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Garden Grove, CA
Full City Profile · California · Orange County County
2.5
/5.0
C+
Fair
170,603
Population
9,504/sq mi density
$90,166
Median Income
$32,387 per capita
$765,500
Home Value
$990,728 Zillow
$1,971
Median Rent
34.9% income on rent
63°F
Avg Temperature
330 sunny days/yr
292
Violent Crime/100K
2,262 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.5 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A
Economy
4.3 / 5.0
$90,166 median income, 3.7% unemployment
D
Affordability
1.9 / 5.0
$765,500 home value, $1,971/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
292 violent crimes/100K
C+
Education
3.0 / 5.0
24.9% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013–2023)
Population Change
-2.2%
173,910 → 170,138
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
-0.22%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+51.2%
$59,648 → $90,166
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+4.22%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Garden Grove across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
167,535
-2,603 from 2023 (170,138)
Projected Median Income 2030
$120,420
+$30,254 from 2023 ($90,166)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 173,910 | — | $59,648 | — |
| 2015 | 174,435 | +0.3% | $58,449 | -2% |
| 2017 | 173,575 | -0.5% | $62,675 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 171,987 | -0.9% | $69,278 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 170,488 | -0.9% | $78,046 | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 170,138 | -0.2% | $90,166 | +15.5% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.