Garden Grove, CA Population

Overview

172,708

Total Population

39.1

Median age

49.92%

Female population %

100.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

45.6

Total dependency ratio

Asian

Largest racial group

63,676

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Garden Grove's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Garden Grove is 39.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garden Grove's population under 18 was 21.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garden Grove's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garden Grove, 17.18% were under the age of 15, 21.56% aged 15 to 29, 47.14% aged 30 to 64, 11.95% aged 65 to 84, and 2.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 280 less females than males in Garden Grove:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.92% females and 50.08% males in Garden Grove, CA.
The Garden Grove, CA gender ratio is 100.3:100 i.e. 100.3 men to 100 women (1.003).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 7,074.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 6,974.

Garden Grove's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Garden Grove population: 35.74% are White, 0.99% are Black or African American, 0.64% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 41.92% are Asian, 0.28% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 13.26% are some other race and 7.17% are multiracial.
Garden Grove's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 63,676 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 109,032 (63.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garden Grove is Asian with a population of 72,401 (41.92% of the total population).

Garden Grove's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 174,435 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Garden Grove's population increased by 5,646 (3.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garden Grove's population increased by 686 (0.40%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Garden Grove's population was lowest in year 2007 at 164,354.