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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
108,881
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$1,115,100
Owner-occupied units

Costa Mesa, CA

California · 33.666° N, 117.912° W · 16 sq mi

Costa Mesa is a city in California, with a population of 108,881 and about 6,889 residents per square mile. The median household earns $111,505 a year, and the median home is worth $1,115,100.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
16 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
6,889
People per square mile
Rank by population
#310
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#729
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$111,505
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,446
Per month
Homeownership
39.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22.4 min
One way

People

Median age
36.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
45%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
22.3%
Households
42,292
2.56 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 45/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 65/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 0/yr
Days above 90° 1/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 18.9in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
August
Average high 76°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 48°F

What people here do for work

Professional & business services 18.6%
Education & health care 17.1%
Arts, food & hospitality 11.5%
Retail trade 10.7%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer
University of California
Sector
Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of California

State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State

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