Garden Grove, California Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Garden Grove, CA Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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B
Health Around average
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D
Income Well below average
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D
Education Well below average
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population
| Metric | Garden Grove | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 175,431 | 39,245,658 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 9765.0 | 239.4 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | -0.24% | 0.19% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 40.8 | 35.5 | 37.3 |
| Households | 50,734 | 13,531,619 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Garden Grove grew by 3.2% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 175,431 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Garden Grove is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 23.2% of residents. That is 3.3 points above California as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 38,906 22.2% +0.5 pts
- Millennials 29–44 36,895 21.0% -2.6 pts
- Gen X 45–60 40,697 23.2% +3.3 pts
- Boomers 61–79 26,360 15.0% -0.2 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below California, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 50.0% of the people living in Garden Grove and men 50.0%.
- Women 50.0% California 49.9%
- Men 50.0% California 50.1%
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Economy
Garden Grove has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.
| Metric | Garden Grove | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $93,534 | $99,161 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 5.60% | 5.57% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8% | 6.6% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Garden Grove is about 6% lower than in California.
Housing
| Metric | Garden Grove | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $600,837 | $650,794 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $2,016 | $2,036 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 54.2% | 55.9% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Garden Grove is about 24.8 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $2,016 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Garden Grove spend about 55 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 228 hours, about 9.5 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Garden Grove | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 27.4 | 23.5 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 54.8 | 47.0 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 228 | 196 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $7,072 | $6,065 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 10.9% | 17.2% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 41,480 | 16,509 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 4,963 | 2,449 | 1,355 |
The average commute time in Garden Grove is 27 minutes, longer than the 23 minutes in California.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Garden Grove has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.
| Metric | Garden Grove | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.2% | 33.0% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 3.40 | 2.84 | 2.53 |
Health
Garden Grove has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.
| Metric | Garden Grove | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 81.3 | 79.6 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 13.1% | 13.9% | 19.0% |
Garden Grove, CA Compared With Nearby Cities
Garden Grove, CA is the largest of the 5 cities compared here, 175,431 residents against a local median of 52,571. Nothing separates Garden Grove, CA sharply from the cities around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is commute, 6% above the local median at 27.4 min against 25.7 min. Garden Grove, CA has the 3rd lowest commute of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Grove, CA | 175,431 | $93,534 #3/5 | $600,837 #3/5 | 27.4 min #3/5 |
| Stanton, CA | 34,721 | $83,840 | $144,140 | 30.2 min |
| Westminster, CA | 90,664 | $84,092 | $776,594 | 23.9 min |
| Fountain Valley, CA | 56,730 | $114,740 | $472,641 | 23.0 min |
| Cypress, CA | 48,412 | $130,568 | $1,561,146 | 27.5 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Garden Grove, California.
How big is Garden Grove, California by population?
About 175,431 people live in Garden Grove, California, in 50,734 households of 3.4 people on average. The median age is 40.8, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 3 years.
How densely populated is Garden Grove, California?
Averaged over its land area, Garden Grove, California has 9,765 people per square mile, a density typical of a city. That is about 113 times the U.S. average of 86.
How affordable is housing in Garden Grove, California?
The median home costs 6.4 times the median household income ($600,837 against $93,534), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $2,016 a month takes about 26% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
What share of adults in Garden Grove, California have a college degree?
22.2% of adults in Garden Grove, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 4), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.
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