Irvine

Population & Demographics

Irvine, CA

Irvine is home to 311,690 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 128,121 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
311,690
people
Population

311,690 residents

Median age 34.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Irvine population & demographics

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

Population
311,690
Median age
34.0yrs
Median household income
$136,719
Median home value
$1,191,500
Median gross rent
$2,997/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
70.6%
Poverty rate
10.8%

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 Irvine

How Irvine 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).

Asian44.6%
White34.3%
Hispanic or Latino11.4%
Two or more races6.4%
Black1.9%
Some other race0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Irvine

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 Irvine.

Irvine at a glance
Employed Residents
128,121
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
28.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
28.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Irvine 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 Irvine 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

58 / 100

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

Irvine

128,121 commutes, one dot at a time

Irvine

Where 128,121 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Irvine0.0 mi36,453
2Los Angeles43.9 mi8,550
3Newport Beach8.1 mi6,720
4Santa Ana6.9 mi6,424
5Costa Mesa7.8 mi5,034
6Orange8.5 mi4,076
7Anaheim12.3 mi4,012
8Tustin3.8 mi3,493

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Irvine.

1Irvine0.0 mi36,453
2Santa Ana6.9 mi15,642
3Los Angeles43.9 mi13,185
4Anaheim12.3 mi10,828
5Lake Forest6.1 mi8,325
6Huntington Beach13.0 mi8,225
7Costa Mesa7.8 mi7,272
8Mission Viejo8.8 mi7,263

Top industries

The sectors that employ Irvine’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%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services16.7%
MFManufacturing13.0%
EDEducational Services8.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.0%
FIFinance and Insurance7.3%
WSWholesale Trade6.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.3%
INInformation4.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Irvine

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

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps80%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Irvine

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