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| Costa Mesa |
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| Population 2002: | 110,126 |
| Population 2000: | 108,724 |
| Area codes: | 949 |
| Elevation: | 101 feet |
| Foreign born: | 29.2% (19.3% Latin America, 6.2% Asia) |
| Land area: | 15.6 square miles |
| Population growth: | +1,402 (+1.29%) |
| County: | Orange |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (15.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (14.9%), Manufacturing (12.7%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.1%), Retail trade (11.0%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 56.8% |
| Hispanic: | 31.8% |
| Other race: | 16.6% |
| Two or more races: | 4.3% |
| Vietnamese: | 2.0% |
| Black: | 1.4% |
| American Indian: | 1.4% |
| Japanese: | 1.2% |
| Filipino: | 1.2% |
| Chinese: | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: | 0.6% |
| Other Asian: | 0.5% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 46.3% |
| Never married: | 35.7% |
| Divorced: | 11.5% |
| Widowed: | 4.2% |
| Separated: | 2.3% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $273,100 |
| Household income: | $50,732 |
| Resident age: | 32.0 years |
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| Costa Mesa Compared to California State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 79.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 29.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 8.3% |
| Unemployed: | 4.7% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 511 (453.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 425 (377.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 223.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 156 (138.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 98 (86.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 14 (12.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 2 (1.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 2,620 (2324.4 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 12.4% |
| Irish: | 9.4% |
| English: | 9.4% |
| Italian: | 5.0% |
| United States: | 3.8% |
| French: | 3.1% |