Santa Ana, CA Population

Overview

313,818

Total Population

33.0

Median age

48.59%

Female population %

105.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

44.0

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

240,769

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Santa Ana's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Santa Ana is 33.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santa Ana's population under 18 was 25.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santa Ana's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santa Ana, 20.56% were under the age of 15, 24.43% aged 15 to 29, 45.01% aged 30 to 64, 8.55% aged 65 to 84, and 1.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8,854 less females than males in Santa Ana:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.59% females and 51.41% males in Santa Ana, CA.
The Santa Ana, CA gender ratio is 105.8:100 i.e. 105.8 men to 100 women (1.058).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 14,811.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 13,300.

Santa Ana's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Santa Ana population: 29.73% are White, 1.04% are Black or African American, 0.86% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 11.91% are Asian, 0.20% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 47.49% are some other race and 8.78% are multiracial.
Santa Ana's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 240,769 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 73,049 (23.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santa Ana is some other race with a population of 149,019 (47.49% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 341,346 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Santa Ana's population decreased by 13,148 (3.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santa Ana's population decreased by 15,148 (4.66%), 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, Santa Ana's population was lowest in year 2022 at 308,189.