Garden Grove is a relatively large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 165,710 people and 33 constituent neighborhoods, Garden Grove is the 21st largest community in California.

Unlike some cities, Garden Grove isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Garden Grove are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Garden Grove is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garden Grove who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.14%), sales jobs (10.33%), and management occupations (6.91%).

In addition, Garden Grove is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Garden Grove are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Garden Grove Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Garden Grove is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.00% of adults 25 and older in Garden Grove have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Garden Grove in 2000 was $16,209, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,836 for a family of four.

Garden Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Garden Grove home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Garden Grove is White, followed by Asian. Garden Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.49% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Garden Grove include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

In addition, Garden Grove has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (43.06%).

The languages spoken by people in Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean.