| With its upscale neighborhoods to attract
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| | country. 95.3% of residents in 2000 were
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| the affluent, Irvine, California is a
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| | high school graduates.
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| planned city built around a university
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| | For someone relocating to Irvine as a
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| campus. Here is some information for
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| | homeowner, there may be a hefty mortgage
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| those with designs on relocating to
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| | bill to pay. Housing debts on mortgages
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| Irvine.
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| | averaged $1,897 monthly, the eighth
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| Located in Orange County, Irvine is
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| | highest for U.S. communities with at
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| included in the Los Angeles-Long Beach
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| | least 100,000 people. Average house
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| metro area. Built on 46 square miles of
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| | values had risen well over $300,000 by
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| land, the city was developed in the 1960s
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| | 2000, nearly triple the national median
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| by the Irvine Company. Each village
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| | of $111,800. Renters also have the
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| within Irvine reflects its own style
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| | distinction of paying through the nose
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| ranging from the Tuscan to Spanish
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| | for housing. In 2006, the median gross
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| themes. This young and attractive
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| | rent paid in the area was $1,660 a month,
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| community is growing fast and annexing
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| | the highest of any major U.S. city. These
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| outlying communities in the process. The
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| | high costs have been a hot topic for the
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| city is well on its way to doubling its
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| | Irvine city council, as they seek to
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| 1990 population of 111,734 people.
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| | secure income-subsidized housing for the
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| Estimates from the California Department
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| | working class.
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| of Finances in 2006 find 193,785 citizens
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| | Big paychecks help offset the high cost
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| living in the city. The U.S. Census of
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| | of living for residents of Irvine. Median
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| 2000 showed Irvine having the seventh
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| | household income in 2000 was $72,057,
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| largest Asian population among major U.S.
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| | more than $30,000 above the national
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| communities. Several Asian races made up
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| | average. The average family income was
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| nearly 30% of the population. 57% of
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| | approaching $100,000 annually. Per capita
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| residents were White non-Hispanic. The
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| | income favored Irvine by over $10,000
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| Black population at 1.4% is significantly
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| | above the U.S. mean. Poverty and
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| below the state average. The number of
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| | unemployment do not pose a problem.
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| foreign-born residents is significantly
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| | Statistically, about nine percent of the
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| high at 32.1% of the population (24.3%
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| | population lived below the poverty level.
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| Asian).
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| | That figure may be skewed with the many
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| If you are relocating to Irvine, you can
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| | college students who live in the city.
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| plan on a safe place to live. FBI crime
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| | Finding work should not be a difficult
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| statistics rank Irvine as the safest of
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| | task with a diversified market that
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| all major cities for violent crime. Since
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| | includes high tech jobs. Unemployment
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| the city is relatively new, the resident
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| | rates tend to hover around five percent.
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| age is 33 years, over three years below
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| | It's estimated over 100,000 people daily
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| the national average. That could be due
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| | find their way into the city to work.
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| to the location of several major colleges
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| | Just 39% of Irvine's residents are
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| in the area. The University of
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| | employed in the city:
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| California-Irvine and its full-time
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| | Irvine, like most California cities,
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| enrollment of 19,533 live at the heart of
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| | enjoys moderate weather. Fifty-six
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| the city. Among several other higher
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| | degrees is the average temperature in
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| education institutions, California State
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| | winter, 71 degrees in summer. And not a
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| University-Fullerton is just a few miles
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| | lot of rain with an average in the range
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| away touting an enrollment of 22,345
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| | of 10 to 13 inches annually. Tornado
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| students. A lot of smart eggs live in
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| | activity in the Irvine-area is
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| Irvine, too. 58% of residents 25 and
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| | significantly above California's average.
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| older hold a bachelor's or advanced
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| | However, it is 77% less than the national
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| college degree. Statistically speaking,
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| | average. Irvine has had brushes with two
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| census demographics reveal the city as
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| | category two tornadoes since 1966.
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| one of the most educated areas of the
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