Anaheim

Population & Demographics

Anaheim, CA

Anaheim is home to 344,521 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 168,403 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
344,521
people
Population

344,521 residents

Median age 36.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Anaheim population & demographics

Who lives in Anaheim — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
344,521
Median age
36.2yrs
Median household income
$95,227
Median home value
$831,200
Median gross rent
$2,175/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.7%
Poverty rate
12.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Anaheim

How Anaheim breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino53.2%
White22.8%
Asian18.0%
Two or more races3.0%
Black2.3%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Anaheim

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Anaheim.

Anaheim at a glance
Employed Residents
168,403
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
17.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Santa Ana
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Anaheim proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Anaheim commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

51 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Anaheim

168,403 commutes, one dot at a time

Anaheim

Where 168,403 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Anaheim, by worker count.

1Anaheim0.0 mi28,793
2Santa Ana6.8 mi10,998
3Irvine12.3 mi10,828
4Los Angeles32.4 mi10,230
5Orange4.4 mi9,297
6Fullerton3.6 mi5,823
7Garden Grove5.4 mi4,960
8Costa Mesa11.9 mi3,955

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Anaheim.

1Anaheim0.0 mi28,793
2Santa Ana6.8 mi9,425
3Los Angeles32.4 mi9,344
4Garden Grove5.4 mi6,890
5Fullerton3.6 mi6,868
6Orange4.4 mi6,032
7Long Beach15.6 mi4,803
8Irvine12.3 mi4,012

Top industries

The sectors that employ Anaheim’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services21.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services10.8%
MFManufacturing9.6%
COConstruction9.4%
RTRetail Trade6.8%
WSWholesale Trade5.1%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation4.9%
EDEducational Services4.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Anaheim

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps74%
5 Gbps74%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Anaheim

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).