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Costa Mesa Population 2024

Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County in California, State of United States, Costa Mesa population in 2024 is estimated to be 112,686, covers city area of 15.81 sq mi (40.96 sq km), ranks fifty-eighth largest city in California State, two-hundred-seventy-first city in the United States. Costa Mesa is located 37 miles southeast of Los Angeles, 87 miles northwest of San Diego and 425 miles southeast of San Francisco. Costa Mesa population as per 2020 census is 111,918 compared to 2010 population of 109,960 with the increase number of 1,958 people and growth of 1.8 percent. The city is home to the two tallest skyscrapers in Orange County.

Below is the Costa Mesa population by year:

YearPopulationChange %
2010110,225
2011111,1620.85
2012111,8300.60
2013112,3070.43
2014112,5770.24
2015112,9300.31
2016113,0920.14
2017113,8250.65
2018113,615-0.18
2019111,454-1.90
2020111,9180.42
2021 *110,750-1.044
2022 *111,7230.87
2023 *112,5960.78
2024 *112,6860.08
Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated


Costa Mesa Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Costa Mesa population is 113,011, out of these 57,483 are male, 55,528 are female, The sex ratio of Costa Mesa is 104. The median age of the Costa Mesa population is 34.9, Costa Mesa population by age are, under 18 years is 26,051, 16 years and over is 89,571, 18 years and over is 86,960, 21 years and over is 84,212, 65 years and over is 16,208. 50.9% are male, 49.1% are female, Population of Costa Mesa by age percent-wise is, 23.1% are under 18 years old, 79.3% are 16 years and over, 76.9% are 18 years and over, 74.5% are 21 years and over, 12.5% are 65 years and over. There are total 41,378 housing units, The voting population of Costa Mesa are 70,429, out of these 34,846 are male voters, 35,583 are female voters, 49.5% are male, 50.5% are female. Costa Mesa population in 2023 is estimated to be 111,925, population in 2022 is estimated to be 111,723, and in 2021 is estimated to be 110,750.

Age GroupPopulationPercent
0 -59,7928.7%
5 - 95,5484.9%
10 - 145,9355.3%
15 - 196,3265.6%
20 - 246,2145.5%
25 - 3422,80620.2%
35 - 4417,46115.5%
45 - 5414,89213.2%
55 - 596,4255.7%
60 - 643,4463.0%
65 - 748,9117.9%
75 - 843,1802.8%
85 and over2,0751.8%
Source: 2019 US population by age estimates


Costa Mesa Population by Race

According to 2019 population of Costa Mesa by race are:

White Population

White population in Costa Mesa, California are 65,384, percentage wise 57.9 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Costa Mesa, California are 1,003, percentage wise 0.9 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Costa Mesa, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Costa Mesa are 12,279, percentage wise 10.9 percent are asians, out of these 1,475 are Asian Indians, 2,566 are Chinese, 1,743 are Filipinos, 1,404 are Japanese, 871 are Korean, 3,514 are Vietnamese and 706 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Costa Mesa, California are 39,777. Percentage wise 35.2 percent are hispanics, out of these 30,952 are Mexican people, 174 are Puerto Ricans, 340 are Cubans, and 8,311 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race113,011Percent
White65,38457.9%
Black or African American1,0030.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native9920.9%
Asian Population12,27910.9%
Asian Indian1,4751.3%
Chinese2,5662.3%
Filipino1,7431.5%
Japanese1,4041.2%
Other Asian Population706
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander5490.5%
Hispanic or Latino39,77735.2%
Mexican30,95227.4%
Puerto Rican1740.2%
Cuban3400.3%
Other Hispanic or Latino8,311
Source: US Census population estimates(2019)


Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Costa Mesa native population is 84,391, out of these 65,059 born in the California state and 18,255 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 28,620, out of these 11,124 are Naturalized US citizen, 919 are in Europe, 5,657 in Asia, 152 in Africa, 4,209 in Latin America and 81 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Costa Mesa are 17,496, out of these 690 are from Europe, 3,012 are from Asia, 101 from Africa, 13,438 are from Latin America and 68 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of BirthPopulation
Native84,391
Born in state of residence65,059
Born in other state in the United States18,255
Northeast4,294
Midwest7,254
South2,879
West3,828
Born outside the United States1,077
Puerto Rico138
U.S. Island Areas0
Born abroad of American parent(s)939
Foreign born
Born outside of United States28,620
Naturalized U.S. citizen11,124
Europe919
Asia5,657
Africa152
Oceania106
Latin America4,209
Northern America81
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen17,496
Europe690
Asia3,012
Africa101
Oceania187
Latin America13,438
Northern America68
Source: US Census 2019 estimates

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