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Estancia now rules

BASKETBALL: Eagles defensive effort delivers 58-35 victory, ending 11-game losing streak to Costa Mesa Thursday. By David Carrillo Pe aloza COSTA MESA...

Checking in with David Myers: New Comme a on track for 2009 ...

Chef David Myers' food empire is growing. The Comme a purveyor's latest restaurant, Pizzeria Ortica, will open to the public Monday for lunch after...

Emulex Lowers Quarterly Outlook; Wall Street Not Surprised

By Sarah Tolkoff Costa Mesa s Emulex Corp., a maker of electronics for data storage networks, has joined the ranks of local technology companies that have...

California Supreme Court says breakaway parish can't take national ...

The California Supreme Court decided unanimously that the property of St. James Episcopal Church in Newport Beach is owned by the national church,...

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Upcoming Events

Stomp
Buy Tickets for Stomp at Orange County P.A.C. - Segerstrom Hall on 1/9/2009.
2009-01-09 00:00:00 at Orange County Performing Arts Center -- Segerstrom Hall

Giant Paintball Park
Giant Paintball Park in Costa Mesa, California has re-opened their gates to...
2009-01-09 16:00:00 at Orange County Fair & Exposition Center

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Costa Mesa, CA Demographics

Costa Mesa, California Population (2007) :108978
Population (2000 census)108724
2006 Data:
Costa Mesa, CA average commute time14.32 minutes
Bicycle commuters1.14%
Walking commuters:3.17%
Residents that work at home:3.39%
Costa Mesa, CA general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)105169
Male:51.53%
Female:48.47%
White alone73.09%
Black or African American alone1.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.49%
Asian alone10.95%
Some other race alone11.52%
Two or more races:1.81%
Hispanic or Latino29.01%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States72.90%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)0.36%
U.S. citizen by naturalization10.28%
Not a U.S. citizen16.12%
Children under the age of 56.54%
2000 Data:
Median real estate taxes1892
Median year structure built1970
Median gross rent956
Median household income in 199950732
Per capita income in 199923342
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199926.8
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses263700
Racial breakdown
White alone56.48
Hispanic or Latino:31.79
Asian alone7.14
Two or more races2.40
Black or African American alone1.09
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.58
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.30
Some other race alone0.18
Languages Spoken
Speak only English62.46%
Spanish or Spanish Creole27.18%
Vietnamese2.07%