or Pacific
Island language
Linguistically
Isolated: 7,225 31.3%
Not isolated: 15,833 68.7%
Other Languages
Linguistically
isolated: 435 11.1%
Not isolated: 3,501 88.9%
Total Households: 264,327 100%
* Linguistically isolated persons are those (ages 5 or more) that speak English "not well" or "not at all".
Source: 1990 Census
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PUBLIC SERVICES
Fire Protection
Number of stations: 10
Number of sworn fire personnel: 248
Number of fire fighters/paramedics: 56
Source: 2000-2001 Fire Dept.-Budget
Police Protection
Number of stations/substations: 3
Number of sworn police personnel: 405
Source: 2001 Police Dept.
Municipal Water Services
Number of accounts: 44,149
Average Daily Consumption (gallons): 44.6 mil.
Miles of water mains: 450
Miles of sanitary sewers: 450
Source: Public Works Agency 2001 (Water Division)