Personal blog about states
3,175,410
$89,759
Table
Population | |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2015-2019 | 28.0 |
Income & Poverty | |
Median household income (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 | $90,234 |
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 | $41,514 |
44.0%
Palo Alto was top-ranked with a median income of $151,370. Its homes cost a median $2.5 million, and 34 percent have no mortgage. Residents had average credit limits of $71,696. San Ramon was second and Pleasanton was third.
Orange County is more expensive overall but its also much nicer than SF or LA area. If you want to find cheaper places in OC , you’d have to look inlands and not near the coastal areas. Some inland areas are nowhere near LA as far as crime goes – but they are often quite b-o-r-i-n-g.
Is 110k a good enough salary for a single person in Los Angeles? It’s a great salary , but it’s roughly 7k-net per month. After all expenses, it is a good salary , however, sadly it doesn’t allow you to live a very wealthy life. What is the cheapest city to live in California ?
Rank | City | Population |
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4 | Holtville | 6,458 |
You need to earn almost $168,000 a year to afford typical O.C. house – Orange County Register.
About Irvine , CA The average salary in Irvine , CA is $81k. Trends in wages decreased by -0.5 percent in Q3 2020. The cost of living in Irvine , CA is 100 percent higher than the national average .
Typical Expenses
1 ADULT | 2 ADULTS (BOTH WORKING) | |
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0 Children | 3 Children | |
Required annual income after taxes | $29,612 | $91,861 |
Annual taxes | $4,758 | $18,378 |
Required annual income before taxes | $34,370 | $110,239 |
By the statistics, Orange County looks as flawless as the bodies on the beach at Corona del Mar. It has a GDP greater than Portugal’s; unemployment is just 3 percent; and the median income approaches $90,000 — $25,000 higher than the state figure. But OC’s economic beauty is only skin-deep.
Orange County’s housing expenses are 157% higher than the national average and the utility prices are 5% higher than the national average. Transportation expenses like bus fares and gas prices are 37% higher than the national average. Orange County has grocery prices that are 13% higher than the national average.
By federal criteria, Orange County’s poverty rate has risen to 13.5 percent of residents from 8.8 percent in the past nine years. For a family of four, that means an annual income below $24,000. But Orange County’s cost of living is 46 percent higher than the national average.
When the name Orange County was first proposed, there weren’t very many oranges. Most locals were growing grapes and raising hogs, but in an effort to better promote the area, the county looked to oranges. The name became official in 1889. Migrants poured in, and many planted small citrus groves.
10 Fascinating Facts about Orange County Fact #1: Orange County is home to many Fortune 500 companies. Fact #2: Orange County is home to many celebrities. Fact #3: It’s a famous surfing spot. Fact #4: It has a Wild West past. Fact #5: There were once pirates. Fact #6: Anaheim was founded by Germans. Fact #7: It has 40 miles of coastline.