Garden Grove, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 165,196. Estimated population in July 2024: 166,075 (+0.5% change)
Males: 82,688 (50.1%), Females: 82,508 (49.9%)
Orange County
Zip codes: 92840, 92841, 92843, 92844, 92845.
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $47,754
Median house value: $199,700
Population by Race
Races in Garden Grove:
- White Non-Hispanic (32.5%)
- Hispanic (32.5%)
- Vietnamese (21.4%)
- Other race (15.4%)
- Two or more races (4.1%)
- Korean (3.8%)
- Filipino (1.7%)
- Other Asian (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Chinese (1.3%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Japanese (0.7%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (7.3%), English (5.5%), Irish (5.4%), United States (3.1%), Italian (2.6%), French (1.6%).
Elevation: 87 feet
Land area: 18.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Garden Grove
- High school or higher: 67.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Garden Grove city
- Never married: 29.3%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 7.7%
43.2% Foreign born (24.8% Asia, 16.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +21,124 (+14.7%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Garden Grove:
- GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (12601 GARDEN GROVE BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Garden Grove:
- ANAHEIM GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ANAHEIM, CA)
- WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; ANAHEIM, CA)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL WESTMINSTER (about 3 miles; WESTMINSTER, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garden Grove:
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 7 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
- JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 11 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 14 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garden Grove:
- FULLERTON MUNI (about 7 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)
- COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 21 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)
- EL MONTE (about 22 miles; EL MONTE, CA; Abbreviation: EMT)
Amtrak stations near Garden Grove:
- 6 miles: ANAHEIM (2150 KATELLA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
- 7 miles: FULLERTON (120 E. SANTA FE AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 8 miles: SANTA ANA (1000 E. SANTA ANA BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Garden Grove:
- CONCORDE CAREER INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 478; Location: 12951 Euclid Street, Suite 101; Private, for-profit; Website: www.concordecareercolleges.com)
- THANH LE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 68; Location: 12875 CHAPMAN AVE; Private, for-profit)
- LOLA BEAUTY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 43; Location: 11883 VALLEY VIEW ST; Private, for-profit)
- MONTESSORI WESTERN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM (Full-time enrollment: 23; Location: 6202 CERULEAN ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.gtesupersite.com/montgreen)
- UNION COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA (Location: 13392 TAFT; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
- GENDARME SECURITY TRAINING SCHOOL (Location: 12831 WESTERN AVE STE A; Private, for-profit)
- L & P SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL HYPNOTHERAPY (Location: 12941 GILBERT STE D; Private, for-profit)
- RAINBOW REAL ESTATE SCHOOL (Location: 8342 GARDEN GROVE BLVD STE 6; Private, for-profit)
- NEWTON INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE-GARDEN GROVE (Location: 8762 GARDEN GROVE BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.nac.edu)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garden Grove:
- BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; ANAHEIM, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
- GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE (about 5 miles; HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,000)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAMPUS (about 5 miles; FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 18,075)
- COASTLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
- SANTA ANA COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,082)
- CYPRESS COLLEGE (about 7 miles; CYPRESS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,446)
- FULLERTON COLLEGE (about 7 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,158)
Schools
Public high schools in Garden Grove:
- SANTIAGO HIGH (Students: 2,053; Location: 12342 TRASK AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- GARDEN GROVE HIGH (Students: 2,002; Location: 11271 STANFORD AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- PACIFICA HIGH (Students: 1,894; Location: 6851 LAMPSON AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- RANCHO ALAMITOS HIGH (Students: 1,783; Location: 11351 DALE ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- BOLSA GRANDE HIGH (Students: 1,522; Location: 9401 WESTMINSTER AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- MARIE L. HARE CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 336; Location: 12012 MAGNOLIA; Grades: 07 – 12)
- JORDAN SECONDARY LEARNING CENT (Students: 63; Location: 9915 WOODBURY AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL-CONTINUATION (Students: 43; Location: 11262 GARDEN GROVE BLVD.; Grades: 08 – 12)
Private high schools in Garden Grove:
- ORANGEWOOD ADVENTIST ACAD (Students: 301; Location: 13732 CLINTON ST; Grades: KG – 12)
- ROSSIER SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: 6562 STANFORD AVE; Grades: 2 – 12)
- VILLAGE BIBLE ACADEMY (Students: 131; Location: 12671 BUARO ST.; Grades: 1 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Garden Grove:
- PETERS (OCIA A.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,271; Location: 13162 NEWHOPE ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- PATTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,035; Location: 6861 SANTA RITA AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
- ALAMITOS INTERMEDIATE (Students: 977; Location: 12381 DALE ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)
- LAMPSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 974; Location: 13321 LAMPSON AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- DOIG (LEROY L.) INTERMEDIATE (Students: 948; Location: 12752 TRASK AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
- IRVINE (JAMES) INTERMEDIATE (Students: 906; Location: 10552 HAZARD AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
- BRYANT ELEMENTARY (Students: 795; Location: 8371 ORANGEWOOD AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
- WALTON (IZAAK) INTERMEDIATE (Students: 765; Location: 12181 BUARO ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)
- BELL (HILTON D.) INTERMEDIATE (Students: 761; Location: 12345 SPRINGDALE ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)
- RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 760; Location: 13222 LEWIS ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Garden Grove:
- ORANGE CRESCENT SCHOOL (Students: 369; Location: 9802 W 13TH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL ACADEMY (Students: 334; Location: 13280 CHAPMAN; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST COLUMBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 312; Location: 10855 STANFORD AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
- GARDEN GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 311; Location: 13201 CENTURY BLVD; Grades: KG – 7)
- SAINT CALLISTUS SCHOOL (Students: 291; Location: 12901 LEWIS STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 213; Location: 13082 BOWEN STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- LAMPSON GROVE DAY SCHOOL (Students: 139; Location: 8101 LAMPSON AVE; Grades: PK – 6)
- ST OLAF PRESCHOOL (Students: 120; Location: 12432 9TH ST; Grades: PK – KG)
- MONTESSORI GREENHOUSE (Students: 120; Location: 6202 CERULEAN AVENUE; Grades: PK – 6)
- KING OF KINGS LUTHERAN (Students: 119; Location: 13431 NEWHOPE ST; Grades: PK – 8)