
Santa Ana, CA
US City in California, West · ranked on 39 metrics
Santa Ana, CA is a US city in California with a population of 316,476 (63rd of 477). It ranks best for Median Household Income (100th of 434), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (108th of 395), Poverty Rate (%) (128th of 434). It ranks lowest for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (397th of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (371st of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (270th of 434).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Median Household Income$93,999Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024100th of 43477
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025108th of 39573
- Poverty Rate (%)10.8%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024128th of 43471
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025167th of 39558
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024188th of 43457
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025194th of 39551
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025203rd of 39549
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025222nd of 39544
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024270th of 43438
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 423rd of 4606
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 419th of 4607
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 414th of 4608
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 413th of 4608
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024397th of 4349
- Price Level (Goods)106.6Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 411th of 4609
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024376th of 43413
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024371st of 43415
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 14 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals




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Quick answers
- What is the population of Santa Ana, CA?
- Santa Ana, CA has a population of 316,476, 63rd among 477 US cities.
- What does Santa Ana, CA rank best at?
- Among US cities, Santa Ana, CA ranks best for Median Household Income (100th of 434); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (108th of 395); Poverty Rate (%) (128th of 434).
- Where does Santa Ana, CA rank worst?
- Santa Ana, CA ranks lowest for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (397th of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (371st of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (270th of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Santa Ana, CA?
- Rankodex ranks Santa Ana, CA on 39 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
39 metrics with a value for this place, in 8 topics