Irvine is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 143,034 people and 29 constituent neighborhoods, Irvine is the 28th largest community in California.

Irvine is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.32% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Irvine is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Irvine who work in management occupations (16.50%), sales jobs (14.16%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.92%).

Also of interest is that Irvine has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Irvine is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Irvine is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy.

Not only is Irvine a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider Irvine a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One of the nice things about Irvine is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Irvine Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Irvine, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Irvine is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.38% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Irvine in 2000 was $32,196, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,784 for a family of four.

Irvine is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Irvine home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Irvine is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Irvine include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Iranian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Irvine's cultural character, accounting for 32.07% of the city's population.

The languages spoken by people in Irvine are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Irvine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Persian, Vietnamese, and Japanese.