Humidity & wind
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Population
318,764
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$1,191,500
Owner-occupied units
Irvine, CA
California · 33.678° N, 117.771° W · 66 sq mi
Irvine is a city in California, with a population of 318,764 and about 4,858 residents per square mile. The median household earns $136,719 a year, and the median home is worth $1,191,500.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
66 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
4,858
People per square mile
Rank by population
#63
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#162
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$136,719
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,997
Per month
Homeownership
44.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
24.7 min
One way
People
Median age
34
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
70.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
39.8%
Households
112,091
2.65 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 50/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 65/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 0/yr
Days above 90° 9/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 18in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
August
Average high 83°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 47°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.2%
Professional & business services 20%
Manufacturing 12.7%
Finance, insurance & real estate 10.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Irvine
- Tustin, CA4 mi · 77,843
- Lake Forest, CA6 mi · 86,333
- Newport Beach, CA6 mi · 81,977
- Santa Ana, CA8 mi · 315,586
- Costa Mesa, CA8 mi · 108,881
- Mission Viejo, CA8 mi · 90,484
- Orange, CA9 mi · 138,365
- Laguna Niguel, CA11 mi · 64,107
Cities about the same size
- Corpus Christi, TX317,247
- Riverside, CA323,057
- Cincinnati, OH314,367
- Newark, NJ323,808
- Stockton, CA324,597
- Greensboro, NC308,667
- Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY329,751
- Pittsburgh, PA307,632
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.