Santa Ana is a large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 337,512 people and 49 constituent neighborhoods, Santa Ana is the 9th largest community in California.

When you are in Santa Ana, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.7% of Santa Ana's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Santa Ana is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Santa Ana who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.61%), building maintenance and grounds keeping (9.69%), and sales jobs (8.82%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Santa Ana are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Santa Ana is one of the most car-oriented large cities in America. A full 86.2% of people drive their car alone to work each day. If you like to drive, you'll love it. And you better. Because walking to work is just not a viable option for most people who live in Santa Ana. Highways, wide streets, parking lots, and shopping centers are part of the common Santa Ana landscape.

Santa Ana Information and Demographics

The citizens of Santa Ana have a very low rate of college education: just 9.18% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Santa Ana in 2000 was $12,152, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $48,608 for a family of four.

Santa Ana is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Santa Ana home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Santa Ana, accounting for 76.06% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Santa Ana is Asian, followed by African-American.

Santa Ana also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 53.31%.

The most common language spoken in Santa Ana is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Vietnamese.