COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orange vs Santa Ana
PLACE A
Orange, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Santa Ana, California
Orange is 94% smaller than Santa Ana. Santa Ana earns more, with a median household income $31,108 higher. Orange has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -4%).
ORANGESANTA ANADIFFERENCE
Total population19,419315,586−94% vs Santa Ana
Population density90911,528−10,618
Population growth3.9%-4.4%+8.3 pts
Median age35.334.7+0.6
Male48.1%51.3%−3.2 pts
Female51.9%48.7%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born3.2%41.8%−38.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.4%8.9%+46.5 pts
Black27.3%0.7%+26.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.2%76.6%−67.4 pts
Asian0.7%12.3%−11.6 pts
Other7.4%1.4%+6.0 pts
Median household income$62,891$93,999−$31,108
Per capita income$33,841$30,222+$3,619
Poverty rate15.4%10.8%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.403+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%18.3%+0.3 pts
Graduate degree7.5%4.9%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.7%4.8%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation58.4%66.5%−8.2 pts
Median home value$164,900$713,000−$548,100
Median gross rent$1,108$2,082−$974
Owner-occupied59.0%44.6%+14.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%3.1%+17.5 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%51.8%−5.2 pts
Average commute23.024.5−1.5
Worked from home3.3%9.3%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.3%2.7%−2.4 pts
Uninsured16.3%12.2%+4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025