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Population (2000): 108,724
Land Area (2000): 40.480 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.148 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 55.2186 (12.9) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 67.1186 (19.5) / 71.8186 (22.1)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,866
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 500
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 11 inches

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Costa Mesa Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	61,360	59,499	1,861	3.03%	30
1991	59,582	56,845	2,737	4.59%	46
1992	60,064	56,553	3,511	5.85%	58
1993	59,909	56,337	3,572	5.96%	60
1994	60,287	57,284	3,003	4.98%	50
1995	59,771	57,142	2,629	4.40%	44
1996	60,523	58,325	2,198	3.63%	36
1997	62,296	60,503	1,794	2.88%	29
1998	64,726	63,103	1,623	2.51%	25
1999	66,312	64,778	1,535	2.31%	23
2000	61,738	59,806	1,932	3.13%	31
2001	63,044	60,822	2,222	3.53%	35
2002	63,786	60,950	2,836	4.45%	45
2003	64,808	62,044	2,764	4.26%	43
2004	65,889	63,387	2,502	3.80%	38
2005	66,797	64,550	2,247	3.36%	34
2006	67,689	65,631	2,058	3.04%	30
2007	68,040	65,652	2,389	3.51%	35
2008	67,993	64,934	3,058	4.50%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	61,719	60,177	1,542	2.50%	25
Feb 1990	62,191	60,703	1,488	2.39%	24
Mar 1990	62,353	60,901	1,452	2.33%	23
Apr 1990	61,416	59,868	1,548	2.52%	25
May 1990	61,568	59,872	1,696	2.75%	28
Jun 1990	61,869	60,042	1,827	2.95%	30
Jul 1990	62,028	59,960	2,068	3.33%	33
Aug 1990	61,806	59,803	2,003	3.24%	32
Sep 1990	59,861	57,687	2,174	3.63%	36
Oct 1990	60,495	58,377	2,118	3.50%	35
Nov 1990	60,557	58,334	2,223	3.67%	37
Dec 1990	60,456	58,262	2,194	3.63%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	59,393	56,917	2,476	4.17%	42
Feb 1991	59,585	56,963	2,622	4.40%	44
Mar 1991	59,589	56,995	2,594	4.35%	44
Apr 1991	59,595	57,095	2,500	4.19%	42
May 1991	59,412	56,722	2,690	4.53%	45
Jun 1991	59,891	56,976	2,915	4.87%	49
Jul 1991	60,061	57,028	3,033	5.05%	50
Aug 1991	59,665	56,819	2,846	4.77%	48
Sep 1991	59,276	56,407	2,869	4.84%	48
Oct 1991	59,744	56,859	2,885	4.83%	48
Nov 1991	59,500	56,767	2,733	4.59%	46
Dec 1991	59,277	56,597	2,680	4.52%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	59,387	56,294	3,093	5.21%	52
Feb 1992	59,634	56,451	3,183	5.34%	53
Mar 1992	60,095	56,868	3,227	5.37%	54
Apr 1992	59,537	56,363	3,174	5.33%	53
May 1992	59,684	56,321	3,363	5.63%	56
Jun 1992	60,371	56,666	3,705	6.14%	61
Jul 1992	60,586	56,723	3,863	6.38%	64
Aug 1992	60,506	56,714	3,792	6.27%	63
Sep 1992	59,849	56,046	3,803	6.35%	64
Oct 1992	60,344	56,687	3,657	6.06%	61
Nov 1992	60,405	56,660	3,745	6.20%	62
Dec 1992	60,371	56,846	3,525	5.84%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	59,481	55,764	3,717	6.25%	62
Feb 1993	59,615	55,962	3,653	6.13%	61
Mar 1993	59,656	56,098	3,558	5.96%	60
Apr 1993	59,303	55,882	3,421	5.77%	58
May 1993	59,546	56,044	3,502	5.88%	59
Jun 1993	60,112	56,399	3,713	6.18%	62
Jul 1993	60,585	56,606	3,979	6.57%	66
Aug 1993	60,404	56,704	3,700	6.13%	61
Sep 1993	59,547	55,890	3,657	6.14%	61
Oct 1993	60,291	56,744	3,547	5.88%	59
Nov 1993	60,286	56,946	3,340	5.54%	55
Dec 1993	60,079	57,008	3,071	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	59,997	56,467	3,530	5.88%	59
Feb 1994	60,215	56,876	3,339	5.55%	55
Mar 1994	60,064	56,865	3,199	5.33%	53
Apr 1994	59,916	56,848	3,068	5.12%	51
May 1994	60,064	57,144	2,920	4.86%	49
Jun 1994	60,386	57,305	3,081	5.10%	51
Jul 1994	60,597	57,294	3,303	5.45%	55
Aug 1994	60,683	57,576	3,107	5.12%	51
Sep 1994	60,172	57,239	2,933	4.87%	49
Oct 1994	60,576	57,814	2,762	4.56%	46
Nov 1994	60,435	57,927	2,508	4.15%	41
Dec 1994	60,333	58,047	2,286	3.79%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	59,599	56,924	2,675	4.49%	45
Feb 1995	59,788	57,250	2,538	4.24%	42
Mar 1995	59,794	57,296	2,498	4.18%	42
Apr 1995	59,606	56,941	2,665	4.47%	45
May 1995	59,267	56,647	2,620	4.42%	44
Jun 1995	59,781	57,032	2,749	4.60%	46
Jul 1995	60,173	57,169	3,004	4.99%	50
Aug 1995	60,084	57,240	2,844	4.73%	47
Sep 1995	59,607	56,849	2,758	4.63%	46
Oct 1995	59,967	57,363	2,604	4.34%	43
Nov 1995	59,778	57,337	2,441	4.08%	41
Dec 1995	59,804	57,650	2,154	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	59,679	57,184	2,495	4.18%	42
Feb 1996	60,185	57,828	2,357	3.92%	39
Mar 1996	60,286	57,995	2,291	3.80%	38
Apr 1996	60,025	57,830	2,195	3.66%	37
May 1996	60,227	57,994	2,233	3.71%	37
Jun 1996	60,565	58,339	2,226	3.68%	37
Jul 1996	60,728	58,272	2,456	4.04%	40
Aug 1996	60,564	58,332	2,232	3.69%	37
Sep 1996	60,443	58,312	2,131	3.53%	35
Oct 1996	61,261	59,219	2,042	3.33%	33
Nov 1996	61,051	59,097	1,954	3.20%	32
Dec 1996	61,267	59,499	1,768	2.89%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	61,066	59,047	2,019	3.31%	33
Feb 1997	61,258	59,376	1,882	3.07%	31
Mar 1997	61,629	59,782	1,847	3.00%	30
Apr 1997	61,551	59,848	1,703	2.77%	28
May 1997	61,693	59,971	1,722	2.79%	28
Jun 1997	62,237	60,379	1,858	2.99%	30
Jul 1997	62,731	60,739	1,992	3.18%	32
Aug 1997	62,661	60,753	1,908	3.04%	30
Sep 1997	62,359	60,472	1,887	3.03%	30
Oct 1997	63,244	61,531	1,713	2.71%	27
Nov 1997	63,477	61,946	1,531	2.41%	24
Dec 1997	63,650	62,188	1,462	2.30%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	64,033	62,357	1,676	2.62%	26
Feb 1998	64,277	62,705	1,572	2.45%	24
Mar 1998	64,286	62,660	1,626	2.53%	25
Apr 1998	64,271	62,836	1,435	2.23%	22
May 1998	64,463	62,975	1,488	2.31%	23
Jun 1998	64,784	63,070	1,714	2.65%	26
Jul 1998	64,909	63,096	1,813	2.79%	28
Aug 1998	64,846	63,071	1,775	2.74%	27
Sep 1998	64,692	62,926	1,766	2.73%	27
Oct 1998	65,283	63,608	1,675	2.57%	26
Nov 1998	65,263	63,733	1,530	2.34%	23
Dec 1998	65,609	64,204	1,405	2.14%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	65,973	64,324	1,649	2.50%	25
Feb 1999	66,201	64,633	1,568	2.37%	24
Mar 1999	66,228	64,705	1,523	2.30%	23
Apr 1999	66,169	64,738	1,431	2.16%	22
May 1999	65,984	64,612	1,372	2.08%	21
Jun 1999	66,185	64,561	1,624	2.45%	25
Jul 1999	66,397	64,638	1,759	2.65%	26
Aug 1999	66,230	64,619	1,611	2.43%	24
Sep 1999	65,913	64,317	1,596	2.42%	24
Oct 1999	66,698	65,143	1,555	2.33%	23
Nov 1999	66,742	65,315	1,427	2.14%	21
Dec 1999	67,028	65,726	1,302	1.94%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	61,331	59,341	1,990	3.24%	32
Feb 2000	61,860	59,897	1,963	3.17%	32
Mar 2000	61,921	59,920	2,001	3.23%	32
Apr 2000	61,626	59,823	1,803	2.93%	29
May 2000	61,263	59,393	1,870	3.05%	31
Jun 2000	61,488	59,370	2,118	3.44%	34
Jul 2000	61,730	59,513	2,217	3.59%	36
Aug 2000	61,900	59,802	2,098	3.39%	34
Sep 2000	61,565	59,689	1,876	3.05%	30
Oct 2000	62,020	60,165	1,855	2.99%	30
Nov 2000	61,918	60,142	1,776	2.87%	29
Dec 2000	62,238	60,619	1,619	2.60%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	63,083	61,108	1,975	3.13%	31
Feb 2001	63,200	61,276	1,924	3.04%	30
Mar 2001	63,185	61,181	2,004	3.17%	32
Apr 2001	62,898	60,940	1,958	3.11%	31
May 2001	62,641	60,761	1,880	3.00%	30
Jun 2001	62,964	60,729	2,235	3.55%	35
Jul 2001	62,977	60,620	2,357	3.74%	37
Aug 2001	62,780	60,348	2,432	3.87%	39
Sep 2001	62,914	60,570	2,344	3.73%	37
Oct 2001	63,324	60,755	2,569	4.06%	41
Nov 2001	63,191	60,630	2,561	4.05%	41
Dec 2001	63,376	60,947	2,429	3.83%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	63,333	60,541	2,792	4.41%	44
Feb 2002	63,837	61,114	2,723	4.27%	43
Mar 2002	63,810	60,995	2,815	4.41%	44
Apr 2002	63,440	60,710	2,730	4.30%	43
May 2002	63,387	60,733	2,654	4.19%	42
Jun 2002	63,533	60,555	2,978	4.69%	47
Jul 2002	63,596	60,536	3,060	4.81%	48
Aug 2002	63,770	60,767	3,003	4.71%	47
Sep 2002	63,842	61,010	2,832	4.44%	44
Oct 2002	64,313	61,449	2,864	4.45%	45
Nov 2002	64,108	61,241	2,867	4.47%	45
Dec 2002	64,467	61,754	2,713	4.21%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	64,469	61,592	2,877	4.46%	45
Feb 2003	64,690	61,840	2,850	4.41%	44
Mar 2003	64,632	61,807	2,825	4.37%	44
Apr 2003	64,418	61,732	2,686	4.17%	42
May 2003	64,199	61,577	2,622	4.08%	41
Jun 2003	64,505	61,507	2,998	4.65%	46
Jul 2003	64,938	61,989	2,949	4.54%	45
Aug 2003	64,905	62,041	2,864	4.41%	44
Sep 2003	64,581	61,888	2,693	4.17%	42
Oct 2003	65,336	62,618	2,718	4.16%	42
Nov 2003	65,503	62,829	2,674	4.08%	41
Dec 2003	65,515	63,103	2,412	3.68%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	65,587	62,882	2,705	4.12%	41
Feb 2004	65,683	63,034	2,649	4.03%	40
Mar 2004	65,703	62,962	2,741	4.17%	42
Apr 2004	65,235	62,782	2,453	3.76%	38
May 2004	65,276	62,867	2,409	3.69%	37
Jun 2004	65,633	62,973	2,660	4.05%	41
Jul 2004	66,279	63,586	2,693	4.06%	41
Aug 2004	66,134	63,646	2,488	3.76%	38
Sep 2004	65,724	63,377	2,347	3.57%	36
Oct 2004	66,363	63,991	2,372	3.57%	36
Nov 2004	66,558	64,230	2,328	3.50%	35
Dec 2004	66,490	64,309	2,181	3.28%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	66,297	63,926	2,371	3.58%	36
Feb 2005	66,603	64,193	2,410	3.62%	36
Mar 2005	66,432	64,147	2,285	3.44%	34
Apr 2005	66,316	64,204	2,112	3.18%	32
May 2005	66,414	64,330	2,084	3.14%	31
Jun 2005	66,733	64,390	2,343	3.51%	35
Jul 2005	67,174	64,761	2,413	3.59%	36
Aug 2005	67,232	64,929	2,303	3.43%	34
Sep 2005	66,922	64,675	2,247	3.36%	34
Oct 2005	67,187	64,965	2,222	3.31%	33
Nov 2005	67,061	64,838	2,223	3.31%	33
Dec 2005	67,190	65,241	1,949	2.90%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	66,978	64,890	2,088	3.12%	31
Feb 2006	67,262	65,125	2,137	3.18%	32
Mar 2006	67,378	65,360	2,018	3.00%	30
Apr 2006	67,315	65,400	1,915	2.84%	28
May 2006	67,029	65,120	1,909	2.85%	28
Jun 2006	67,304	65,117	2,187	3.25%	32
Jul 2006	67,895	65,589	2,306	3.40%	34
Aug 2006	67,887	65,726	2,161	3.18%	32
Sep 2006	67,617	65,603	2,014	2.98%	30
Oct 2006	68,428	66,464	1,964	2.87%	29
Nov 2006	68,435	66,360	2,075	3.03%	30
Dec 2006	68,741	66,814	1,927	2.80%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	68,421	66,168	2,253	3.29%	33
Feb 2007	68,395	66,212	2,183	3.19%	32
Mar 2007	68,363	66,239	2,124	3.11%	31
Apr 2007	67,801	65,696	2,105	3.10%	31
May 2007	67,523	65,404	2,119	3.14%	31
Jun 2007	67,833	65,414	2,419	3.57%	36
Jul 2007	68,339	65,734	2,605	3.81%	38
Aug 2007	67,804	65,249	2,555	3.77%	38
Sep 2007	67,853	65,301	2,552	3.76%	38
Oct 2007	68,027	65,485	2,542	3.74%	37
Nov 2007	68,075	65,499	2,576	3.78%	38
Dec 2007	68,048	65,418	2,630	3.86%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	67,732	65,037	2,695	3.98%	40
Feb 2008	67,534	64,919	2,615	3.87%	39
Mar 2008	67,829	65,029	2,800	4.13%	41
Apr 2008	67,792	65,116	2,676	3.95%	39
May 2008	67,973	65,035	2,938	4.32%	43
Jun 2008	68,346	65,111	3,235	4.73%	47
Jul 2008	68,431	64,931	3,500	5.11%	51
Aug 2008	68,205	64,632	3,573	5.24%	52
Sep 2008	68,092	64,598	3,494	5.13%	51
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Costa Mesa Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	3,390	10.59%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,168	9.90%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,091	9.66%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,854	5.79%
5.	Finance and Insurance	1,595	4.98%
6.	Educational Services	1,475	4.61%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	1,085	3.39%
8.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	1,037	3.24%
9.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	949	2.96%
10.	Health Care	944	2.95%
11.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	930	2.91%
12.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	767	2.40%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	664	2.07%
14.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	646	2.02%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	587	1.83%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	578	1.81%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	459	1.43%
18.	Other Transportation	440	1.37%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	415	1.30%
20.	Public Administration	406	1.27%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	2,829	11.47%
2.	Health Care	2,707	10.97%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,184	8.85%
4.	Finance and Insurance	2,021	8.19%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,017	8.18%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,271	5.15%
7.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	847	3.43%
8.	Social Assistance	776	3.15%
9.	Private Household Services	742	3.01%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	596	2.42%
11.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	592	2.40%
12.	Construction	509	2.06%
13.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	477	1.93%
14.	Public Administration	443	1.80%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	425	1.72%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	408	1.65%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	389	1.58%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	316	1.28%
19.	Food and Beverage Stores	316	1.28%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	286	1.16%

Costa Mesa Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	1,828	5.71%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,658	5.18%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,647	5.15%
4.	Computer Specialists	1,357	4.24%
5.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,355	4.23%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,097	3.43%
7.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,054	3.29%
8.	Other Production Occupations	988	3.09%
9.	Engineers	913	2.85%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	886	2.77%
11.	Other Installation / Maintenance	811	2.53%
12.	Top Executives	808	2.52%
13.	Other Office and Admin Support	699	2.18%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	696	2.17%
15.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	651	2.03%
16.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	625	1.95%
17.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	605	1.89%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	603	1.88%
19.	Construction Laborers	560	1.75%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	548	1.71%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,743	7.07%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	1,709	6.93%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,190	4.82%
4.	Other Management Occupations	1,123	4.55%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,113	4.51%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,042	4.22%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	973	3.94%
8.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	881	3.57%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	776	3.15%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	725	2.94%
11.	Business Operations Specialists	650	2.63%
12.	Customer Service Representatives	646	2.62%
13.	Child Care Workers	631	2.56%
14.	Waiters and Waitresses	622	2.52%
15.	Registered Nurses	601	2.44%
16.	Accountants and Auditors	565	2.29%
17.	Other Production Occupations	534	2.16%
18.	Cashiers	530	2.15%
19.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	493	2.00%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	477	1.93%

Costa Mesa Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	51,224	59.60%
15-35 hours	10,933	12.72%
1-14 hours	2,616	3.04%
No regular hours	21,173	24.64%

Costa Mesa Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,389	2.59%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,529	2.86%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,229	4.16%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,622	6.76%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	5,038	9.41%
7 AM-7:29 AM	7,517	14.04%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	8,997	16.80%
8 AM-8:29 AM	7,311	13.65%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	3,499	6.53%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	4,312	8.05%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,818	3.39%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	599	1.12%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,807	5.24%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,885	5.39%

Costa Mesa Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,171	2.19%
5-9	5,785	10.80%
10-14	9,960	18.60%
15-19	10,948	20.44%
20-24	8,130	15.18%
25-29	2,647	4.94%
30-34	6,706	12.52%
35-39	908	1.70%
40-44	1,405	2.62%
45-59	2,526	4.72%
60-89	2,222	4.15%
At least 90	1,144	2.14%

Costa Mesa Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	863	1.61%	37,778	70.54%
30-44	776	1.45%	8,243	15.39%
45-59	190	0.35%	2,336	4.36%
At least 60	806	1.51%	2,560	4.78%

Costa Mesa Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,110	2.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	6,951	12.50%
Car / truck / van, solo	41,001	73.70%
Motorcycle	151	0.27%
Other	375	0.67%
Public transportation	2,635	4.74%
Walked	1,329	2.39%
Worked at home	2,078	3.74%

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Costa Mesa Family Information Back to top
: 39,207 (105,510 people)
: 23,108 (77,363 people)
: 8,394
: 44,372
Costa Mesa Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,334	5.95%
$10,000-$14,999	1,727	4.40%
$15,000-$19,999	1,748	4.46%
$20,000-$24,999	2,218	5.66%
$25,000-$29,999	1,999	5.10%
$30,000-$34,999	2,438	6.22%
$35,000-$39,999	2,517	6.42%
$40,000-$44,999	2,083	5.31%
$45,000-$49,999	2,142	5.46%
$50,000-$59,999	3,728	9.51%
$60,000-$74,999	5,106	13.02%
$75,000-$99,999	4,887	12.46%
$100,000-$124,999	2,532	6.46%
$125,000-$149,999	1,488	3.80%
$150,000-$199,999	1,231	3.14%
$200,000 or more	1,029	2.62%

Costa Mesa Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	11,006	28.07%
Family, 2 people	8,470	21.60%
Nonfamily, 2 people	4,118	10.50%
Family, 3 people	4,997	12.75%
Nonfamily, 3 people	903	2.30%
Family, 4 people	4,149	10.58%
Nonfamily, 4 people	266	0.68%
Family, 5 people	2,215	5.65%
Nonfamily, 5 people	91	0.23%
Family, 6 people	1,205	3.07%
Nonfamily, 6 people	31	0.08%
Family, 7 or more people	1,730	4.41%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	25	0.06%

Costa Mesa Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	34,574	33.00%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	13,542	12.93%
Public Assistance	904	0.86%
Retirement	4,151	3.96%
Self Employment	7,112	6.79%
Social Security	6,756	6.45%
Supplemental Security	1,167	1.11%
Wage / Salary	32,800	31.31%
Other	3,749	3.58%

Costa Mesa Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	8,427	49.15%
With children under 18	8,718	50.85%

Costa Mesa Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,212	9.46%
Married	21,445	48.19%
Never Married	18,175	40.84%
Widowed	672	1.51%

Costa Mesa Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,813	13.67%
Married	20,801	48.93%
Never Married	12,918	30.39%
Widowed	2,981	7.01%

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Costa Mesa Education Information Back to top
Costa Mesa Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	9,579	11.44%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	8,724	10.42%
High school diploma or equivalent	14,709	17.56%
Some college, no degree	21,697	25.91%
Associate degree	6,875	8.21%
Bachelors degree	16,147	19.28%
Graduate or professional degree	6,011	7.18%

Costa Mesa Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	888	0.82%	879	0.81%	1,767	1.63%
Kindergarten	1,461	1.34%	273	0.25%	1,734	1.59%
Grades 1-4	5,164	4.75%	937	0.86%	6,101	5.61%
Grades 5-8	4,426	4.07%	746	0.69%	5,172	4.76%
Grades 9-12	4,964	4.57%	336	0.31%	5,300	4.87%
Undergrad college	7,185	6.61%	1,664	1.53%	8,849	8.14%
Graduate or professional school	1,050	0.97%	779	0.72%	1,829	1.68%
Total	25,138	23.12%	5,614	5.16%	30,752	28.28%

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Costa Mesa Business Information Back to top
: $7,689,569,000
: $2,899,454,000
: $374,373,000

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Costa Mesa Public Benefits Information Back to top
Costa Mesa Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	92,741	87.38%
Below Poverty Level	13,393	12.62%

Costa Mesa Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1967	$1,417	$1,785	$1,103	$0	$106	$456	$3,082	$2,827	$0	$3,822
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$1,552	$3,066	$1,943	$0	$106	$1,300	$4,901	$4,499	$470	$5,388
1971	$2,716	$3,191	$1,902	$0	$106	$1,345	$6,069	$4,791	$339	$6,080
1972	$2,745	$3,737	$2,115	$0	$265	$1,243	$6,368	$5,241	$208	$8,404
1973	$3,126	$4,567	$3,939	$0	$265	$1,533	$8,863	$5,684	$155	$11,757
1974	$3,218	$5,264	$4,704	$0	$265	$2,316	$10,503	$6,434	$4,034	$17,065
1975	$3,935	$5,880	$3,835	$0	$265	$3,369	$11,404	$7,913	$3,945	$17,439
1976	$4,173	$6,938	$4,647	$0	$265	$3,115	$12,200	$8,829	$3,864	$17,032
1977	$4,841	$8,417	$4,468	$0	$1,297	$2,367	$12,973	$8,962	$3,783	$24,322
1978	$5,135	$10,663	$5,927	$0	$1,241	$4,126	$16,429	$10,393	$3,693	$30,718
1979	$2,482	$11,389	$4,429	$0	$914	$4,055	$11,880	$9,903	$3,600	$29,775
1980	$3,581	$12,488	$6,532	$0	$927	$6,250	$17,290	$10,793	$3,530	$36,635
1981	$4,374	$13,997	$6,414	$0	$1,098	$6,787	$18,673	$11,692	$3,450	$38,329
1982	$5,356	$15,624	$4,853	$0	$1,430	$8,792	$20,431	$13,682	$16,716	$46,642
1983	$6,097	$15,481	$3,968	$0	$3,416	$7,963	$21,444	$14,791	$16,326	$46,942
1984	$6,652	$19,631	$4,311	$0	$619	$8,108	$19,690	$15,020	$28,662	$65,127
1985	$7,196	$21,568	$5,733	$0	$2,650	$15,108	$30,687	$16,771	$45,952	$86,398
1986	$7,479	$24,812	$8,657	$0	$4,270	$10,410	$30,816	$18,206	$61,834	$87,442
1987	$8,801	$26,077	$6,247	$0	$4,098	$12,519	$31,665	$20,092	$34,512	$59,300
1988	$11,187	$29,615	$7,835	$0	$4,243	$12,333	$35,598	$21,096	$39,136	$98,302
1989	$11,904	$32,072	$7,839	$0	$5,450	$13,983	$39,176	$25,418	$39,788	$114,956
1990	$12,993	$33,134	$6,532	$0	$4,743	$14,900	$39,168	$27,655	$38,675	$65,575
1991	$14,213	$30,360	$7,233	$0	$9,113	$16,187	$46,746	$30,005	$39,481	$143,178
1992	$14,986	$28,751	$9,677	$0	$9,612	$16,159	$50,434	$32,285	$38,369	$135,372
1993	$14,345	$28,946	$8,490	$0	$0	$13,343	$36,178	$31,591	$35,709	$81,040
1994	$13,419	$31,946	$11,661	$0	$5,935	$12,270	$43,285	$30,504	$41,098	$142,548
1995	$12,394	$31,960	$8,794	$0	$4,579	$8,660	$34,427	$34,701	$39,177	$136,864
1996	$12,158	$30,904	$10,556	$0	$180	$28,187	$51,081	$32,650	$23,236	$54,580
1997	$9,896	$36,236	$9,687	$0	$0	$12,046	$31,629	$34,017	$20,969	$48,849
1998	$10,570	$38,472	$15,588	$0	$0	$13,771	$39,929	$35,038	$28,566	$69,864
1999	$10,758	$37,774	$13,059	$0	$0	$15,001	$38,818	$43,648	$24,817	$66,423
2000	$11,745	$42,851	$12,003	$0	$0	$16,406	$40,154	$41,826	$24,060	$81,002
2001	$14,407	$42,851	$9,630	$0	$0	$16,934	$40,971	$38,885	$23,255	$64,337
2002	$15,998	$38,388	$10,564	$0	$0	$15,978	$42,540	$40,150	$52,714	$81,096
2003	$17,121	$50,480	$15,129	$0	$0	$20,023	$52,273	$41,756	$50,165	$91,118
2004	$17,959	$51,420	$12,709	$0	$0	$14,066	$44,734	$52,159	$33,545	$94,714
2005	$17,513	$45,333	$27,438	$0	$0	$16,051	$61,002	$53,120	$31,360	$86,421
2006	$18,856	$50,761	$28,626	$0	$0	$14,162	$61,644	$73,586	$29,260	$94,510

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1967	$0	$428	$40	$0	$1,579	$29	$5,210
1967	$1,998	$0	$0	$0	$19	$1,117	$5,210
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$0	$553	$347	$0	$1,509	$896	$7,183
1970	$2,796	$0	$24	$0	$19	$1,039	$7,183
1971	$0	$624	$422	$0	$1,658	$1,017	$7,912
1971	$3,017	$0	$18	$0	$19	$1,137	$7,912
1972	$0	$632	$419	$0	$1,986	$1,119	$9,101
1972	$3,288	$0	$14	$0	$52	$1,591	$9,101
1973	$0	$883	$448	$0	$1,328	$1,241	$9,171
1973	$3,633	$0	$10	$0	$52	$1,576	$9,171
1974	$0	$1,015	$649	$0	$3,099	$2,703	$14,307
1974	$3,814	$0	$6	$0	$52	$2,969	$14,307
1975	$0	$1,254	$544	$0	$3,121	$2,340	$14,938
1975	$4,589	$0	$209	$0	$52	$2,829	$14,938
1976	$0	$1,187	$591	$0	$4,202	$3,803	$18,426
1976	$5,407	$0	$205	$0	$52	$2,979	$18,426
1977	$0	$1,212	$581	$0	$2,893	$2,849	$16,012
1977	$5,869	$0	$201	$0	$189	$2,218	$16,012
1978	$96	$1,378	$683	$0	$3,583	$3,063	$19,194
1978	$6,626	$0	$238	$0	$366	$3,161	$19,194
1979	$0	$1,374	$666	$0	$4,180	$2,917	$23,156
1979	$6,787	$0	$203	$0	$3,484	$3,545	$23,156
1980	$0	$1,494	$748	$0	$3,961	$4,215	$25,669
1980	$7,102	$0	$188	$0	$250	$7,711	$25,669
1981	$0	$1,600	$819	$0	$5,858	$4,245	$28,300
1981	$8,014	$0	$184	$0	$331	$7,249	$28,300
1982	$0	$1,782	$803	$0	$9,870	$3,838	$33,669
1982	$8,974	$0	$840	$0	$541	$7,021	$33,669
1983	$0	$2,142	$1,487	$0	$6,714	$4,118	$34,331
1983	$11,135	$0	$1,550	$0	$391	$6,794	$34,331
1984	$0	$2,363	$1,015	$0	$8,606	$4,452	$35,393
1984	$11,897	$0	$1,469	$0	$454	$5,137	$35,393
1985	$0	$2,602	$835	$0	$12,435	$4,098	$42,665
1985	$12,479	$0	$2,580	$0	$617	$7,019	$42,665
1986	$0	$4,602	$0	$696	$11,627	$8,907	$74,288
1986	$17,426	$0	$3,821	$0	$658	$26,551	$74,288
1987	$0	$4,636	$0	$797	$9,721	$5,431	$49,017
1987	$19,594	$0	$2,230	$0	$870	$5,738	$49,017
1988	$0	$7,074	$0	$1,034	$11,988	$6,204	$59,303
1988	$22,838	$0	$1,325	$0	$793	$8,047	$59,303
1989	$0	$6,397	$0	$1,122	$19,202	$6,862	$74,288
1989	$24,534	$0	$2,396	$0	$1,135	$12,640	$74,288
1990	$0	$6,263	$0	$2,379	$13,786	$7,730	$73,223
1990	$25,875	$0	$1,817	$0	$1,430	$13,943	$73,223
1991	$0	$6,977	$0	$3,659	$11,890	$7,551	$68,792
1991	$26,672	$0	$1,916	$0	$1,865	$8,262	$68,792
1992	$0	$7,914	$0	$4,295	$13,041	$8,652	$69,762
1992	$23,306	$0	$1,878	$0	$2,014	$8,662	$69,762
1993	$0	$6,908	$0	$3,939	$10,853	$5,848	$63,467
1993	$27,915	$0	$1,899	$0	$0	$6,105	$63,467
1994	$0	$7,816	$0	$3,678	$14,469	$4,895	$68,010
1994	$26,049	$0	$1,797	$0	$2,280	$7,026	$68,010
1995	$0	$7,951	$0	$4,337	$11,855	$5,758	$70,295
1995	$29,596	$0	$1,775	$0	$2,215	$6,808	$70,295
1996	$0	$10,101	$0	$4,394	$13,990	$6,064	$73,776
1996	$29,532	$0	$1,789	$0	$26	$7,880	$73,776
1997	$0	$10,269	$0	$4,519	$11,977	$6,958	$74,559
1997	$31,614	$0	$1,875	$0	$0	$7,347	$74,559
1998	$0	$10,155	$0	$4,490	$8,380	$5,840	$66,007
1998	$29,786	$0	$1,631	$0	$0	$5,725	$66,007
1999	$0	$9,104	$0	$4,569	$6,139	$6,915	$73,424
1999	$35,835	$0	$1,722	$0	$0	$9,140	$73,424
2000	$0	$11,366	$0	$5,018	$7,978	$6,404	$77,758
2000	$35,942	$0	$1,489	$0	$0	$9,561	$77,758
2001	$0	$18,233	$0	$5,018	$8,703	$6,404	$82,394
2001	$35,942	$0	$1,684	$0	$0	$6,410	$82,394
2002	$0	$11,828	$0	$0	$9,267	$4,284	$83,785
2002	$45,995	$0	$3,309	$0	$0	$9,102	$83,785
2003	$0	$7,124	$1,385	$6,884	$9,798	$3,693	$89,994
2003	$39,364	$0	$3,163	$0	$0	$18,583	$89,994
2004	$0	$11,600	$1,239	$7,126	$10,503	$3,315	$78,317
2004	$39,887	$0	$1,388	$0	$0	$3,259	$78,317
2005	$0	$18,470	$1,298	$800	$12,060	$3,325	$100,940
2005	$54,405	$0	$1,285	$0	$0	$9,297	$100,940
2006	$0	$16,426	$1,280	$948	$9,458	$3,781	$98,687
2006	$55,704	$0	$1,256	$0	$0	$9,834	$98,687

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Costa Mesa Criminal Information Back to top
: 64

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Costa Mesa Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	15,422	14.18%
10-19 Years	12,809	11.78%
20-29 Years	21,109	19.42%
30-39 Years	21,774	20.03%
40-49 Years	15,702	14.44%
50-59 Years	9,674	8.90%
60-69 Years	5,717	5.26%
70-79 Years	4,207	3.87%
80-89 Years	1,915	1.76%
90+ Years	395	0.36%

Costa Mesa Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	55,694	51.23%
Female	53,030	48.77%

Costa Mesa Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	61,778	56.82%
Hispanic/Latino	34,523	31.75%
Asian	7,421	6.83%
Multiracial	2,539	2.34%
African-American	1,313	1.21%
Pacific Islander	601	0.55%
Amerindian	329	0.30%
Other Race	220	0.20%

Costa Mesa Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	13,468	18.64%
2.	English	10,252	14.19%
3.	Irish	10,229	14.16%
4.	Italian	5,436	7.52%
5.	United States Or American	4,177	5.78%
6.	French Non-Basque	3,289	4.55%
7.	Scottish	2,876	3.98%
8.	Swedish	2,267	3.14%
9.	Norwegian	2,084	2.88%
10.	Polish	1,984	2.75%

Costa Mesa Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	63,219	62.50%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	27,514	27.20%
3.	Vietnamese	2,103	2.08%
4.	Japanese	972	0.96%
5.	Chinese	933	0.92%
6.	Tagalog	783	0.77%
7.	French	593	0.59%
8.	Korean	511	0.51%
9.	German	494	0.49%
10.	Other Pacific Island	487	0.48%

Costa Mesa Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	77,063	70.84%
Naturalized immigrant	8,665	7.97%
Not a citizen	23,057	21.20%

Costa Mesa Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Costa Mesa Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.