TELLING THE OLD FROM THE NEW SANS PROGRAM
Aside from a nice three-figure mortgage payment, is there anything that makes Orange County old-timers different from those who have arrived during the last five years? Most certainly. Long-term county residents, that is, those who have lived here for more than 10 years are:
More likely to be Republican, although much of the difference may be a function of newcomers not aligning with either party (about one-fourth claim no affiliation);
Slightly less well educated;
Somewhat older;
Moderately more affluent, and
More likely to live in the northern section of the county.*
The major division, though, is home ownership.
SEX
Male:
More than 10 years: 45%
5 years or less: 46%
Female:
More than 10 years: 55%
5 years or less: 54%
AGE
18-24 yrs.:
More than 10 years: 12%
5 years or less: 18%
25-44 yrs.:
More than 10 years: 46%
5 years or less: 62%
45-64 yrs.:
More than 10 years: 28%
5 years or less: 14%
65+ yrs.:
More than 10 years: 14%%
5 years or less: 6%%
EDUCATION
Graduate Degree:
More than 10 years: 12%
5 years or less: 14%
College Graduate:
More than 10 years: 23%
5 years or less: 29%
Some College:
More than 10 years: 39%
5 years or less: 35%
H.S. Graduate or less:
More than 10 years: 26%
5 years or less: 22%
HOME OWNERSHIP
Own:
More than 10 years: 73%
5 years or less: 46%
Rent:
More than 10 years: 27%
5 years or less: 54%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME (in thousands of dollars)
More than $80:
More than 10 years: 12%
5 years or less: 12%
$50.1-$80:
More than 10 years: 24%
5 years or less: 20%
$25-$50:
More than 10 years: 47%
5 years or less: 43%
Less than $25:
More than 10 years: 17%
5 years or less: 25%
REGION*
North:
More than 10 years: 36%
5 years or less: 28%
West:
More than 10 years: 20%
5 years or less: 19%
Central:
More than 10 years: 23%
5 years or less: 22%
South:
More than 10 years: 21%
5 years or less: 31%
POLITICAL AFFILIATION
Republican:
More than 10 years: 54%
5 years or less: 45%
Democrat:
More than 10 years: 30%
5 years or less: 23%
Independent:
More than 10 years: 4%
5 years or less: 5%
Other:
More than 10 years: 3%
5 years or less: 1%
Not registered:
More than 10 years: 9%
5 years or less: 26%
* REGIONS:
North: Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Orange, Placentia, Villa Park, Yorba Linda.
Central: Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Tustin, Tustin Foothills.
West: Cypress, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Midway City, Rossmoor, Stanton, Seal Beach, Westminster.
South: Capistrano Beach, Dana Point, El Toro, Emerald Bay, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Silverado, South Laguna.
Source: Orange County Annual Survey by Mark Baldassare, UCI.
