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Familial Status <br />Familial status refers to the presence of children under the age of 18, pregnant women, and any <br />person in the process of securing legal custody of a minor child (including adoptive or foster <br />parents). Housing discrimination can affect families with children, or families that recently had a <br />child. This primarily happens through landlords refusing to rent to a family with children or evicting <br />a family that just had a child. Under the Fair Housing Act, housing providers may not discriminate <br />based on familial status. <br />Regional Trend <br />Approximately 55 percent of Santa Ana households are families with a married couple. Out of <br />those couples, 48 percent have children (2021 ACS). The City's share of households with a <br />married couple is larger than the county's share and the shares of the neighboring cities of <br />Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, Irvine, and Tustin (Figure 14). Of the selected jurisdictions, <br />Costa Mesa has the largest proportion of single -adult households, which represent 46.4 percent <br />of all households in the City. In 2010, Orange County household makeup was relatively similar to <br />today, with 54.2 percent of households being married couple households. However, the number <br />of female headed households has increased with only 11.4 percent of households being headed <br />by a female in 2010 to now being 24.3 percent. <br />Figure 14 - Households in Orange County, Santa Ana and Neighboring Cities <br />100.0% <br />90.0% 14.9% <br />80.0 % <br />23.4% <br />70.0% <br />60.0% <br />50.0% <br />40.0% <br />30.0% <br />20.0% <br />10.0% <br />0.0% <br />15.8% <br />21.4% <br />26.5% <br />25.0% <br />7.1% <br />10.0% <br />50.5% <br />43.6% <br />Santa Ana Anaheim <br />16.3% <br />24.5% <br />5.7% <br />53.5% <br />18.7% 14.5% 15.5% <br />23.9% 26.8% 24.3% <br />5.7% <br />51.7% <br />5.7% 6.0% <br />52.9% 54.1% <br />_Lt_� A A <br />Costa Mesa Garden Grove Irvine Tustin Orange County <br />■ Married -couple household ■ Cohabiting couple household <br />■ Female householder, no spouse or partner present Male householder, no spouse or partner present <br />Local Trend <br />Santa Ana has seen a decrease in households with children since 2010. During the 2006-2010 <br />ACS, 47 percent of households had children. The 2017-2021 ACS estimates that only 36.4 <br />