Orange, CA

Orange, California

Introduction to Orange, California

Incorporated in 1881, Orange is a city of over 130,000 residents located in Orange County. It is approximately forty minutes southeast of Los Angeles, fifteen minutes southeast of Anaheim, and an hour and a half northwest of San Diego.

Orange is located in Orange County, which was ranked as the second "Most Fun U.S. City" in a study conducted by Cranium, Inc. in 2004. Orange County was also ranked in the "Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America" in the "large cities" category in a 2004 Inc. magazine survey.

Orange has a semi-arid climate, with warm summers that have average daily temperatures in the mid-eighties (degrees Fahrenheit). January is the coolest month of the year with average daily temperatures in the high sixties (degrees Fahrenheit). Orange receives an average annual precipitation of about eleven inches.

Orange Arts and Entertainment

Residents of Orange have access to the arts, cultural, and entertainment offerings of a sprawling region of Southern California that includes Anaheim, Los Angeles, and San Diego. In addition, some of the more notable attractions in and around Orange include:

• Bower's Museum and Bower's Kidseum
• The Discovery Science Center
• Disneyland
• Knott's Berry Farm

For the sports fan, this part of Southern California offers unprecedented access to professional sports from the cities of Anaheim, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Sports teams that play in this region include:

• The Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL).
• The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).
• The Lake Elsinore Storm of Minor League Baseball (MiLB) who are a Class A Advanced affiliate of the San Diego Padres.
• Club Deportivo Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS), as well as the United Soccer League (USL) USL Premier Development League San Diego Gauchos and the USL W-League San Diego Gauchos Women.
• The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
• The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
• The Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as San Diego Gulls of the ECHL.
• The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.

High Points

Orange strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

Category	Trophy
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 8%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 9%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Orange, CA

Comparing Orange to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Women
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Orange Almanac

Orange Climate

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• Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
• Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Orange Population (2000)

(From 2000 Census, as reported by individuals)

Nearby Cities and Towns

Orange Public Libraries

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Orange Hospitals

ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL
(Voluntary non-profit - Church)
1100 W STEWART DR
(714) 633-9111
Emergency Service: Yes

UNIV OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MED CENTER
(Government - State)
101 CITY DRIVE SOUTH
(714) 456-6112
Emergency Service: Yes

CHAPMAN MEDICAL CENTER
(Proprietary)
2601 E CHAPMAN AVE
(714) 633-0011
Emergency Service: Yes

Starbucks in Orange

Orange High Schools (2004)

ORANGE HIGH
525 N. SHAFFER ST.
714-997-6211
A Title I school.
Serves 2,271 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 26

EL MODENA HIGH
3920 SPRING ST.
714-997-6331
Serves 2,115 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 25.9

RICHLAND CONTINUATION HIGH
615 N. LEMON ST.
714-997-6167
A Non-traditional School
Serves 488 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 17

Orange Colleges

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Chapman University

Chapman University-University College

Hair California Beauty Academy

Intercoast Colleges Orange

Santiago Canyon College

(List of All California Colleges)

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