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households are headed by females. Almost 20% of the households were composed of single individ~als or one person households. Female head households were most common among blacks, and only 61% of black households were husband-wife families. - Heads of primary individual households tend to be either young or elderly. - Black and especially Spanish-American household heads tend to be younger than all household heads. Large households are most common among households with a head age 30-44 and these households tend to have the most children. Female head families more commonly contain children than any other household type. Elderly households rarely include children. INCOME The estimated 1974 median families and unrelated individuals income (household income) of residents in Santa Ana was $10,110, an increase of 18% over the census reported median of $8,547 in 1969. The 1974 median families and unrelated individuals income of resi~ents in Orange County was $12,981. The County's median was $2,871 (28%) more than the Cityts median. In 1970 the County's median was only $2,007 (23%) more than the City's. While the City's median has increased, it has actually lost ground in achieving parity with the County. In 1974 approximately 7.3% of the families in Santa Aha earned less than $3,000, compared to only 4.2% of the families in Orange County. The 1970 Census classified 3,120 (8.1%) families in Santa Aha as receiving income below the poverty level, compared with 18,608 (5.2%) families in Orange County. The 1970 Census classified a total of 15,808 (10.2%) persons in Santa Aha as receiving income below the poverty level, compared with 90,484 (6.5%) persons in Orange County. Approximately 3,120 families (8.2%) in Santa Aha earned income below the poverty level. Approximately 24% of these families received public assistance in 1970.