COUNTY RESIDENCY
HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN ORANGE COUNTY? 2 years or less 14.9%
3-5 years 11.7%
6-10 years 15.9%
11-20 years 26.6%
More than 20 years 31.0%
HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN YOUR PRESENT HOME? 2 years or less 41.8%
3-5 years 16.0%
6-10 years 17.8%
11-20 years 15.4%
More than 20 years 9.0%
HOUSING PREFERENCES Detached home
Present home 49%
Ideal home 81%
Attached home
Present home 26%
Ideal home 12%
Apartment,other
Present home 25
Ideal home 7%
WHAT IS YOUR IDEAL COMMUNITY? Large city 5.8%
Medium city 31.5%
Small city 27.7%
Suburban 15.5%
Rural/village 7.7%
Open country 11.7%
WHERE DO YOU WORK? In Orange County 82.0%
In Los Angeles County 14.8%
Somewhere else 3.2%
DO YOU OWN OR RENT YOUR HOME? Own 64.9%
Rent 35.1%
AVERAGE MONTHLY MORTGAGE Under $250 23.6%
$250-$500 16.3%
$501-$750 13.7%
$751-$1,000 17.4%
$1,001-$1,500 19.7%
Over $1,500 9.4%
AVERAGE MONTHLY RENT Under $250 4.4%
$250-$500 18.9%
$501-$750 48.4%
$751-$1,000 17.4%
$1,001-$1,500 21.6%
Over $1,000 6.8%
HAVE YOU EVER LIVED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY? Yes 50.6%
No 49.4%
Source: 1987 Orange County Survey