ORANGE COUNTY FACTS & FIGURES

Center for Demographic Research, December 2002

GENERAL INTEREST
Area Incorporated Cities 1999 Taxable Sales County Incorporation
Date
798.2 square miles 34 $40.4 billion 1889

POPULATION
Current Estimate: 2,939,547
Source: CA Department of Finance, 1/1/2002
Current Census Figure: 2,846,289
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 4/1/2000

Population Projections (OCP 2000):

2005 3,028,792
2010 3,165,434
2015 3,267,144
2020 3,340,282
2025 3,412,469
Source: Center for Demographic Research

HOUSING

Current Estimate: 986,606

Source: CA Department of Finance, 1/1/2002
Current Census Figure: 969,484
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 4/1/2000

Housing Projections (OCP-2000):

2005 1,009,235
2010 1,044,893
2015 1,067,134
2020 1,084,468
2025 1,104,542
Source: Center for Demographic Research

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Building Permit Activity (Valuations in Millions of Dollars):

02/1st 02/1st 02/2nd 02/2nd 02/3rd 02/3rd

Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Permits Valuation Permits Valuation Permits Valuation
Residential
Single 1,417 348 1,854 447 1,425 374
Multiple 835 75 1,494 119 921 79
All Units 2,252 423 3,348 566 2,346 453
Non-Residential 263 750 326 975 292 835
Sources: Real Estate Research Council of Southern California; U.S. Bureau of the
Census; Center for Economic Research, Chapman University

Real Estate Market:

Median Price of Existing Resale SFD

Nov 01 to Nov 02
September 2002 October 2002 November 2002
Yearly % Change
$450,520 $435,650 $434,110 21.1%
Source: CA Association of Realtors

Average Price of Homes

2001/4th 2002/1st 2002/2nd 2002/3rd

Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Existing $326,112 $336,520 $372,229 $384,578
New $461,248 $456,619 $447,140 $487,145
Average $343,744 $347,710 $378,696 $393,486
Source: Real Estate Research Council of Southern California, Third Quarter 2002

Index of Market Prices of Existing SFD (1990 = 100)

4/2001 10/2001 4/2002 10/2002

Orange County 124.1 130.5 136.8 153.2
Northern 117.7 122.5 127.7 142.2
Central 120.0 130.4 138.9 156.1
Southern/Beach 131.3 136.7 142.7 160.1
Source: Real Estate Research Council of Southern California, Third Quarter 2002

EMPLOYMENT

Current Estimate of Employed Residents:

November 2002 Preliminary

Civilian Labor Force 1,562,800

Employed Residents 1,501,800
Unemployed Residents 61,000
Unemployment Rate 3.9%
Source: CA Employment Development Department

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Wage & Salary Employment (Jobs):

November 2002 Preliminary

Total Employment 1,409,500

Agriculture 5,500
Mining 700
Construction 82,100
Manufacturing 214,700
Transportation/Public Utilities 50,700
Wholesale Trade 101,200
Retail Trade 249,800
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate 114,500
Services 450,400
Government 139,900
Source: CA Employment Development Department

Employment Projections (OCP-2000):

2005 1,660,183
2010 1,786,519
2015 1,890,634
2020 1,972,844
2025 2,045,861
Source: Center for Demographic Research

INCOME

Median Family Income Per Capita Income

2000 Estimate $66,000 2000 Estimate $36,659
2001 Estimate $71,200 2001 Estimate N/A
2000 Census $64,611 2000 Census $25,826
Sources: Economic & Business Review 19(1): December 2000; U.S. Bureau of the Census
Census figures are based on 1999 dollars.

GROSS COUNTY PRODUCT (GCP)

2001 Estimate $118.7 billion

2002 Estimate $121.5 billion
2003 Forecast $127.2 billion
GCP - Local equivalent to national GDP
Source: Center for Economic Research, Chapman University

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U)

Sept Oct Nov Nov 01 to Nov 02 Oct 02 to Nov 02

2002 2002 2002 Yearly % Change Monthly % Change
LA-Riverside-OC 183.4 183.7 184.0 3.3% 0.2%
United States 181.0 181.3 181.3 2.2% 0.0%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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TAXABLE SALES TRANSACTIONS

Quarterly History:

TAXABLE SALES ($1,000s)

2001 2001
4th Quarter 4th
Quarter
Sales Permits Taxable Sales
New Motor Vehicles 231 1,434,911
Other Motor Vehicles 639 96,861
Retail Stores Total 38,165 7,792,341
Business & Personal Services 8,770 654,223
All Other Outlets 50,279 3,330,382
Total Taxable Sales 97,214 11,776,946
Retail store totals include motor vehicle sales.
Source: CA State Board of Equalization

TAXABLE SALES FORECAST* ($1,000s)

2003/1st 2003/2nd 2003/3rd 2003/4th
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
New Motor Vehicles 1,119,563 1,313,247 1,331,067 1,282,496
Other Motor Vehicle 317,945 356,975 294,455 301,763
Retail Store Total 6,749,985 7,603,541 7,375,469 8,257,714
Business & Personal Services 681,121 733,190 748,894 778,951
All Other Outlets 3,364,632 3,601,119 3,446,376 3,726,645
Total Taxable Sales 10,795,738 11,937,850 11,570,739 12,763,310
Retail store totals include motor vehicle sales.
Source: Economic & Business Review 21(1): December 2002
*Note: Calendar Year

TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION – ORANGE COUNTY

1998-99 $192,625,738,679
1999-00 $209,136,472,288
2000-01 $228,548,300,662
2001-02 $248,966,580,672
Source: Orange County Auditor-Controller

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POPULATION & HOUSING ESTIMATES BY JURISDICTION

Persons
Per
Total Population Total Housing Units
Household
% Change
Jurisdiction Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2002 2001-02 Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2002 Jan 1, 2002

Anaheim 330,200 334,700 1.4% 99,889 100,125 3.40

Brea 35,750 36,850 3.5% 13,390 13,650 2.74
Buena Park 78,800 79,800 1.3% 23,856 23,888 3.37
Costa Mesa 109,300 110,700 1.3% 40,421 40,518 2.73
Cypress 46,550 47,250 1.5% 16,066 16,125 2.98
Dana Point 35,400 36,000 1.7% 15,736 15,819 2.45
Fountain Valley 55,300 55,900 1.1% 18,476 18,478 3.05
Fullerton 127,300 129,300 1.6% 45,010 45,229 2.87
Garden Grove 166,600 168,600 1.2% 46,860 46,922 3.62
Huntington Beach 191,500 194,600 1.6% 76,061 76,410 2.61
Irvine 148,200 157,500 6.3% 55,398 58,192 2.70
Laguna Beach 23,950 24,300 1.5% 13,013 13,073 2.08
Laguna Hills 33,450 33,800 1.0% 12,071 12,073 2.87
Laguna Niguel 62,600 63,500 1.4% 24,027 24,130 2.70
Laguna Woods 16,600 16,800 1.2% 12,650 12,650 1.43
La Habra 59,700 60,700 1.7% 19,588 19,694 3.13
Lake Forest 75,800 76,600 1.1% 26,310 26,310 2.96
La Palma 15,500 15,850 2.3% 5,066 5,126 3.14
Los Alamitos 11,600 11,700 0.9% 4,329 4,329 2.66
Mission Viejo 95,400 98,300 3.0% 33,657 34,275 2.88
Newport Beach 71,300 72,500 1.7% 37,779 38,009 2.12
Orange 130,800 132,900 1.6% 42,371 42,606 3.07
Placentia 46,900 48,300 3.0% 15,386 15,677 3.12
Rancho Santa Margarita 47,800 48,500 1.5% 16,629 16,684 2.95
San Clemente 51,900 54,900 5.8% 21,359 22,360 2.60
San Juan Capistrano 34,100 34,700 1.8% 11,352 11,432 3.11
Santa Ana 339,800 343,700 1.1% 74,611 74,646 4.63
Seal Beach 24,300 24,700 1.6% 14,273 14,325 1.86
Stanton 37,600 38,100 1.3% 11,009 11,034 3.48
Tustin 68,100 69,100 1.5% 25,597 25,674 2.86
Villa Park 6,050 6,175 2.1% 2,018 2,030 3.12
Westminster 88,700 89,700 1.1% 26,952 26,952 3.37
Yorba Linda 59,400 60,800 2.4% 19,625 19,870 3.10
Incorporated 2,726,100 2,776,800 1.9% 920,835 928,315 3.05
Unincorporated 154,100 162,700 5.6% 55,864 58,291 2.89
Total Orange County 2,880,200 2,939,500 2.1% 976,699 986,606 3.04
Sources: California Department of Finance; Center for Demographic Research, CSU Fullerton
Note: Total Housing Units include occupied and unoccupied units. Persons Per Household is based on occupied dwelling units only.

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 Orange County Population by Race & Ethnicity, 1990 and 2000 U.S. Census
December 2002

Asian & Pacific Black or African All Other

Islander1 American Alone White Alone Races2 Hispanic3 Total Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction 1990 2000* 1990 2000* 1990 2000* 1990 2000* 1990 2000 1990 2000
Anaheim 24,083 40,182 6,302 7,939 150,874 117,607 1,392 8,912 83,755 153,374 266,406 328,014
Brea 1,957 3,255 332 409 25,359 23,541 147 1,000 5,078 7,205 32,873 35,410
Buena Park 9,508 16,696 1,640 2,826 40,298 29,885 606 2,654 16,879 26,221 68,931 78,282
Costa Mesa 5,998 8,022 1,140 1,313 69,493 61,778 407 3,088 19,319 34,523 96,357 108,724
Cypress 5,643 9,728 806 1,251 30,198 26,400 243 1,615 5,765 7,235 42,655 46,229
Dana Point 685 905 170 252 26,453 27,658 163 855 4,425 5,440 31,896 35,110
Fountain Valley 9,368 14,302 485 584 39,164 32,144 317 2,078 4,357 5,870 53,691 54,978
Fullerton 13,552 20,381 2,348 2,675 73,408 61,420 532 3,513 24,304 38,014 114,144 126,003
Garden Grove 28,538 51,798 1,938 1,873 78,182 53,735 813 4,182 33,579 53,608 143,050 165,196
Huntington Beach 14,565 17,976 1,622 1,383 143,848 136,237 1,087 6,200 20,397 27,798 181,519 189,594
Irvine 19,701 42,686 1,912 1,977 81,483 81,613 332 6,257 6,902 10,539 110,330 143,072
La Habra 1,957 3,521 428 808 31,210 24,399 276 1,324 17,395 28,922 51,266 58,974
La Palma 4,699 6,917 633 696 8,119 5,592 69 467 1,872 1,736 15,392 15,408
Laguna Beach 379 505 156 183 20,984 20,921 61 548 1,590 1,570 23,170 23,727
Laguna Hills 2,247 3,198 300 404 18,330 21,471 74 992 1,987 5,113 22,938 31,178
Laguna Niguel 3,360 4,826 564 723 36,886 47,916 139 2,001 3,451 6,425 44,400 61,891
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Lake Forest 5,031 5,760 973 998 44,095 39,161 249 1,875 5,717 10,913 56,065 58,707
Los Alamitos 781 1,125 337 358 9,040 7,836 58 369 1,460 1,848 11,676 11,536
Mission Viejo 4,410 7,244 658 1,032 61,902 70,735 235 2,825 5,615 11,266 72,820 93,102
Newport Beach 1,884 2,844 215 354 61,727 62,342 169 1,191 2,648 3,301 66,643 70,032
Orange 8,477 12,166 1,367 1,798 75,033 70,292 503 3,131 25,278 41,434 110,658 128,821
Placentia 3,272 5,186 696 746 26,912 24,967 205 1,129 10,174 14,460 41,259 46,488
Rancho Santa Margarita n/a 3,530 n/a 787 n/a 35,132 n/a 1,626 n/a 6,139 n/a 47,214
San Clemente 1,067 1,355 251 320 34,324 39,155 173 1,173 5,285 7,933 41,100 49,936
San Juan Capistrano 488 669 88 151 19,755 21,084 149 716 5,703 11,206 26,183 33,826
Santa Ana 26,867 30,405 6,454 4,309 67,897 41,984 1,141 4,182 191,383 257,097 293,742 337,977
Seal Beach 1,025 1,400 244 329 22,513 20,372 63 502 1,253 1,554 25,098 24,157
Stanton 3,467 6,043 650 721 15,992 11,295 164 1,059 10,209 18,285 30,482 37,403
Tustin 5,012 10,194 2,759 1,785 32,136 30,264 274 2,151 10,508 23,110 50,689 67,504
Villa Park 660 771 27 41 5,270 4,691 11 142 331 354 6,299 5,999
Westminster 17,105 33,904 795 764 44,907 31,962 415 2,439 14,896 19,138 78,118 88,207
Yorba Linda 5,200 6,552 551 638 41,512 44,071 211 1,613 4,948 6,044 52,422 58,918
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Unincorporated4 9,770 17,434 2,318 2,171 117,197 115,738 634 5,258 18,365 27,564 148,284 168,165
Total Orange County 240,756 391,896 39,159 42,639 1,554,501 1,458,978 11,312 77,197 564,828 875,579 2,410,556 2,846,289
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Note: Due to the new categories in the 2000 Census, though numbers are presented together, 1990 and 2000 Census numbers are not directly comparable.
* Does not include those of Hispanic or Latino origin.
1- 2000 category includes Native Hawaiians also.
2- 2000 includes Alaska Native and American Indian; Some Other Race Alone; Two or More Races.
3- Hispanic or Latino can be of any race.
4- City of Laguna Woods and Aliso Viejo have been included in Unincorporated due to time of their incorporation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Law 94-171 Summary File