Single-Family Home Growth

During the 1980s the county’s stock of single-family detached homes grew by 13%. Eight cities had higher rates, led by the 93% increase in Yorba Linda. Four cities actually have fewer of these homes now than they did at the outset of the ‘80s. And the county’s total unincorporated areas, of course, also have far fewer as more areas have incorporated themselves into city status. Here’s a city-by-city breakdown:

Percentage City 1980 1990 Change Yorba Linda 6,934 13,383 +93.0 San Clemente 5,558 8,870 +59.6 Irvine 11,599 16,601 +43.1 San Juan Capistrano 3,453 4,817 +39.5 Laguna Beach 5,759 7,908 +37.3 Tustin 4,183 5,311 +26.9 Orange 19,223 21,918 +14.0 Cypress 8,088 9,000 +11.3 Brea 6,645 7,241 +8.9 Placentia 7,160 7,544 +5.4 Anaheim 38,111 40,061 +5.1 Huntington Beach 32,947 34,482 +4.7 Newport Beach 14,581 15,245 +4.6 Fullerton 21,221 21,922 +3.3 Villa Park 1,829 1,889 +3.2 La Palma 3,452 3,555 +2.9 Seal Beach 4,126 4,216 +2.2 Fountain Valley 12,282 12,538 +2.1 Buena Park 13,242 13,488 +1.9 Garden Grove 25,725 26,064 +1.3 La Habra 9,451 9,573 +1.3 Costa Mesa 14,427 14,482 +0.4 Westminster 14,829 14,768 -0.4 Stanton 2,883 2,862 -0.7 Santa Ana 33,774 33,126 -1.9 Los Alamitos 2,203 2,124 -3.6 Unincorporated areas 63,134 57,977 -8.2 Dana Point N/A 7,330 -- Laguna Niguel N/A N/A -- Mission Viejo N/A 19,693 -- COUNTY TOTAL 386,819 437,988 +13.2

N/A: Information not available; total included under “unincorporated areas” Source: California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit