Adopted 2014-2021 Housing Element - Garden Grove

Housing Element Needs AssessmentTable 4: Race and Ethnicity by Person1990 2000 2010Garden Orange Garden OrangeRacial/Ethnic Group Grove County Grove County Garden Grove Orange CountyWhite 55% 65% 33% 51% 22% 44%Hispanic 24% 23% 33% 31% 38% 34%Black 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1%Asian/Pacific Islander 20% 10% 31% 14% 36% 18%Other 1% 1% 3% 3% 3% 3%Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%Source: U.S. Census 1990, 2000 and 2010.Income and EmploymentIncome profileHousehold income is the most important, although not the only factor, affecting housingopportunity because it determines a household's ability to purchase or rent housing and balancehousing costs with other necessities. Income levels can vary considerably among households,affecting preferences for tenure, location, and housing type. While higher-income households havemore discretionary income to spend on housing, low- and moderate-income households have amore limited choice in the housing they can afford.Garden Grove’s median household income was $61,026 according to the 2010 Census, only 78percent of the County median of $74,344. Figure 2 shows that overall, the City has a higherproportion of residents earning under $99,999 and a lower proportion of residents earning over$100,000 as compared with County-wide medians.For housing planning and funding purposes, the HCD uses five income categories to evaluatehousing need based on the Area Median Income (AMI) for the metropolitan area:• Extremely Low-Income Households earn between 0 and 30% of AMI• Very Low-Income Households earn between 31 and 50% of AMI• Low-Income Households earn between 51 and 80% of AMI• Moderate-Income Households earn between 81 and 120% of AMI• Above Moderate-Income Households earn over 120% of AMI2014-2021 Housing Element 10 City of Garden Grove