2024-018 - Emergency Operations Plan

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City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan Part I Basic Plan PRIMARY LANGUAGE_ Population 5 years and over Speak only English 17.2% Speak English less than "very well' 45.3% Speak a language other than English 82.8% Spanish or Spanish Creole 72.3% Other Indo-European languages 0.8% Asian and Pacific Island languages 9.5% Other languages 0.2% Source: ACS 2010-2014 5-Year Estimates 2.1.4.2 Age Santa Ana has a relatively young population, with the median resident age at 29.7 years. In comparison, the median age for California is 35.6 and 37.4 for the United States overall. 32.4% of Santa Ana residents are under the age of 20, and in the 2010 Census, the City was considered to have one of the youngest populations among larger cities in the nation.' AGE Under 20 32.4% 20-24 9.4% 25-44 31.2% 45-64 19.8% 65 and over 7.2% Source: ACS 2010-2014 5-Year Estimates 2.1.4.3 Households Santa Ana currently has an average household size of approximately 4.47 persons per household, which is one of the largest in the region.20 Research has shown that immigrant households tend to be larger and frequently include extended or multigenerational families. Second and third generations of immigrant families, who are often more affluent than first generations, typically have smaller family sizes and prefer similar housing opportunities to noninunigrants". According to the U.S. 2014 Poverty Guidelines, the poverty level for households with four to five people is $23,850-$27,910 22 The 2014 ACS 5-Year Estimates report that 19.5% of families in Santa Ana live below the poverty level. 23 Household income tends to limit mobility, and 6.7% of households in the City do not have access to a vehicle. Nearly 55% of Santa Ana residents, versus households, do not have access to a personal vehicle, as compared to 37% for Orange County.24 ' 2014 ACS 5-year estimates; Ped Bike Master Plan 20 CA DOE 2016 Population and Housing Estimates; Ped Bike Master Plan 2' 2014-2021 Housing Element 22 https://aspe.hhs.gov/2014-poverty-guidelines 23 2014 ACS 5-Year Estimates 24 2014 ACS 5-Year Estimates I[;