Santa Ana, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 337,977. Estimated population in July 2024: 340,368 (+0.7% change)
Males: 175,219 (51.8%), Females: 162,758 (48.2%)

Orange County

Zip codes: 92701, 92703, 92704, 92705, 92706, 92707.

Demographics

Median resident age: 26.5 years
Median household income: $43,412
Median house value: $184,500

Population by Race

Races in Santa Ana:

  • Hispanic (76.1%)
  • Other race (40.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (12.4%)
  • Vietnamese (5.7%)
  • Two or more races (4.6%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Black (1.7%)
  • Other Asian (1.3%)
  • Filipino (0.7%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (2.3%), English (1.7%), Irish (1.7%), United States (1.7%).

Elevation: 110 feet

Land area: 27.1 square miles

Map of Santa Ana, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Santa Ana

  • High school or higher: 43.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Santa Ana city

  • Never married: 34.5%
  • Now married: 53.1%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 5.5%

53.2% Foreign born (45.5% Latin America, 7.0% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +42,835 (+14.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Santa Ana:

  • COASTAL COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL (2701 S BRISTOL ST)
  • SANTA ANA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (1901 N FAIRVIEW ST)
  • WESTERN MEDICAL CENTER (1001 N TUSTIN AVENUE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Santa Ana:

  • JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 6 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)
  • LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 13 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
  • LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 20 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Santa Ana:

  • FULLERTON MUNI (about 11 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)
  • CORONA MUNI (about 22 miles; CORONA, CA; Abbreviation: AJO)
  • CHINO (about 24 miles; CHINO, CA; Abbreviation: CNO)

Amtrak station:
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 Santa Ana:

  • SANTA ANA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 12,082; Location: 1530 W. 17TH STREET; Public; Website: www.sacollege.org)
  • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FOR PROF STUDIES (Full-time enrollment: 672; Location: 1840 E 17TH ST STE 240; Private, for-profit; Website: www.scups.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 383; Location: 1840 E 17TH ST STE 140; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.NEWBRIDGECOLLEGE.COM)
  • INTERCOAST COLLEGES (Full-time enrollment: 201; Location: 1631 N BRISTOL ST STE 200; Private, for-profit; Website: www.intercoastcolleges.com)
  • COLLEEN O’HARAS BEAUTY ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 148; Location: 109 W 4TH ST; Private, for-profit)
  • TRINITY LAW AND GRADUATE SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 118; Location: 2200 N GRAND AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.TLS.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING-SANTA ANA (Full-time enrollment: 103; Location: 120 W FIFTH ST STE 120; Private, not-for-profit)
  • HEALTHSTAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE INC (Full-time enrollment: 32; Location: 1505 E 17TH ST STE 122; Private, for-profit)
  • KENSINGTON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 13; Location: 2428 N GRAND AVE STE D; Private, for-profit)
  • DETECTIVE TRAINING INSTITUTE (Location: 3410G W MCARTHUR BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.detectivetraining.com)
  • CALIFORNIA COAST UNIVERSITY (Location: 700 N MAIN ST; Private, for-profit; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • LENAIR AVIATION INC (Location: 19531 CAMPUS DR STE 5; Private, for-profit)
  • SUNRISE AVIATION (Location: 19531 CAMPUS DR STE 7; Private, for-profit)
  • TECHNOLOGIC INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Location: 2530 N GRAND AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
  • GLAMOUR BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 130 S HARBOR BLVD; Private, for-profit)
  • CASA REAL LEARNING CENTER (Location: 1666 N MAIN STE 415; Private, for-profit)
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HYPNOTHERAPY (Location: 2002 E MCFADDEN AVE; Private, for-profit; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • CALIFORNIA SECURITY ACADEMY (Location: 1525 E 17TH ST; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.NET33.COM/SECURITY)
  • NATIONAL BARTENDERS SCHOOL (Location: 1106 E 17TH ST; Private, for-profit)
  • ECOLOGICS TRAINING INSTITUTE (Location: 550 N PARK CENTER DR STE 102; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Santa Ana:

  • CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY-ACADEMIC CENTERS (about 4 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
  • CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,757)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAMPUS (about 6 miles; FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 18,075)
  • COASTLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
  • SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE (about 7 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,442)
  • GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE (about 9 miles; HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,000)
  • BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; ANAHEIM, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)

Biggest public high schools in Santa Ana:

  • SANTA ANA HIGH (Students: 3,887; Location: 520 W. WALNUT; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SADDLEBACK HIGH (Students: 3,127; Location: 2802 S. FLOWER; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • VALLEY HIGH (Students: 3,102; Location: 1801 S. GREENVILLE ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CENTURY HIGH (Students: 2,586; Location: 1401 S. GRAND AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • FOOTHILL HIGH (Students: 2,396; Location: 19251 DODGE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ALBOR CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 1,426; Location: 1125 E. 17TH STREET SUITE E-20; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ORANGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (Students: 1,204; Location: 1010 N. MAIN ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH (ALTERN) (Students: 286; Location: 1530 WEST 17TH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CESAR E CHAVEZ HIGH (Students: 263; Location: 2128 S. CYPRESS; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 251; Location: 3002 CENTENNIAL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Santa Ana:

  • MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,093; Location: 1202 W EDINGER AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • MARANATHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 1,982; Location: 3800 S FAIRVIEW ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • BETHEL BAPT CHURCH SCHOOLS (Students: 361; Location: 901 SOUTH EUCLID AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • THERAPEUTIC ED. CENTERS SCHOOL (Students: 52; Location: 2130 E 4TH ST. STE 200; Grades: 6 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Santa Ana:

  • SUMMIT SCHOOL (Students: 5,223; Location: 1010 W. 17TH ST.; Grades: 02 – 12)
  • LATHROP INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,803; Location: 1111 S. BROADWAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WILLARD INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,786; Location: 1342 N. ROSS; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • CARR (GERALD P.) INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,745; Location: 2120 W. EDINGER ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SPURGEON INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,743; Location: 2701 W. FIFTH ST.; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • MCFADDEN INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,641; Location: 2701 S. RAITT; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MENDEZ (GONZALO FELICITAS) FUNDAMENTAL INTERMEDIAT (Students: 1,436; Location: 2000 N. BRISTOL; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • VILLA (RAYMOND A) FUNDAMENTAL INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,424; Location: 1441 E. CHESTNUT AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • TAFT ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,361; Location: 500 W. KELLER; Grades: KG – 08)
  • WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,320; Location: 910 W. ANAHURST PL.; Grades: KG – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Santa Ana:

  • CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 655; Location: 1010 N TUSTIN AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST BARBARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 474; Location: 5306 W MCFADDEN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • EDGEWOOD PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: 12421 NEWPORT AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST ANNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 270; Location: 1324 S MAIN ST P O BOX 2427; Grades: KG – 8)
  • IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY SCH (Students: 264; Location: 2204 W MCFADDEN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 608 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE E; Grades: KG – 8)
  • THE PRENTICE SCHOOL (Students: 175; Location: 18341 LASSEN DR; Grades: KG – 8)
  • CALVARY CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 1010 NORTH TUSTIN; Grades: PK – KG)
  • GRAND AVENUE CHRISTIAN (Students: 165; Location: 2121 NORTH GRAND AVENUE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR (Students: 164; Location: 601 NORTH WESTERN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Libraries in Santa Ana:

  • ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $26,032,906; Location: 1501 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE; 2,554,275 books; 89,270 audio materials; 69,192 video materials; 5,230 serial subscriptions)
  • SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,037,213; Location: 26 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA; 335,640 books; 12,707 audio materials; 4,904 video materials; 451 serial subscriptions)