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County: Orange County
State: California
FIPS Code: 6059

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 10% to 15% Percent Land in NF:
10.0%
Recreational County: Not Applicable Acreage in NF:
54,577
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
135,561
Amenity Level: High National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: Metro Cleveland NF
54,571
% Water: 16.7 Other
6
Mean Jan. Temp: 54
Mean July Temp: 72
Topography: Open Low Mountains
Metro Status: Large metro area of 1+ million residents
Economic Type: Services
Policy Type: Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 1,421,233 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 1,932,921 36.0% 25.1% 10.9%
1990: 2,410,556 24.7% 12.4% 12.4%
2000: 2,846,289 18.1% 4.1% 14.0%
2005: 2,988,072 5.0% -0.1% 5.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
1,458,978 51.3% 0-to-19:
846,604 29.7%
Black:
42,639 1.5% 20-to-39:
904,966 31.8%
Hispanic:
875,579 30.8% 40-to-59:
717,534 25.2%
American Indian:
8,414 0.3% 60-plus:
377,185 13.3%
Other:
460,679 16.2%
Median Age: 33.3
Population Density (persons per square mile): 3,604.3
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 79.5%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 30.8%
Median Family Income: $64,611
Families Below Poverty Line: 7.0%
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