Overview
About Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a city in California with about 311,639 residents. Santa Ana was founded in 1869 and sits in Orange County. The median age is 34.3 and the median household income is $88,354. Homes carry a median value of $657,800, and about 45% of residents own where they live. Hispanic or Latino residents make up the largest share of the population (77.3%). Around 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the typical commute runs about 25 minutes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Who lives here
Demographics
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Housing
Property report
Area-level figures. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS (5-year). Parcel-level records coming next.
Education
Schools
Santa Ana has 81 public schools — 51 elementary, 9 middle, 16 high.
% of students at or above proficient on state assessments.
Public schools + grade-8 proficiency. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES directory + EDFacts assessments), via Urban Institute.
Safety
Crime
Rate per 100,000 residents/year, Santa Ana Police Department, 2023. Source: FBI UCR/NIBRS (Crime Data Explorer).
Environment
Environmental hazards
101 facilities in Santa Ana report releasing toxic chemicals to the EPA under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).
Facilities reporting to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts (TRI).
Risk
Natural disaster risk
County-level natural-hazard risk. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.
Context
Neighborhood info
Santa Ana is in Orange County — see county-wide risk, demographics, and registry.
Santa Ana was founded in 1869 and sits in Orange County. Elevation ~35 m.
22 on the National Register of Historic Places.
Public records
Incarceration records — Orange County
Most-recorded names in Orange County booking & incarceration records:
Names with the most public booking/incarceration records in the county. Source: state & county correctional rosters (first-party).
Registered sex offenders in Santa Ana, CA (16)
Public sex-offender registry records for Santa Ana, California.
Source: Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) and state registries. Public record. This information is provided for public awareness. Using it to harass, threaten, or discriminate against any registrant, or for any purpose prohibited by law, is illegal. Verify against the official registry record before relying on it.
Common questions