Garden Grove, CA Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 51,277 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,253 | 4.4 |
| Kindergarten | 3,057 | 6.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 22,167 | 43.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 10,734 | 20.9 |
| College or graduate school | 13,066 | 25.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 103,456 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 16,398 | 15.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 16,922 | 16.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 23,393 | 22.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 23,756 | 23.0 |
| Associate degree | 7,465 | 7.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 11,429 | 11.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 4,093 | 4.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 67.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 125,124 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 36,671 | 29.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 69,290 | 55.4 |
| Separated | 3,025 | 2.4 |
| Widowed | 6,536 | 5.2 |
Female | 5,450 | 4.4 |
| Divorced | 9,602 | 7.7 |
Female | 5,533 | 4.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,018 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,558 | 25.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 118,485 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 9,193 | 7.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 40,712 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,057 | 7.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 95,904 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 23,609 | 24.6 |
Percent employed | 55.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 72,295 | 75.4 |
Percent employed | 69.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 15,132 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,496 | 42.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 152,628 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 75,979 | 49.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 68,078 | 44.6 |
Same county | 56,874 | 37.3 |
Different county | 11,204 | 7.3 |
Same state | 8,516 | 5.6 |
Different state | 2,688 | 1.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 8,571 | 5.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 165,710 | 100.0 |
| Native | 94,359 | 56.9 |
Born in United States | 93,049 | 56.2 |
State of residence | 67,931 | 41.0 |
Different state | 25,118 | 15.2 |
Born outside United States | 1,310 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 71,351 | 43.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 31,885 | 19.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 29,909 | 18.0 |
Not a citizen | 41,442 | 25.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 71,351 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,930 | 2.7 |
| Asia | 40,976 | 57.4 |
| Africa | 134 | 0.2 |
| Oceania | 355 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 27,365 | 38.4 |
| Northern America | 591 | 0.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 152,628 | 100.0 |
| English only | 62,198 | 40.8 |
| Language other than English | 90,430 | 59.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 57,313 | 37.6 |
Spanish | 41,151 | 27.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 23,800 | 15.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,544 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,404 | 0.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 45,028 | 29.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 31,862 | 20.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 165,710 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 165,233 | 99.7 |
| Arab | 749 | 0.5 |
| Czech1 | 530 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 631 | 0.4 |
| Dutch | 1,586 | 1.0 |
| English | 9,159 | 5.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,647 | 1.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 739 | 0.4 |
| German | 12,105 | 7.3 |
| Greek | 403 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 307 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 8,927 | 5.4 |
| Italian | 4,226 | 2.6 |
| Lithuanian | 190 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 1,377 | 0.8 |
| Polish | 1,716 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 291 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 548 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,326 | 0.8 |
| Scottish | 1,901 | 1.1 |
| Slovak | 109 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 242 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 1,465 | 0.9 |
| Swiss | 211 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 112 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 5,176 | 3.1 |
| Welsh | 700 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 217 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 107,643 | 65.0 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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