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How are people with disabilities geographically dispersed or concentrated in the jurisdiction and
<br />region, including RIECAPs and other segregated areas identified in previous sections?
<br />ACS Disability Information
<br />According to the 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, 81,297
<br />residents of Orange County have hearing disabilities, which represents 2.59% of the county's
<br />population; 51,196 residents (1.63%) have vision disabilities; 99,317 residents (3.16%) have
<br />cognitive disabilities; 133,232 residents (4.24%) have ambulatory disabilities; 61,615 residents
<br />(1.96%) have self -care disabilities; and 104,705 residents (3.34) have independent living
<br />disabilities. Across the cities collaborating on this Analysis, concentrations of persons with
<br />particular types of disabilities vary widely. In Aliso Viejo, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Lake Forest,
<br />Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, Santa Ana, and Tustin, concentrations of persons with
<br />various types of disabilities are generally lower than they are countywide. In Anaheim, Buena
<br />Park, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, La Habra, Mission Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, and
<br />Westminster, concentrations of persons with various types of disabilities are generally higher than
<br />they are countywide. In Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, La Palma, Newport Beach, and
<br />Orange, concentrations of persons with various types of disabilities are generally similar to
<br />countywide levels. There are partial exceptions to these overall trends. For example, in Santa Ana,
<br />a higher proportion of residents have vision disabilities than is the case countywide despite
<br />concentrations of persons with other types of disabilities being lower. Additionally, although some
<br />cities have much lower or much higher concentrations of residents with particular types of
<br />disabilities, differences in others are more modest. For example, concentrations of persons with
<br />various types of disabilities in Westminster are much higher than in Mission Viejo, another city
<br />that has higher concentrations of persons with various types of disabilities than Orange County as
<br />a whole.
<br />Communities with higher concentrations of persons with disabilities are somewhat more likely to
<br />be located in the more racially and ethnically diverse northern portion of the county than they are
<br />in the southern portion of the county. Six out of the eight cities that have higher concentrations of
<br />persons with disabilities across most types of disabilities are located in the northern part of the
<br />county. At the same time, the two exceptions to this trend —Mission Viejo and San Juan Capistrano
<br />— are notable in that they are both majority -White cities. Additionally, diverse cities in northern
<br />Orange County, like Santa Ana and Tustin, have relatively low concentrations of persons with
<br />disabilities. This may stem in part from the fact that these communities have relatively youthful
<br />populations and disability status is highly correlated with age. There is no overlap between areas
<br />of concentration of persons with disabilities and R/ECAPs.
<br />17.1% of people with disabilities have incomes below the poverty line, as opposed to 11.7% of
<br />individuals without disabilities. Although a breakdown of poverty status by type of disability is
<br />not available through the American Community Survey (ACS), it is clear that the need for
<br />affordable housing is greater among people with disabilities than it is among people without
<br />disabilities. Another indicator of disability and limited income are the number of people receiving
<br />Supplemental Social Security (SSI) which is limited to people with disabilities. According to the
<br />2013-2017 ACS, 44,540 of households receive SSI (4.3% of total households), which is such a
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