Stats

The City: Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana is the capital of Orange County. It is the fastest growing city in the county as well as the largest with a population of over 350,000. Other Santa Ana facts:

• In 1980 44% were Hispanic; today 86% of the population is Hispanic.

• Santa Ana is the youngest city in the nation with median age of 26.

• 50% of the population is under 25 years old.

Challenges in Santa Ana
:
• Santa Ana is the fourth densest city in California.

• Over 50% of the residents are foreign born.

• 70% of student’s are in ESL (English as a Second Language)

• 85% of student’s qualify for free lunch.

•
The second and third generation is unreached.

Our Community in French Court
:
• Population: 8,000 residents

• Ethnicity: 93% Hispanic

• Elementary school is 99.3% Hispanic

• Age: 40% under the age of 17

• Poverty Level: 33% are in poverty ($14,350 yr./family of 4)

• Educational Attainment:

51% less than 9th grade
22% 9th – 12th grade
12% graduate High School
7% some college
4% graduate college

• Language spoken at home: 89% spanish

• Renters vs Owners: 86% rent 14% own

“In Orange County you have to earn$22.21 an hour, working full time, to afford a fair market rent on a two bedroom apartment. Or at minimum wage you have to work 142 hours a week to afford the same apartment. For this reason you may have 2-3 families living in one home just to pay the rent.” – Isabel Monje, Hands of Love
Stats taken from nkca.ucla.edu