California · Census place 69000
Santa Ana city, CA
Quick answer
Santa Ana city has 311,639 residents, ranking #13 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $88,354, the median home is worth $657,800 and median gross rent runs $1,975 a month.
- Population
- 311,639Santa Ana city residents
- Median household income
- $88,354Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $657,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,975Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Santa Ana city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Santa Ana city median would spend about 26.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 7.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.1% of residents and 44.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Anaheim city 344,553
- Stockton city 320,470
- Riverside city 316,241
- Irvine city 308,160
- Chula Vista city 275,030
- Santa Clarita city 229,021
- Fremont city 228,518
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