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TABLE IV - 4 POPULATION Orange C ount.y .Population Percent Increase Santa Ana Population 1950 216, 220 NA 44, 280 1960 703, 925 226% 100, 350 1970 1,420, 386 10270 156, 601 1974~ 1, 655, 076 1770 183, 768 1980 2,101,500 27% 193, 500 1990 2,516, 000 2070 206, 800 Percent Increase NA 58% 17% 7% * Population as of July 1, 1974 Source: Urban Futures Population Allocation Model Table. IV - 4 presents estimates and projections for Orange County and Santa Aha. Orange County is forecast to reach a population of 2,516, 000 persons in 1990. Santa Aha is forecast to reach 206, 800 persons in 1990, well below the city's recently adopted growth limit of 235, 000 persons. Figures IV -1 and IV -2 illustrate the 1975 and 1990 population densities for Community Analysis Areas. Community Analysis Areas 35, 36, 37 and 38 correspond basically to the City of Santa Ans. Comparing Santa Ana with the other areas in the County, population in the presently unurbanized area will expand rapidly throughout the projected period. These growth areas are expected to attract higher income families. The persons per total acre in Santa Aha is expected to stay within the range of 9 to 12 persons. Community Analysis Areas 39, 40, 42, 43 and 45 (Tustin~Irvine areas) are forecast to expand rapidly, attracting a greater portion of the county's higher income families than Santa Ans. EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: The total civilian labor force residing in Orange County expanded to a record level of 728, 900 in December 1974, for a twelve-month growth rate of 7.4 percent. The labor force was comprised of 676, 300 employed workers and 52, 600 unemployed. (All labor force figures in this report are computed using the new methodology instituded January 1, 1974, and are based on place of residence rather than place of work. ) 00005O