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City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan <br />Part I Basic Plan <br />PRIMARY LANGUAGE <br />Population 5 years and over <br />Speak only English <br />17.2% <br />Speak English less than "very well" <br />45.3% <br />Speak a language other than English <br />82.8% <br />Spanish or Spanish Creole <br />72.3% <br />Other Indo-European languages <br />0.8% <br />Asian and Pacific Island languages <br />9.5% <br />Other languages <br />0.2% <br />Source: ACS 2010-2014 5-Year Estimates <br />2.1.4.2 Age <br />Santa Ana has a relatively young population, with the median resident age at 29.7 years. In comparison, the median <br />age for California is 35.6 and 37.4 for the United States overall. 32.4% of Santa Ana residents are under the age <br />of 20, and in the 2010 Census, the City was considered to have one of the youngest populations among larger <br />cities in the nation.19 <br />AGE <br />Under 20 <br />32.4% <br />20-24 <br />9.4% <br />25-44 <br />31.2% <br />45-64 <br />19.8 0 <br />65 and over <br />7.2% <br />Source: ACS 2010-2014 5-Year Estimates <br />2.1.4.3 Households <br />Santa Ana currently has an average household size of approximately 4.47 persons per household, which is one of <br />the largest in the region.20 Research has shown that immigrant households tend to be larger and frequently include <br />extended or multigenerational families. Second and third generations of immigrant families, who are often more <br />affluent than first generations, typically have smaller family sizes and prefer similar housing opportunities to <br />nonimmigrants21 <br />According to the U.S. 2014 Poverty Guidelines, the poverty level for households with four to five people is <br />$23,850-$27,910.22 The 2014 ACS 5-Year Estimates report that 19.5% of families in Santa Ana live below the <br />poverty level. 23 Household income tends to limit mobility, and 6.7% of households in the City do not have access <br />to a vehicle. Nearly 55% of Santa Ana residents, versus households, do not have access to a personal vehicle, as <br />compared to 37% for Orange County.za <br />112014 ACS 5-year estimates; Ped Bike Master Plan <br />20 CA DOF 2016 Population and Housing Estimates; Ped Bike Master Plan <br />21 2014-2021 Housing Element <br />22 https://aspe.hhs.gov/2014-poverty-guidelines <br />2s 2014 ACS 5-Year Estimates <br />24 2014 ACS 5-Year Estimates <br />16 <br />