In 2017, Garden Grove, CA had a population of 175k people with a median age of 37.9 and a median household income of $62,675. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Garden Grove, CA grew from 174,676 to 174,812, a 0.0779% increase and its median household income grew from $60,522 to $62,675, a 3.56% increase.
The population of Garden Grove, CA is 39.7% Asian Alone, 36.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 20.7% White Alone. 67.6% of the people in Garden Grove, CA speak a non-English language, and 84.1% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Garden Grove, CA are Advance Beauty College (513 degrees awarded in 2016), Concorde Career College-Garden Grove (460 degrees), and Career Academy of Beauty (152 degrees).
The median property value in Garden Grove, CA is $476,300, and the homeownership rate is 53.8%. Most people in Garden Grove, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Garden Grove, CA is 2 cars per household.
The economy of Garden Grove, CA employs 83.8k people. The largest industries in Garden Grove, CA are Manufacturing (13,914 people), Retail Trade (9,703 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,576 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($99,879), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($61,540), and Public Administration ($57,051).
Median household income in Garden Grove, CA is $62,675. Males in Garden Grove, CA have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,252. The income inequality in Garden Grove, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.5, which is higher than than the national average.
Households in Garden Grove, CA have a median annual income of $62,675, which is more than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $60,522 in 2016, which represents a 3.56% annual growth.
Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Garden Grove, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
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In 2017, full-time male employees in Garden Grove, CA made 1.26 times more than female employees.
This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in Garden Grove, CA by number of full-time employees.
In 2017 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Garden Grove, CA workers was Asian. These workers were paid 1.1 times more than White workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.
This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Garden Grove, CA by number of full-time employees.
The closest comparable wage GINI for Garden Grove, CA is from California.
In 2017, the income inequality in California was 0.5 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.
The 2017 the GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2017, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Garden Grove, CA was Census Tract 1100.04 with a value of $98,446, followed by Census Tract 1100.05 and Census Tract 884.01, with respective values of $96,420 and $77,022.
The following map shows all of the places in Garden Grove, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
15.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garden Grove, CA (27.3k out of 173k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garden Grove, CA is Hispanic, followed by Asian and White.
From 2016 to 2017, employment in Garden Grove, CA grew at a rate of 1.8%, from 82.3k employees to 83.8k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garden Grove, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11,664 people), Production Occupations (9,296 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (8,517 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garden Grove, CA.
The most common jobs held by residents of Garden Grove, CA, by number of employees, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11,664 people), Production Occupations (9,296 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (8,517 people).
Compared to other places, Garden Grove, CA has an unusually high number of residents working as Personal Care & Service Occupations (2 times higher than expected), Production Occupations (1.91 times), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (1.39 times).
The highest paid jobs held by residents of Garden Grove, CA, by median earnings, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations ($84,375), Computer & Mathematical Occupations ($72,083), and Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations ($70,679).
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garden Grove, CA, are Manufacturing (13,914 people), Retail Trade (9,703 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,576 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garden Grove, CA, though some of these residents may live in Garden Grove, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The most common industries in Garden Grove, CA, by number of employees, are Manufacturing (13,914 people), Retail Trade (9,703 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,576 people).
Compared to other places, Garden Grove, CA has an unusually high number of Other Services, Except Public Administration (1.71 times higher than expected), Manufacturing (1.64 times), and Management of Companies & Enterprises (1.64 times) industries.
The highest paying industries in Garden Grove, CA, by median earnings, are Utilities ($99,879), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($61,540), and Public Administration ($57,051).
88.2% of the population of Garden Grove, CA has health coverage, with 40.1% on employee plans, 30.4% on Medicaid, 7.63% on Medicare, 9.28% on non-group plans, and 0.784% on military or VA plans.
Per capita personal health care spending in the place of Garden Grove, CA was $7,549 in 2014. This is a 4.04% increase from the previous year ($7,256).
Primary care physicians in Garden Grove, CA see 1281 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1281 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1214 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 324 patients per year.
Between 2016 and 2017, the percent of uninsured citizens in Garden Grove, CA declined by 18.7% from 14.5% to 11.8%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Garden Grove, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
Garden Grove, CA is home to a population of 175k people, from which 84.1% are citizens. As of 2017, 44% of Garden Grove, CA residents were born outside of the country.
The ethnic composition of the population of Garden Grove, CA is composed of 69.4k Asian Alone residents (39.7%), 64.1k Hispanic or Latino residents (36.6%), 36.2k White Alone residents (20.7%), 2.37k Two or More Races residents (1.36%), 1.61k Black or African American Alone residents (0.919%), 514 American Indian & Alaska Native Alone residents (0.294%), 500 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone residents (0.286%), and 219 Some Other Race Alone residents (0.125%).
The most common foreign languages spoken in Garden Grove, CA are Spanish or Spanish Creole (49,068 speakers), Vietnamese (46,853 speakers), and Korean (4,582 speakers).
In 2017, the median age of all people in Garden Grove, CA was 37.9. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 24, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 48. But people in Garden Grove, CA are getting getting older. In 2016, the average age of all Garden Grove, CA residents was 37.
As of 2017, 44% of Garden Grove, CA residents were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Garden Grove, CA was 44.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Garden Grove, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2017, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Garden Grove, CA was Mexico, the natal country of 4,212,695 Garden Grove, CA residents, followed by Philippines with 836,199 and China with 612,429.
As of 2017, 84.1% of Garden Grove, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Garden Grove, CA was 83.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Garden Grove, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2017, there were 1.08 times more Asian Alone residents (69.4k people) in Garden Grove, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 64.1k Hispanic or Latino and 36.2k White Alone residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.
The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Garden Grove, CA as a share of the total population.
67.6% of Garden Grove, CA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.5%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Garden Grove, CA was Spanish or Spanish Creole. 29.8% of the overall population of Garden Grove, CA are native Spanish or Spanish Creole speakers. 28.5% speak Vietnamese and 2.78% speak Spanish or Spanish Creole, the next two most common languages.
Garden Grove, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.07 times greater than any other conflict.
In 2016, universities in Garden Grove, CA awarded 1,415 degrees. The student population of Garden Grove, CA is skewed towards women, with 430 male students and 1,283 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Garden Grove, CA are Asian (609 and 43.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (380 and 26.9%), White (239 and 16.9%), and Unknown (89 and 6.31%).
The largest universities in Garden Grove, CA by number of degrees awarded are Advance Beauty College (513 and 36.3%), Concorde Career College-Garden Grove (460 and 32.5%), and Career Academy of Beauty (152 and 10.7%).
The most popular majors in Garden Grove, CA are Nail Specialist & Manicurist (372 and 26.3%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (168 and 11.9%), and Medical Assistant (129 and 9.12%).
The median tuition costs in Garden Grove, CA are $N/A for private four year colleges, and $N/A and $N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
In 2015, the most common concentation for < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Garden Grove, CA was Medical Assistant with 129 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Garden Grove, CA according to their major.
In 2016, the Garden Grove, CA institution with the largest number of graduating students was Advance Beauty College with 513 degrees awarded.
In 2016, 293 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Garden Grove, CA, which is 0.261 times less than the 1,122 female students who received degrees in the same year.
This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 institutions in Garden Grove, CA by degrees awarded.
In 2016 the majority of degrees awarded at institutions in Garden Grove, CA were to Asian students. These 609 degrees mean that there were 1.6 times more Asian students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 380 degrees awarded.
The median property value in Garden Grove, CA was $476,300 in 2017, which is 2.19 times larger than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $445,700 to $476,300, a 6.87% increase. The homeownership rate in Garden Grove, CA is 53.8%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Garden Grove, CA have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Garden Grove, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
In 2017, the median household income of the 47.5k households in Garden Grove, CA grew to $62,675 from the previous year's value of $60,522.
The following chart displays the households in Garden Grove, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
In 2017, the median property value in Garden Grove, CA grew to to $476,300 from the previous year's value of $445,700.
The following charts display, first, the property values in Garden Grove, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Garden Grove, CA the largest share of households have a property value in the $500k - $750k range.
This chart shows the households in Garden Grove, CA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Garden Grove, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
In 2017, 53.8% of the housing units in Garden Grove, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.8%.
This percentage of owner-occupation is lower than the national average of 63.9%. This chart shows the ownership percentage in Garden Grove, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Garden Grove, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Garden Grove, CA have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.
Using averages, employees in Garden Grove, CA have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 2.09% of the workforce in Garden Grove, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Garden Grove, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2017, the most common method of travel for workers in Garden Grove, CA was Drove Alone, followed by those who Carpooled and those who Worked At Home.