SRR by HTC Characteristic¶
Note
Self-Response Rates (SRR) DO NOT indicate the overall share of households or people counted in the census, but rather the share of housing units that filled out the form on their own.
City statistics such as population, race/ethnic demographic breakdown, and “hard-to-count” (HTC) characteristics are based on 2015-2019 ACS 5-year estimates and not the results of the 2020 Census.
See the Methodology section for information about how these numbers are calculated.
This section shows the final 2020 self-response rates (SRR) by select “hard-to-count” (HTC) characteristics for every city in Orange County.
The SRR for a HTC characteristic refers to the calculated SRR in those census tracts where the characteristic’s estimated percentage is greater than or equal to the estimated percentage for the total geography (e.g. the city or county). It does not demonstrate the SRR for specific types of households (i.e. that are rented) or populations (i.e. that are children under 5).
CORRECT INTERPRETATION: The calculated self-response rate for census tracts in Orange County where at least 42.6% of all occupied housing units were rented was 71.7%.
INCORRECT INTERPRETATION: Rented households had a self-response rate of 71.7% in Orange County.
Summary¶
Following this methodology, the Cities of Santa Ana, Laguna Beach, and Newport Beach had the lowest calculated SRR (under 71%, which is among the bottom 20% lowest self-responding tracts in the county) for children under 5.
The Cities of Tustin, Costa Mesa, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Newport Beach had the lowest calculated SRR (under 71%) for residents who were born outside of the U.S.
The Cities of Tustin, Santa Ana, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Placenta, Fullerton, Dana Point, Anaheim, and San Clemente had the lowest calculated SRR (under 71%) for residents with an income of 150% below the poverty level.
The Cities of Tustin, Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point had the lowest calculated SRR (under 71%) for residents with limited English speaking ability.
Lastly, the Cities of Mission Viejo, Huntington Beach, La Palma, Buena Park, and Fountain Valley had the lowest calculated SRR (under 71%) for residents living in non-family households.
Table¶
Self-Response Rates by HTC demographic characteristic for every city in Orange County:
| City | Total Population | Overall SRR | Children Under 5 | Born Outside of the U.S. | Income Below 150% of Poverty Level | Limited-English Speaking Ability | Non-Famiy (e.g. housemates, unmarried partners) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County | 3,168,044 | 76.6% | 75.3% | 74.4% | 71.7% | 74.6% | 77.8% |
| Aliso Viejo | 50,663 | 80.7% | 78.3% | 77.5% | 76.2% | 79.0% | 72.3% |
| Anaheim | 349,964 | 73.9% | 71.8% | 70.6% | 70.6% | 72.3% | 76.9% |
| Brea | 42,678 | 78.8% | 79.1% | 76.5% | 76.2% | 79.6% | 76.8% |
| Buena Park | 82,489 | 78.4% | 75.2% | 76.5% | 73.4% | 75.9% | 70.3% |
| Costa Mesa | 113,159 | 73.7% | 73.3% | 70.0% | 67.6% | 71.1% | 83.3% |
| Cypress | 48,893 | 84.3% | 82.4% | 82.9% | 81.9% | 81.8% | 71.1% |
| Dana Point | 33,769 | 70.0% | 72.3% | 74.1% | 70.2% | 69.8% | 79.6% |
| Fountain Valley | 56,026 | 83.8% | 79.8% | 77.9% | 78.6% | 79.2% | 70.7% |
| Fullerton | 139,611 | 75.2% | 74.3% | 74.3% | 70.1% | 74.9% | 78.7% |
| Garden Grove | 173,258 | 79.1% | 77.6% | 77.2% | 76.3% | 77.2% | 74.6% |
| Huntington Beach | 200,259 | 77.6% | 77.6% | 78.2% | 75.4% | 80.2% | 65.7% |
| Irvine | 273,157 | 74.2% | 75.2% | 73.2% | 67.7% | 77.2% | 77.0% |
| La Habra | 60,594 | 75.9% | 74.1% | 75.1% | 73.6% | 74.1% | 85.2% |
| La Palma | 15,604 | 84.3% | 84.1% | 85.3% | 83.6% | 84.1% | 69.7% |
| Laguna Beach | 23,036 | 65.7% | 69.8% | 71.6% | 68.0% | 69.1% | 76.5% |
| Laguna Hills | 31,617 | 80.5% | 77.4% | 76.5% | 80.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% |
| Laguna Niguel | 65,808 | 78.3% | 79.4% | 80.0% | 78.0% | 78.6% | 81.8% |
| Laguna Woods | 16,053 | 81.6% | 78.0% | 80.1% | 79.3% | 81.6% | 78.7% |
| Lake Forest | 83,974 | 81.8% | 80.2% | 80.5% | 79.2% | 80.2% | 75.7% |
| Los Alamitos | 11,534 | 79.5% | 75.1% | 76.2% | 73.4% | 87.5% | 79.9% |
| Mission Viejo | 95,516 | 84.6% | 83.2% | 81.9% | 81.7% | 82.0% | 63.6% |
| Newport Beach | 85,694 | 65.6% | 70.1% | 70.8% | 67.0% | 68.6% | 74.0% |
| Orange | 139,887 | 77.6% | 76.0% | 74.6% | 74.4% | 75.3% | 73.2% |
| Placentia | 51,818 | 80.8% | 73.8% | 71.9% | 69.1% | 77.0% | 75.5% |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | 48,503 | 83.8% | 80.6% | 81.5% | 81.3% | 82.1% | 81.4% |
| San Clemente | 64,878 | 75.2% | 71.4% | 74.3% | 70.6% | 71.6% | 71.3% |
| San Juan Capistrano | 35,922 | 80.2% | 76.4% | 75.4% | 75.6% | 76.0% | 77.9% |
| Santa Ana | 332,794 | 70.5% | 67.0% | 70.8% | 66.8% | 68.8% | 71.0% |
| Seal Beach | 24,204 | 80.1% | 85.8% | 85.0% | 83.2% | 83.6% | 82.2% |
| Stanton | 38,377 | 74.6% | 72.6% | 74.6% | 73.6% | 75.4% | 76.2% |
| Tustin | 79,863 | 77.7% | 71.9% | 68.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 72.3% |
| Villa Park | 5,861 | 84.2% | 84.1% | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| Westminster | 91,137 | 79.6% | 79.6% | 78.0% | 77.2% | 78.1% | 77.6% |
| Yorba Linda | 67,725 | 84.6% | 81.6% | 85.7% | 80.8% | 85.7% | 80.3% |