Newport Coast is a community south of the main body of the city of

Newport Beach, California Newport Beach is a coastal city in South Orange County, California. Newport Beach is known for swimming and sandy beaches. Newport Harbor once supported maritime industries however today, it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island, Newport ...

. It was a separate

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, until 2001, when it was

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into Newport Beach. Newport Beach, California's estimated population is 86,160 according to the most recent United States census estimates. Newport Beach, California is the 96th largest city in California based on official 2017 estimates from the US Census Bureau. The master-planned community was developed by the Irvine Company. There are a variety of home types in the community, from small studio apartments to ocean view mansions.

Geography

Newport Coast is located at , in the San Joaquin Hills above

Crystal Cove State Park Crystal Cove State Park is a state park of California, United States, encompassing of Pacific coastline, inland chaparral canyons, and the Crystal Cove Historic District of beach houses. The park is located in Newport Beach, and is part of the ...

. According to the

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, the Census Designated Place (CDP) has a total area of . of it is land and of it (2.22%) is water. View From Ruby's Shake Shack on PCH

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,671 people, 1,001 households, and 776 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 378.9 inhabitants per square mile (146.3/km²). There were 1,106 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.06%

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, 0.26%

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, 0.15% Native American, 18.08%

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, 0.30% from other races, and 3.14% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.19% of the population. There were 1,001 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were

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living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.02. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $164,659, and the median income for a family was $173,043. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $70,069 for females. The

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for the CDP was $98,770. About 1.3% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the

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, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the

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, Newport Coast is in , and in . In the

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, Newport Coast is in .

Notable residents

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(born 1990), American soccer player *

Savannah Levin Savannah Lee Levin (born May 21, 1995) is an American soccer player who played as a defender for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. At the University of Southern California (USC) from 2013 to 2016, she played for the USC T ...

(born 1995), American soccer player

References

External links

Newport Coast 2000 census profile
{{Orange County, California Former census-designated places in California Neighborhoods in Newport Beach, California