SOCDS Census Data: Output for Santa Ana city, CA

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NOTE: Racial and Ethnic Characterizations in the 1970 Census do not match those in the 1980, 1990, and 2000 Censuses. Therefore, Race/Ethnicity data are only reported for 1980,1990, and 2000. For 2000 data, "White, Non-Hispanic" and "Black, Non-Hispanic" include only persons identifying themselves as "White alone" and "Black or African American alone" respectively. "Other Races, Non-Hispanic" includes those identifying themselves as "American Indian and Alaska Native alone", "Asian alone","Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone","some other race alone", or of more than one race. The central city of Irvine, CA was not incorporated or a Census Designated Place during the 1970 Census.


Population by Race/Ethnicity

Orange County, CA PMSA Central city of:
Santa Ana city, CA
Suburbs*
White, Non-Hispanic 1980 1,510,698 90,625 1,200,257
1990 1,557,956 68,692 1,256,867
2000 1,458,978 41,984 1,217,774
Black, Non-Hispanic 1980 24,411 7,928 13,148
1990 38,825 6,700 23,880
2000 42,639 4,309 28,414
Other Races, Non-Hispanic 1980 111,261 14,514 79,881
1990 256,818 28,383 181,612
2000 469,093 34,587 336,469
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1980 286,339 90,646 154,265
1990 556,957 189,967 277,719
2000 875,579 257,097 454,569


Race/Ethnicity Groups as Percent of Total Population

Orange County, CA PMSA Central city of:
Santa Ana city, CA
Suburbs*
White, Non-Hispanic 1980 78.2 44.5 82.9
1990 64.6 23.4 72.2
2000 51.3 12.4 59.8
Black, Non-Hispanic 1980 1.3 3.9 0.9
1990 1.6 2.3 1.4
2000 1.5 1.3 1.4
Other Races, Non-Hispanic 1980 5.8 7.1 5.5
1990 10.7 9.7 10.4
2000 16.5 10.2 16.5
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1980 14.8 44.5 10.7
1990 23.1 64.7 16.0
2000 30.8 76.1 22.3


Foreign Born Population

Orange County, CA PMSA Central city of:
Santa Ana city, CA
Suburbs*
Total Foreign Born 1970 88,983 14,663 63,930
1980 257,194 62,159 156,305
1990 575,108 149,445 325,300
2000 849,899 179,933 500,113
Foreign Born
as Percent
of Total
Population
1970 6.3 9.4 5.8
1980 13.3 30.5 10.8
1990 23.9 50.9 18.7
2000 29.9 53.3 24.5

*Suburb data are defined as the total for the Orange County, CA PMSA less the sum of data for these cities: Anaheim city, CA ; Irvine city, CA ; Santa Ana city, CA ; click a highlighted city to see its Race/Ethnicity table.

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