Moving to Irvine, California

About Irvine, California
Irvine

Irvine () is the largest city and a master-planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 66-square-mile (170 km2) city had a population of 307,670 at the 2020 census; it is the 63rd most populous city in the United States.

A number of corporations, particularly in the technology and semiconductor sectors, have their national or international headquarters in Irvine. Irvine is also home to several higher-education institutions including the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Concordia University, Irvine Valley College, the Orange County Center of the University of Southern California (USC), and campuses of California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), University of La Verne, and Pepperdine University.

Gender
Gender Irvine California Country
Female 50.8% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 49.2% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Irvine California Country
Less than $10,000 7.8% 4.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.6% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 3.5% 6.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 4.3% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 6% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 11.3% 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1% 12.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 20% 17.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 12.3% 9.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 21.1% 13.3% 8.3%
Education


Education Irvine California Country
< 9th Grade 2% 8% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 2% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 8% 20% 27.0%
Other College 13% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 39% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 21% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 5% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 4% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Irvine California Country
White 38.3% 36.5% 60.1%
African American 1.4% 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 43.4% 14.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 5.4% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 10.7% 39.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity