Santa Ana Jobs

Santa Ana is the most populous city in Orange County, California and is the county seat. It lies approximately 10 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, on the largely seasonal Santa Ana River. The Santa Ana Freeway runs through the city, and the Costa Mesa Freeway and Garden Grove Freeway travel along its edges. It is today best-known for its enormous Hispanic population, now comprising over 75% of what was once a virtually all-white city. It has the highest percentage of Latinos among the 50 largest cities in America. The current OMB metropolitan designation for Santa Ana and the Orange County Area is "Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA."

Among the most common occupations in Santa Ana are Service occupations, 23%; Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 22%; and Sales and office occupations, 19%. Approximately 79 percent of workers in Santa Ana, California work for companies, 7 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Santa Ana, California are Manufacturing, 19%; Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 12%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 12%. Simply Hired's Santa Ana job listings indicate that the following industries in Santa Ana are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Santa Ana, California is $26,400, and the median income of households in Santa Ana was $47,438.

According to our Santa Ana Trends data, the number of Santa Ana, California jobs has decreased by 2% since October 2011.

Population of Santa Ana Total population 302,302 Male 50.61% Female 49.39% Median age 27.0     Santa Ana Housing Owner-occupied homes 52.2% Median cost of a home $478,600 Median mortgage payment $1,333 Renter-occupied homes 47.8% Vacant housing 2.8% Median monthly rent $1,059     Average Income Median for all workers $20,308 Median for all male full-time $27,214 Median for all female full-time $25,587     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 12% $100,000 to $149,999 11% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 32% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 18% High school graduate 21% Some college, no degree 14% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 6% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 35% Currently married 53% Separated 3% Widowed 3% Divorced 6%     Race White 52% Black or African American 1% Asian 9% Other 38%     Santa Ana Commute Carpool 22.0% Public transportation 8.7% Average travel time 27 minutes