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IrvineCA averageUS Census ACS
Population
308,160
Per-capita income
$62,149
Median home value
$1,115,400
Bachelor's or higher
71%
Typical home value $1,517,431 -1.9% yr/yr · +59.5% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$873.9M (FY2023)
Total spending$695.5M (FY2023)
Taxes$256.3M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$919.7M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$2,250 (FY2023)

Development activity

Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
20251,746 housing units ($465.5M)
🗳️ Election results (7 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
City Council District 5 2025-04-15
Betty Martinez Franco ✓ 3,883 · Anthony C. Kuo 3,305 · Dana Cornelius 776
Mayor 2024-11-05
Larry Agran ✓ 42,652 · Tammy Kim 37,924 · Ron Scolesdang 12,891 · Lee Sun 6,001 · Felipe Delgado 5,325 · Akshat "Ab" Bhatia 2,761
City Council District 1 2024-11-05
Mike Carroll ✓ 10,255 · James Mai ✓ 8,968 · Melinda Liu ✓ 5,896 · William Go ✓ 5,352 · Ayn Craciun 7,446 · Tom Chomyn 5,845
Mayor 2022-11-08
Farrah N. Khan ✓ 29,628 · Branda Lin 21,560 · Simon Moon 14,834 · Katherine Daigle 7,184 · Tom Chomyn 5,129
City Council 2022-11-08
Larry Agran ✓ 31,023 · Kathleen Treseder ✓ 29,440 · Anthony Kuo 27,272 · John Park 24,891 · Scott Hansen 12,481 · Navid Sadigh 4,895
Mayor 2020-11-03
Farrah N. Khan ✓ 56,304 · Christina L. Shea 42,738 · Lisa Huang 9,684 · Katherine Daigle 9,654
City Council 2020-11-03
Tammy Kim ✓ 43,744 · Mike Carroll ✓ 38,615 · Larry Agran ✓ 38,156 · Lauren Johnson-Norris 37,931 · John Park 32,521 · Carrie O'Malley 27,440
🗳️ Ballot measures (3)
Propositions decided directly by voters.
Measure D
2024-03-05 · Passed — 30,790 yes / 20,696 no
Measure B Ordinance
2018-06-05 · Failed — 17,078 yes / 28,638 no
Measure D Charter
2018-06-05 · Failed — 19,478 yes / 23,866 no

Recent meetings

Tue Jun 30, 2026

The Great Picture: 20 Years Later - Exhibition

Thu Jun 25, 2026

Wall of Recognition 2026

Wed Jun 3, 2026

2026 Public Works Week

Tue Jun 2, 2026

Pride in Irvine

Wed May 27, 2026

Memorial Day Ceremony 2026

Wed May 27, 2026

Great Park Gallery Exhibit: GAME! Basketball and Contemporary Art

Fri May 22, 2026

Ciclo Irvine

Thu May 21, 2026

Exploring Our World - Rajasthan

Wed May 6, 2026

High School Art Exhibition 2026

Tue May 5, 2026

Arbor Day Celebration 2026

Fri May 1, 2026

Earth Day Celebration

Tue Apr 28, 2026

Irvine Police Department Open House 2026

Tue Mar 31, 2026

Orange County Soccer Club

Thu Mar 26, 2026

Women's Conference 2026

Tue Mar 24, 2026

Grand Opening Katie Wheeler Library

Tue Mar 17, 2026

Irvine Influencers - Claudia Bonilla Keller - Second Harvest Food Bank

Tue Mar 17, 2026

Great Park Community Meeting: Development Update - March 2026

Tue Mar 17, 2026

Irvine Fine Arts Center Spring Exhibitions

Fri Feb 27, 2026

Lunar New Year Parade

Wed Feb 25, 2026

Seniors Celebrate the Chinese New Year in Irvine - 2026

Wed Feb 18, 2026

Pickleball Courts Grand Opening

Tue Feb 3, 2026

Three Artists, Three Perspectives

Thu Jan 29, 2026

WeRide

Thu Jan 29, 2026

Hope Center for the Arts: Be Seen

💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
$250.0MANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Department of Defense · ROADRUNNER, ANVIL AND QUASAR PACKAGES
$181.2MCLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP - CALIFORNIA, LP
Department of Defense · P-351 F-35C AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR, NAS LEMOORE, CA
$166.0MCLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP - CALIFORNIA, LP
Department of Defense · P025-MQ 25 SQUADRON HANGAR AT NBVC
$141.3MATKINSON/CLARK, A JOINT VENTURE
General Services Administration · DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT FOR THE EXPANSION&MODERNIZATION PROJECT AT THE O
$135.8MCLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP - CALIFORNIA, LP
Department of Defense · PE2549M, PE2548M, PE2546M, PE2547M, PE2544M, REPAIR BEQS AT HORNO, 53
$96.5MHENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO
Department of Defense · DBB CONSTRUCTION MACC TO P3800 AMBULATORY CARE CENTER ADDITION-ALTERAT
$90.1MSHIMMICK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
Department of Defense · LEWISVILLE DAM LAKE REPAIRS
$86.4MBARUPON L. L. C.
Department of Health and Human Services · OVER THE COUNTER (OTC) COVID-19 TESTS
$85.8MANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Department of Defense · SIP TO137 GHOST SHIELD
$74.4MCERADYNE, INC.
Department of Defense · BASE AWARD

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Orange County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-22,420 people (-$723.1M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)13 ({"Fire": 19, "Flood": 11, "Severe Storm": 5, "Earthquake": 2 · last Mon May 25, 2026)
Business establishments106,961 (1,580,778 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,903/mo (2,157 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy24.0% (low numeracy 30% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

💰 Local campaign finance
66,787 filings · $56.3M total · 156 filers · latest Tue Jun 30, 2026

NetFile filers, predominantly California. Full transactions in the public dataset. Source: NetFile.

City profile

Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.

$873.9M
Annual budget
$919.7M
Debt outstanding
2,193
Employees on payroll
1,746
Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$873.9M
Spending$695.5M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.

Debt load MODERATE

Outstanding debt$919.7M
Debt-to-revenue1.05×
Debt-load index46 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

The money — out

source: city procurement & payroll

Who the city actually cuts checks to.

2,193 employees on the public payroll — every position and salary is public record.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.493
All kids
0.461
Black kids
0.364

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Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions
🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.
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