Humidity & wind
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Population
315,586
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$713,000
Owner-occupied units
Santa Ana, CA
California · 33.736° N, 117.883° W · 27 sq mi
Santa Ana is a city in California, with a population of 315,586 and about 11,527 residents per square mile. The median household earns $93,999 a year, and the median home is worth $713,000.
Conditions
UV index
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
27 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
11,527
People per square mile
Rank by population
#65
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#500
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$93,999
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,082
Per month
Homeownership
44.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
24.5 min
One way
People
Median age
34.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
18.3%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
41.8%
Households
81,069
3.81 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 54/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 54/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 0/yr
Days above 90° 23/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 15.7in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
August
Average high 86°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 48°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 17.5%
Manufacturing 13.6%
Professional & business services 13.3%
Arts, food & hospitality 12.7%
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 Santa Ana
- Orange, CA4 mi · 138,365
- Tustin, CA4 mi · 77,843
- Fountain Valley, CA4 mi · 55,508
- Garden Grove, CA5 mi · 170,455
- Costa Mesa, CA5 mi · 108,881
- Westminster, CA6 mi · 88,966
- Huntington Beach, CA7 mi · 191,451
- Irvine, CA8 mi · 318,764
Cities about the same size
- Cincinnati, OH314,367
- Corpus Christi, TX317,247
- Greensboro, NC308,667
- Riverside, CA323,057
- Pittsburgh, PA307,632
- Newark, NJ323,808
- St. Paul, MN306,684
- Stockton, CA324,597
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.