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Language Spoken At Home in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 102,538 | 100% |
English only | 62,797 | 61.2% |
Language other than English | 39,741 | 38.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,257 | 15.9% |
Spanish | 30,357 | 29.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,435 | 13.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,196 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 565 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,626 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,138 | 2.1% |
Other languages | 562 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 119 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 110,322 | 100% |
American | 3,561 | 3.2% |
Arab | 552 | 0.5% |
Czech | 506 | 0.5% |
Danish | 419 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 1,678 | 1.5% |
English | 10,024 | 9.1% |
French (except Basque) | 2,766 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 479 | 0.4% |
German | 15,598 | 14.1% |
Greek | 757 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 688 | 0.6% |
Irish | 11,377 | 10.3% |
Italian | 6,158 | 5.6% |
Lithuanian | 275 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 2,121 | 1.9% |
Polish | 2,116 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 491 | 0.4% |
Russian | 1,156 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,363 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 2,501 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 202 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 304 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 2,199 | 2.0% |
Swiss | 423 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 164 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 695 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 139 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 40,524 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 23,811 | 58.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,327 | 28.0% |
Married-couple family | 17,073 | 42.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,943 | 19.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,405 | 5.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,033 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,333 | 10.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,351 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 16,713 | 41.2% |
Householder living alone | 11,377 | 28.1% |
65 years and over | 2,630 | 6.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,571 | 31.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,896 | 17.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 108,001 | 100% |
Householder | 40,524 | 37.5% |
Spouse | 17,075 | 15.8% |
Child | 30,256 | 28.0% |
Other relatives | 8,894 | 8.2% |
Nonrelatives | 11,252 | 10.4% |
Unmarried partner | 3,687 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 45,133 | 100% |
Never married | 19,580 | 43.4% |
Now married, except separated | 19,577 | 43.4% |
Separated | 641 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 725 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 4,610 | 10.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 44,668 | 100% |
Never married | 15,399 | 34.5% |
Now married, except separated | 19,012 | 42.6% |
Separated | 1,199 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 2,950 | 6.6% |
Divorced | 6,108 | 13.7% |
Fertility in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,756 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 560 | 31.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Grandparents in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,314 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 642 | 27.7% |
Less than 1 year | 201 | 8.7% |
1 or 2 years | 208 | 9.0% |
3 or 4 years | 17 | 0.7% |
5 or more years | 216 | 9.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 642 | 100% |
Who are female | 385 | 60.0% |
Who are married | 561 | 87.4% |
School Enrollment in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 28,470 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,006 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 1,235 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 10,210 | 35.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,929 | 17.3% |
College or graduate school | 10,090 | 35.4% |
Educational Attainment in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 74,503 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,526 | 7.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,600 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,209 | 16.4% |
Some college, no degree | 17,940 | 24.1% |
Associate's degree | 7,355 | 9.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 17,978 | 24.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,895 | 10.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 34.7% |
Veteran Status in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 86,282 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,365 | 5.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 109,573 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,692 | 7.0% |
Under 18 years | 23,746 | 100% |
With a disability | 494 | 2.1% |
18 to 64 years | 76,614 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,120 | 5.4% |
65 years and over | 9,213 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,078 | 33.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 108,478 | 100% |
Same house | 91,124 | 84.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 16,816 | 15.5% |
Same county | 12,563 | 11.6% |
Different county | 4,253 | 3.9% |
Same state | 2,865 | 2.6% |
Different state | 1,388 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 538 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 110,322 | 100% |
Native | 82,714 | 75.0% |
Born in United States | 81,508 | 73.9% |
State of residence | 59,736 | 54.1% |
Different state | 21,772 | 19.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,206 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 27,608 | 25.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 27,608 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 10,184 | 36.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 17,424 | 63.1% |
Year of Entry in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 28,814 | 100% |
Native | 1,206 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,196 | 99.2% |
Foreign born | 27,608 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 248 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 27,360 | 99.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Costa Mesa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 27,608 | 100% |
Europe | 2,158 | 7.8% |
Asia | 6,551 | 23.7% |
Africa | 292 | 1.1% |
Oceania | 141 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 17,982 | 65.1% |
Northern America | 484 | 1.8% |