Irvine FAQ

Demographics

 

Irvine’s strength is its people. The City is the success it is today because of the more than 249,595 hard-working and community minded citizens who have chosen Irvine as their home. Irvine’s population has grown significantly over the past 40 years, with population increases averaging 20 percent per year between 1970 and 1980. Between 1980 and 1990, the average increase dropped to 8 percent per year; and since 1990, the annual increase has averaged 4 percent per year. Because Irvine is a relatively new City and started with a young population base, only 12.7 percent of Irvine’s population was in the over-55 category in 1990. By the year 2020, however, 28 percent of the City’s population is expected to be over 55.

 

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Quality of Life

A Vision Realized

Irvine’s community has been shaped in the vision of its original master plan. The goal was to create a city in which people could easily work and play. It should be safe, easy to access, with lots of amenities and opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. For almost 40 years now, Irvine has been living and realizing that goal of balance between work and play.

Parks and Landscape Areas
Community Parks	19 parks
Neighborhood Parks	39 parks
Athletic Fields	81 fields
Sports Fields	155 acres
Off-Street Bicycle Trails	54 miles
Open Space Preservation Areas	5,600 acres
Streetscape	872 acres
Trees	71,035

Circulation System:

1,922 lane miles

 

Part 1 violent crimes only

1st safest in U.S.

Based on U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey FBI Crime Ranking: Cities over 100,000 Population

Average Family Size	3.13
Average Household Size	2.61

Education Enrollment Grades (K-12) (IUSD)

29,055

Number of Post Offices

6

Average Commute Time

22.5 mins.

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Workforce Occupations

Industry	No. in Industry
Professional, scientific, management, admin., information and waste mgmt. services	85,960 work in this industry
Manufacturing	29,272  work in this industry
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	35,678  work in this industry
Retail trade	12,794 work in this industry
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and food services	22,502  work in this industry
Wholesale trade	17,549  work in this industry
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	44,387 work in this industry
Other services, except public administration	7,064  work in this industry
Construction	11,751  work in this industry
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,968  work in this industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	873  work in this industry

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Leading Employers

Source: City of Irvine 2012-2013 Budget Summary

Top Employers
University of California, Irvine (Education)
Irvine Unified School District (Education)
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
Broadcom Corp. (Computers - Chipmaker)
Edwards Lifescience Corp. (Heart Valves)
Verizon Wireless (Communications)
Kaiser Permanente Hospital
Parker Hannifin (Aircraft Parts)
Allergan
Western Digital
St. John Knits
Nationstar Mortgage
B. Braun Medical

 

Hotel and Conference Facilities	Capacity
Atrium Hotel	210 Guest Rooms - 13,000 sq. ft. of meeting space
Candlewood Suites Irvine Spectrum	122 Guest Rooms - 98 suites - 24 bedroom suites
Courtyard By Marriot Irvine John Airport/OC	153 Guest Rooms - 14 suites - 1,250 sq. ft. of meeting space
Courtyard by Marriot Irvine Spectrum*	210 Guest Rooms - 14 suites - 8,500 sq. ft. of meeting space
Doubletree By Hilton Irvine Spectrum	252 Guest Rooms - 4,000 sq. ft. of meeting space
Embassy Suites Irvine/Orange County Airport	293 Guest Rooms - 275 suites - 2,200 sq. ft. of meeting space
Extended Stay America Irvine Spectrum	149 Guest Rooms - 149 suites
Hilton Garden Inn/Orange County Airport	170 Guest Rooms - 1,500 sq. ft. of meeting space
Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport	302 Guest Rooms - 23,000 sq. ft. of meeting space
Hotel Irvine	526 Guest Rooms - 36,000 sq. ft. of meeting space
Irvine Marriot	485 Guest Rooms - 27,000 sq. ft. of meeting space
LA Quinta INN & Suites Irvine Spectrum	147 Guest Rooms - 24 suites - 1,320 sq. ft. of meeting space
Residence INN Irvine John Wayne Airport/OC	174 Guest Rooms - 1,202 sq. ft. of meeting space
Residence INN Irvine Spectrum	112 Guest Rooms - 112 suites - Board rooms seats: 8
Springhill Suites Irvine/John Wayne Airport/Orange County	132 Guest Rooms - 132 Suites - Board Room seats 12
Wyndham Irvine/Orange County Airport	335 Guest Rooms - 1 suite - 7,500 sq. ft. of meeting space
Hyatt House Irvine Orange County Airport	149 guest rooms, 117 suites, 2,750 sq. ft of meeting space
AC Hotel Irvine	176 guest rooms, 788 Sq. ft. of meeting space
Hampton Inn & Suites Orange County Airport	162 guest rooms, 52 suites, 2,500 sq. ft of meeting space
Homewood Suites Irvine John Wayne Airport	161 guest rooms, 161 suites, 2,500 sq. ft of meeting space
Courtyard Irvine Spectrum	210 guest rooms, 14 suites, 8,000 sq. ft of meeting space

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Business Growth

City of Irvine Active Business Licenses - (Dec 2015 )
Number of Irvine Businesses Licenses	23,672
Number of Irvine Licensed Businesses operating inside city boundries	15,589

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Government and Taxation

 

Registered Voters
Registered as of November 2015	105,081

Orange County Registrar of Voters 2015

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Workers Comp and Unemployment

Employment Stats
Employment Base	209,557
Labor Participation Rate – Male	72%
Labor Participation Rate – Female	60%
Unemployment Rate (Irvine)	3.1%

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Higher Education

High School Graduates	97%
College Graduates	65%

Based on U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012 American Community Survey

Education Enrollment Community College (IVC)	4901
Education Enrollment4 Year University(UCI)	22,236

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Transportation

Sometimes strategic location makes all the difference

Strategically located in the heart of Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego, surrounded by major freeways, on the perimeter of John Wayne/Orange County Airport and only one hour from LAX, next door to the premier west coast ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, Irvine delivers the benefits of connectedness, proximity and customer accessibility.

To see the Irvine Chamber Trusted Partners for all your transportation needs go here.

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Traffic Management

The City has established a traffic management facility called the Irvine Research and Control Center (ITRAC) to monitor, manage and research traffic circulation throughout the City. The ITRAC Center allows the City’s traffic engineers to monitor on-line traffic conditions from City Hall and make appropriate adjustments to the signal timing. Using advanced detection technologies, such as CCTV cameras and video image detection systems, the City’s traffic engineers can obtain real-time traffic flow, counts, speed and delays. The City of Irvine currently has CCTV cameras installed at various locations citywide.

The City is committed to providing the safest, most efficient and advanced Traffic Signal System available. If you have any community traffic concerns, questions, or suggestions, please call the Irvine Traffic Research and Control Center (ITRAC) at (949) 724-7324.
The City of Irvine is located at the junction of three of Southern California’s busiest freeways. The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are less than 40 miles away.

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John Wayne Airport

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Irvine Station

The Irvine Station, located in the Spectrum area of the city, is a growing transportation hub in South Orange County. As the busiest station in Orange County serving over a million commuters annually, the Irvine Station is currently served by Amtrak and Metrolink passenger rail services, as well as being a hub for express, local and rail-feeder bus services operated by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). Recently non-stop FlyAway services to LAX were added by Los Angeles World Airports, expanding the transportation opportunities to the commuters of Orange County.

The Irvine Station Parking Structure has retail spaces available for lease.  For more information, visit  website or contact us at (949) 724-7365

 

(800) USA-RAIL (872-7245)

http://www.amtrak.com/
Pacific Surfliner (San Diego to San Luis Obispo)

(800) 371-Link (5465)
http://www.metrolinktrains.com/

Speech and Hearing Impaired: (800) 698-4TDD (4833)
TRIPS
(949) 724-7433 (724-RIDE)
Transportation to destinations within Orange County (wheelchair accessible vans and buses) for Irvine residents with disabilities and older adults. Available to Irvine residents with permanent disabilities and senior citizens over 65 years of age. Enrollment for eligible use is required. Waiting list for those certified as eligible.
http://www.cityofirvine.org/cityhall/cs/seniors/transportation.asp

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Connecting Bus Services

(714) 636-RIDE (7433)
For specific time information, please refer to the OCTA Website
Station Link 480:     Irvine Station to Lake Forest (weekdays only)

Station Link 482:     Irvine Center and Discovery to Irvine Station (weekdays only)

Route 86:  Costa Mesa to Mission Viejo (weekdays only)

Route 188/188A: Laguna Hills to Irvine (weekdays only)

Route 211:  Seal Beach to Irvine Express (weekdays only)
(Bus Stop on Barranca & Ada)

Route 758: Chino to Irvine Spectrum Express (weekdays only)

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Other Transportation

Shuttle Vans

Super Shuttle

(714) 517-6600

UC Irvine Vanpool
(949) 824-7486

All vans require advance reservations

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Taxis

24/7 Yellow Cab
(888) 247-8294

ABC Ride Taxi
(714) 809-9000

California Yellow Cab
(877) 935-5692

Checker Cab Co.
(877) 829-9234

Orange County Yellow Cab
(949) 364-7000

Yellow Cab of Greater Orange County
(714) 535-2211

Click here for a current list of all licensed taxicab companies in Orange County

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Shared Use Electric Station Vehicle Program

949) 824-1999 Ext. 212

Zero Emission Vehicle • Networked Enable Transport
University of California, Irvine
http://www.zevnet.org/
Ridershare Services

 (949) 72-SHARE

Spectrumotion is an Association funded solely by the property owners in Irvine Spectrum. Its mission is to reduce traffic congestion by promoting ridersharing. Ridersharing is a general term that encompass many alternatives to driving alone such as carpooling, vanpooling, riding the train or bus, cycling, walking and telecommuting. Spectrumotion provides financial assistance to commuters who vanpool, ride the train, or take the bus. Spectrumotion also have an Emergency Ride Home program for ridershare participants. www.spectrumotion.com

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Bike Locker Use and Termination of Use

City of Irvine provides secure bike lockers at the Irvine Station to promote use of the multi-modal transportation facility. There are 54 existing bike lockers. For more information and reservation, please contact Mitch Thomman at (949) 724-7777.

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Utilities

Water

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Southern California Edison

(800) 655-4555
www.sce.com

Southern California Edison (SCE) is the electrical utility provider for the City of Irvine, offering convenient, 24-hour customer service. SCE provides electrical power to homes and businesses, in addition to providing information on energy efficiency, rotating outages, emergency preparedness, electrical safety tips, and tree planting guidelines to ensure non-interference with electrical utility lines.

SCE has plans to invest up to 21.5 billion dollars over the next 5 years to expand and improve their electrical system and is committed to environmental responsibility. Nearly 17% of the electricity provided to customers is sourced from alternative and renewable energy.

Irvine is also a test site for Smart Meters; and SCE works closely with Ford Motors on the development of hybrid vehicles.

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Southern California Gas Company

(800) 427-2200
www.socalgas.com

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) is the provider of natural gas to those residing or operating a business in the City of Irvine. The Gas Company also provides customers with appliance services (hook-ups and safety checks), an energy efficiency and rebate program, direct-assistance program for limited income customers, and information on emergency preparedness and air quality. Contact The Gas Company during business hours for more information.

SoCalGas also provides incentives to commercial and industrial operations who are willing to replace equipment and/or improve processes. They also offer incentives for companies building new or expanding facilities.

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Orange County Sanitation District

(714) 962-2411
www.ocsd.com

The Orange County Sanitation District is responsible for wastewater, water reclamation and watershed protection. They are responsible for controlling air emissions, conserving and recycling natural resources and monitoring the impacts of treated wastewater releases on precious ocean marine life.

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Telecommunications