Single-Family Home Growth

The growth in single-family detached homes was 13% countywide during the 1980s, with the 93% increase in Yorba Linda the largest in any city. Outside of Yorba Linda, most of the action took place in South County--specifically San Clemente, Irvine, San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Beach. Just four cities have fewer single-family detatched homes now than they did as the ‘80s began.

The largest concentrations of homes are in Anaheim, Huntington Beach and Santa Ana. Between them they have more than one-quarter of these homes in the county that are within city limits. Here’s how the cities rank in terms of percentage change from 1980 to 1990:

Percentage Number Percentage of 1990 City 1980 1990 Change Change County Total Yorba Linda 6,934 13,383 +6,449 +93.0 3.1 San Clemente 5,558 8,870 +3,312 +59.6 2.0 Irvine 11,599 16,601 +5,002 +43.1 3.8 San Juan Capistrano 3,453 4,817 +1,364 +39.5 1.1 Laguna Beach 5,759 7,908 +2,149 +37.3 1.8 Tustin 4,183 5,311 1,128 +26.9 1.2 Orange 19,223 21,918 +2,695 +14.0 5.0 Cypress 8,088 9,000 +912 +11.3 2.0 Brea 6,645 7,241 +596 +8.9 1.7 Placentia 7,160 7,544 +384 +5.4 1.7 Anaheim 38,111 40,061 +1,950 +5.1 9.1 Huntington Beach 32,947 34,482 +1,535 +4.7 7.9 Newport Beach 14,581 15,245 +664 +4.6 3.5 Fullerton 21,221 21,922 +701 +3.3 5.0 Villa Park 1,829 1,889 +60 +3.2 0.4 La Palma 3,452 3,555 +103 +2.9 0.8 Seal Beach 4,126 4,216 +90 +2.2 0.9 Fountain Valley 12,282 12,538 +256 +2.1 2.9 Buena Park 13,242 13,488 +246 +1.9 3.1 Garden Grove 25,725 26,064 +339 +1.3 5.9 La Habra 9,451 9,573 +122 +1.3 2.2 Costa Mesa 14,427 14,482 +55 +0.4 3.3 Westminster 14,829 14,768 -61 -0.4 3.4 Stanton 2,883 2,862 -21 -0.7 0.7 Santa Ana 33,774 33,126 -648 -1.9 7.6 Los Alamitos 2,203 2,124 -79 -3.6 0.5 Unincorporated areas 63,134 57,977 -5,157 -8.2 13.2 Dana Point * 7,330 -- -- 1.7 Mission Viejo * 19,693 -- -- 4.5 COUNTY TOTAL 386,819 437,988 +51,169 +13.2 100.0

* Included in “unincorporated areas”; Dana Point and Mission Viejo were not cities in 1980. Laguna Niguel included in “unincorporated areas” for both years.

Source: California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit