Orange County Race and Orange County Race and Ethnic Profile:Ethnic Profile:

Social and Economic Data, Social and Economic Data, 20002000

Eui-Young Yu (Cal State L.A. and KAC-CIC) and Eui-Young Yu (Cal State L.A. and KAC-CIC) and Peter Choe (KAC-CIC)Peter Choe (KAC-CIC)

Presented at the KAC-OC Public ForumPresented at the KAC-OC Public ForumGarden Grove, CaliforniaGarden Grove, California

August 14, 2003August 14, 2003

 

Korean American Coalition – Korean American Coalition – Census Information CenterCensus Information Center

Table 1. Population Change by Race, Hispanic category, and Asian Ethnicity, United States 1990 – 2000

1990 2000 % Change

United States 248,709,873

281,421,906

13.2%

White alone 199,686,070

211,460,626

5.9%

Black or African American alone 29,986,060 34,658,190 15.6%

American Indian/Alaskan Native alone 1,959,234 2,475,956 26.4%

Asian alone 6,908,638 10,242,998 48.3%

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander alone

365,024 398,835 9.3%

Some other race alone / Two or more races

9,804,847 22,185,301 126.3%

Hispanic/Latino 22,354,059 35,305,818 57.9%

Asian Indian alone 815,447 1,678,765 105.9%

Chinese alone 1,645,472 2,432,585 47.8%

Filipino alone 1,406,770 1,850,314 31.5%

Japanese alone 847,562 796,700 (- 6.0%)

Korean alone 798,849 1,076,872 34.8%

Vietnamese alone 614,547 1,122,528 82.7%

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 1990, 2000PRODUCED by Eui-Young Yu and Peter Choe, Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center 2003

Table 2. Population Change by Race, Hispanic category, and Asian Ethnicity, Orange County, CA 1990 – 2000

Orange County 1990 2000 % Change

Total Population 2,410,556 2,846,289 18.1%

White alone 1,894,593 1,844,652 (- 2.6%)

Black or African American alone 42,681 47,649 11.6%

American Indian/Alaskan Native alone 12,165 19,906 63.6%

Asian alone 240,703 386,785 60.7%

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander alone

8,489 8,938 5.3%

Some other race alone / Two or more races

211,925 538,359 154.0%

Hispanic/Latino 564,828 875,579 55.0%

Asian Indian alone 15,212 27,197 78.8%

Chinese alone 41,403 59,717 44.2%

Filipino alone 30,356 48,946 61.2%

Japanese alone 29,704 31,283 5.3%

Korean alone 35,919 55,573 54.7%

Vietnamese alone 71,822 135,548 88.7%SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 1990, 2000PRODUCED by Eui-Young Yu and Peter Choe, Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center 2003

Table 3. Korean Population by Places in Orange County, CA 2000

(ranked by size)

1 Fullerton city 9,093 22 Costa Mesa city 516

2 Irvine city 7,593 23 Laguna Hills city 509

3 Garden Grove city 6,240 24 Laguna Niguel city 468

4 Anaheim city 6,160 25 Los Alamitos city 371

5 Buena Park city 4,965 26 Newport Beach city 323

6 La Palma city 2,630 27 Rancho Santa Margarita city 266

7 Cypress city 2,443 28 Tustin Foothills CDP 199

8 Huntington Beach city 1,637 29 Seal Beach city 164

9 Orange city 1,343 30 Foothill Ranch CDP 144

10 Tustin city 1,141 31 San Clemente city 125

11 Fountain Valley city 1,120 32 Coto de Caza CDP 109

12 La Habra city 948 33 Villa Park city 84

13 Yorba Linda city 787 34 Dana Point city 69

14 Brea city 728 35 Newport Coast CDP 65

15 Stanton city 728 36 Rossmoor CDP 65

16 Mission Viejo city 718 37 Laguna Beach city 61

17 Santa Ana city 667 38 Laguna Woods city 58

18 Aliso Viejo CDP 645 39 San J oaquin Hills CDP 52

19 Lake Forest city 641 40 Las Flores CDP 47

20 Westminster city 610 41 San J uan Capistrano city 47

21 Placentia city 569 42 Portola Hills CDP 37

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000PRODUCED by Eui-Young Yu and Peter Choe, Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center 2003

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Orange County Chinese J apanese Korean Vietnamese

Under 18 years: 11,935 4,175 14,449 36,249

% Native 82.81% 78.87% 72.02% 75.32%

% Foreign born 17.19% 21.13% 27.98% 24.68%

18 years and over: 47,128 25,795 43,038 99,948

% Native 17.58% 59.80% 9.15% 4.54%

% Foreign born 82.42% 40.20% 90.85% 95.46%

Foreign born: 38,845 10,369 39,101 95,408

% Naturalized citizen 66.19% 28.76% 51.52% 67.10%

% Not a citizen 33.81% 71.24% 48.48% 32.90%

Table 4. Nativity by Age and Potential Voters forSelected Asian Groups in Orange County, CA 2000

-total population-

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000PRODUCED by Eui-Young Yu and Peter Choe, Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center 2003

Table 5. Educational Attainment - % with at least a bachelor’s degree - by Race, Hispanic category, and

Asian Ethnicity in Orange County, CA 2000-total population 25 years and older-

Orange County

Total Population 30.81%

White alone 33.38%

Black or African American 27.58%

American Indian and Alaskan Native alone 13.28%

Asian alone 41.37%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 13.91%

Some other race alone 5.72%

Two or more races 24.53%

Hispanic or Latino 8.47%

Non-Hispanic White 37.63%

Asian Indian alone 65.17%

Chinese alone 60.48%

Filipino alone 51.46%

Japanese alone 47.91%

Korean alone 48.23%

Vietnamese alone 20.94%

Korean combo 48.11%

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000PRODUCED by Eui-Young Yu and Peter Choe, Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center 2003

Table 6. Income by Race, Hispanic category, and Asian Ethnicity in Orange County, CA 1999

Median Household Income ($) Per Capita Income ($)-total population in households- Orange County -total population- Orange County

Total Population 58,820 Total Population 25,826

White alone 62,037 White alone 31,110

Black or African American 49,972 Black or African American 22,322

American Indian and Alaskan Native alone 50,833 American Indian and Alaskan Native alone 17,692

Asian alone 58,501 Asian alone 21,137

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 53,929 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 16,373

Some other race alone 42,824 Some other race alone 10,730

Two or more races 49,521 Two or more races 16,535

Hispanic or Latino 44,676 Hispanic or Latino 12,122

Non-Hispanic White 65,160 Non-Hispanic White 35,739

Asian Indian alone 76,211 Asian Indian alone 27,911

Chinese alone 66,446 Chinese alone 27,680

Filipino alone 67,818 Filipino alone 22,489

J apanese alone 65,477 J apanese alone 34,027

Korean alone 47,374 Korean alone 18,732

Vietnamese alone 51,311 Vietnamese alone 15,434

Korean combo 47,563 Korean combo 18,517

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000PRODUCED by Eui-Young Yu and Peter Choe, Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center 2003

Table 7. Class of Worker by Race, Hispanic category,and Asian Ethnicity in Orange County, CA 2000

-total employed population 16 years and older-

Orange County Private Sector Government Sector Small Business* Sector

Total Population 80.43% 11.06% 8.51%

White alone 78.91% 11.95% 9.14%

Black or African American 78.51% 17.35% 4.14%

American Indian and Alaskan Native alone 80.36% 12.79% 6.85%

Asian alone 81.10% 9.68% 9.22%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 84.23% 8.96% 6.81%

Some other race alone 87.77% 6.94% 5.29%

Two or more races 82.21% 10.52% 7.27%

Hispanic or Latino 86.57% 7.93% 5.50%

Non-Hispanic White 77.60% 12.60% 9.80%

Asian Indian alone 84.13% 8.36% 7.51%

Chinese alone 81.28% 10.28% 8.44%

Filipino alone 83.33% 12.38% 4.28%

J apanese alone 75.49% 13.69% 10.82%

Korean alone 71.20% 7.13% 21.67%

Vietnamese alone 84.83% 8.25% 6.92%

Korean combo 71.49% 7.32% 21.19%

* The small business sector consists of those self-employed in non-incorporated companies or using unpaid family labor.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000PRODUCED by Eui-Young Yu and Peter Choe, Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center 2003

Orange County, CA Primary Metropolitan Statistical AreaTotal Firms Total Sales ($1,000) Ave. Sales per Firm ($) % of Firms w/ Employees

Total 252,935 266,691,901 1,054,389 24.93%

Black 1,702 278,151 163,426 20.21%

Hispanic 24,184 8,662,812 358,204 20.38%

Asian and Pacific Islander 44,840 14,888,741 332,042 28.04%

Asian Indian 4,969 1,182,636 238,003 34.23%

Chinese 9,169 3,078,901 335,795 33.67%

Filipino N/A N/A N/A N/A

Japanese 4,114 3,212,117 780,777 40.37%

Korean 10,002 4,534,620 453,371 13.04%

Vietnamese 12,048 1,075,933 89,304 21.49%

Table 8. Business Characteristics of Firms by Selected Minority Groups in Orange County, CA

PMSA 1997

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 1997 Economic CensusPRODUCED by Eui-Young Yu and Peter Choe, Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center 2003

Table 9. Unemployment Rate by Race, Hispanic category, and Asian Ethnicity in Orange County, CA 2000

-total population 16 years and older in labor force-

Orange County

Total Population 5.03%

White alone 4.40%

Black or African American 6.71%

American Indian and Alaskan Native alone 7.98%

Asian alone 5.23%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 10.39%

Some other race alone 7.41%

Two or more races 6.21%

Hispanic or Latino 7.15%

Non-Hispanic White 3.91%

Asian Indian alone 5.96%

Chinese alone 4.61%

Filipino alone 4.61%

J apanese alone 2.86%

Korean alone 5.45%

Vietnamese alone 6.07%

Korean combo 5.36%

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000PRODUCED by Eui-Young Yu and Peter Choe, Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center 2003

Table 10. Poverty by Race, Hispanic Category, and Asian Ethnicity in Orange County, CA 2000

-total population for which poverty was determined-

% of People Below Poverty Level Senior Poverty (% Seniors living below poverty level)

Orange County -People 65 years and older- Orange County

Total Population 10.33%Total Population 6.19%

White alone 7.46%White alone 5.31%

Black or African American 11.54%Black or African American 8.16%

American Indian and Alaskan Native alone 17.29%American Indian and Alaskan Native alone 13.46%

Asian alone 11.52%Asian alone 9.69%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 10.75%Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 12.25%

Some other race alone 20.78%Some other race alone 14.82%

Two or more races 12.02%Two or more races 9.92%

Hispanic or Latino 19.13%Hispanic or Latino 11.20%

Non-Hispanic White 4.74%Non-Hispanic White 5.00%

Asian Indian alone 5.92%Asian Indian alone 2.46%

Chinese alone 10.88%Chinese alone 13.04%

Filipino alone 6.88%Filipino alone 5.28%

J apanese alone 7.30%J apanese alone 5.20%

Korean alone 12.92%Korean alone 14.17%

Vietnamese alone 14.77%Vietnamese alone 11.03%

Korean combo 12.49%Korean combo 14.39%

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000PRODUCED by Eui-Young Yu and Peter Choe, Korean American Coalition – Census Information Center 2003