92831 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 92831, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

92831 is a zip code in Orange County, California, which covers Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove, with a total population of 36,859 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 92831 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 92831.

The estimated population of people living in 92831 is 36,859, with a median age of 29.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 92831 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
36,859
+1.79%
-2.19%
2020
36,211
 -3.07% -
2019
37,359
+0.02%
-
2018
37,353
 -0.88% -
2017
37,686
 - -

Population of 92831 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 92831 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
36.6%
38.2%
 -4.19%
Black/African American
2.1%
2.7%
 -22.22%
Native
0.3%
0.1%
 +200.00%
Hispanic
39.2%
36.9%
 +6.23%
Asian
17.6%
18.9%
 -6.88%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.4%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
3.6%
2.6%
 +38.46%
Other
0.6%
0.1%
 +500.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 92831 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 92831 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 92831 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 92831 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 29.8 +0.68% 29.2 0% 30.9 +1.64%
2020 29.6 +1.72% 29.2 +2.46% 30.4 +1.33%
2019 29.1 +1.39% 28.5 -0.7% 30 +4.17%
2018 28.7 -2.71% 28.7 -3.04% 28.8 -2.04%
2017 29.5 - 29.6 - 29.4 -

The median age of the 92831 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 92831 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,069 +7.26% 1,986 -10.19% 2,199 1,775
10 to 19 2,444 +15.79% 2,827 -30.27% 2,835 2,045
20 to 29 5,025 -0.5% 4,864 -1.96% 4,973 4,753
30 to 39 2,619 -15.93% 2,353 -23.27% 2,209 1,822
40 to 49 1,927 +15.47% 2,125 +10.97% 2,237 2,358
50 to 59 2,160 +5.87% 1,980 -8.21% 2,280 1,821
60 to 69 1,130 +23.04% 1,300 +16.06% 1,411 1,519
70+ 1,338 -21.28% 1,539 +1.36% 1,072 1,550

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 92831 zip code is $79,461.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 92831.

  • Under 25
    $21,371.00
  • 25 to 44
    $78,889.00
  • 45 to 64
    $108,185.00
  • 65 and over
    $87,621.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 92831 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 92831, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 92831 is currently $110,967.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

12.31% of households in 92831 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 92831 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    14.94%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    17.12%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    15.81%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.60%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    17.72%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    10.51%
  • $200,000 or more
    12.31%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 92831 is $38,584.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 92831 by the total population of 92831.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 92831 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 92831 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    19.26%
  • Bachelor's degree
    44.48%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.08%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    23.45%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.73%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 92831 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 92831 zip over the age of 16 is 30,370.

Of those people, a total of 66.30% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 92831 is 60.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 92831 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,365 43.80% 28.50%
20 to 24 years 5,526 65.70% 11.90%
25 to 29 years 4,200 76.70% 8.70%
30 to 34 years 2,019 85.10% 3.70%
35 to 44 years 4,068 81.70% 8.30%
45 to 54 years 4,686 81.70% 3.70%
55 to 59 years 1,954 74.80% 5.50%
60 to 64 years 1,811 60.00% 8.30%
65 to 74 years 2,007 37.20% 0.90%
75 years and over 1,734 5.10% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 92831. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 17,798 67.40% 7.60%
Black or African American 874 63.40% 37.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 159 66.00% 0.00%
Asian 5,691 55.30% 8.90%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 22 72.70% 0.00%
Other 2,744 74.90% 8.90%
Two or more races 3,082 73.60% 3.60%
Hispanic or Latino 10,814 72.20% 6.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 12,038 64.40% 8.80%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 92831 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 92831 is 18,472, with median earnings of $42,925.00.

Women in 92831 are earning approximately 71.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 18,472 $42,925.00
Male 10,240 $49,097.00
Female 8,232 $35,000.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 92831 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,863 $87,649.00
Business and Financial 1,381 $75,688.00
Computer and Mathematical 417 $65,208.00
Architecture and Engineering 472 $84,844.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 159 $52,330.00
Community and Social Service 342 $49,342.00
Legal 185 $118,368.00
Educational and Library 1,497 $39,648.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 638 $33,824.00
Healthcare Practitioners 792 $56,071.00
Healthcare Support 311 $31,761.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 224 $45,288.00
Law Enforcement 137 $114,489.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,238 $12,891.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 438 $22,124.00
Personal Care and Service 748 $11,393.00
Sales 2,224 $37,396.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,152 $42,722.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 35 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 903 $39,847.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 535 $61,875.00
Production 862 $42,658.00
Transportation and Material Moving 513 $40,250.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 92831 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 92831.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,081 $102,228.00 782 $74,615.00
Business and Financial 822 $79,813.00 559 $65,846.00
Computer and Mathematical 293 $67,014.00 124 $44,423.00
Architecture and Engineering 438 $84,453.00 34 $104,583.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 63 $52,216.00 96 $62,667.00
Community and Social Service 97 $66,607.00 245 $48,651.00
Legal 73 $119,479.00 112 $72,000.00
Educational and Library 459 $56,193.00 1,038 $31,310.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 368 $42,817.00 270 $27,955.00
Healthcare Practitioners 339 $90,750.00 453 $51,023.00
Healthcare Support 44 $35,109.00 267 $31,648.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 218 $45,144.00 6 $0.00
Law Enforcement 132 $114,706.00 5 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 717 $18,603.00 521 $12,136.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 273 $24,698.00 165 $17,375.00
Personal Care and Service 290 $7,037.00 458 $12,173.00
Sales 1,303 $41,193.00 921 $19,141.00
Office and Administrative Support 596 $43,382.00 1,556 $42,627.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 21 $0.00 14 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 841 $38,986.00 62 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 535 $61,875.00 0 $0.00
Production 576 $54,318.00 286 $30,392.00
Transportation and Material Moving 454 $40,769.00 59 $19,107.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 12,401 households in 92831, with an average household size of 2.83 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 7,663 families living in the 92831 zip code with an average family size of 3.39 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 92831:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,587 761 1,315 4,738
Average Household Size 3.49 3.68 3.51 1.72
Total Families 5,587 761 1,315 0
Average Household Size 3.47 3.31 3.09 0

Poverty

Of the 7,663 families living in 92831, 9.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 92831:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 13,339 housing units in 92831.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 12,401 92.97%
Vacant 938 7.03%

52.78% of the total 13,339 housing units in 92831 are rental units. This is approximately 7,040 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,234 are occupied by the owner - or 39.24% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 92831 is $1,806.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 92831 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    127
  • Less than $500
    104
  • $500 to $999
    229
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,048
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    3,499
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    1,325
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    381
  • $3,000 or more
    454

Property Value

The median value of a property in 92831 is $676,300.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 92831 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    48
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    16
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    4
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    0
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    159
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    798
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    3,542
  • $1,000,000 or more
    667

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 92831. The chart below shows the number of properties in 92831 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    720
  • 1940 to 1949
    284
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,987
  • 1960 to 1969
    3,534
  • 1970 to 1979
    3,470
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,228
  • 1990 to 1999
    752
  • 2000 to 2009
    329
  • 2010 to 2013
    35
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 92831 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    796
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,736
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,706
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,163

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 92831 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 92831 that commute to work in a particular way.

27.4 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 92831.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    451
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,539
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,198
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,247
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,924
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,028
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,384
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    388
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    622
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,667
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,270
  • 90 or more minutes
    358

Summary

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