| If you are relocating to Anaheim, California, welcome | | | | It's no surprise that the largest employer in Anaheim |
| to Disneyland! With its theme parks, sports teams | | | | is Disneyland with its theme parks employing an |
| and convention center, Anaheim thrives on tourism | | | | estimated 21,000 people. Disney operations pump |
| as a rapidly growing city. | | | | $3.6 billion of revenue into the community annually. |
| In Orange County, California, the city of Anaheim is | | | | When Disneyland opened in 1955, Anaheim had only |
| part of a large metropolitan area. Primarily urban | | | | 87 hotel/motel rooms. Today travelers can count on |
| population, recent estimates have 342,410 living in the | | | | nearly 20,000 places to stay. Another vital part of |
| city. Add the outlying communities, and nearly | | | | the tourism industry is the Anaheim Convention |
| 3,000,000 people reside in the metropolitan area. The | | | | Center, home to many national conferences. Put it all |
| population density is high with over 67-hundred | | | | together and Anaheim is one of the top convention |
| people per square, revealed by U.S. Census Bureau | | | | and vacation destinations in the country. |
| statistics in 2000. The Hispanic race was well above | | | | With very little rainfall, summers can be moderate to |
| the state average, accounting for 46.8% of the | | | | hot. Winters tend to be mild and dry. Average |
| population. White non-Hispanic residents totaled | | | | temperatures between January and July do not differ |
| 35.9%, Asian (12%) and Black (2.7%). The | | | | greatly at 57 and 74 degrees, respectively. Annual |
| foreign-born population in Anaheim is significantly | | | | precipitation is 11 inches on average. Anaheim is |
| above average for California. Low is the median age | | | | relatively flat except for newer residential areas on |
| of residents at 30 years. | | | | rolling terrain at the foothills of the Santa Ana |
| If you are relocating to Anaheim, you'll find it's not | | | | Mountains. If you are relocating to Anaheim, you |
| difficult to find work. As of early 2005, Orange | | | | won't be far from the Pacific coastline, just 13 miles |
| County's unemployment rate was the lowest in | | | | away. Also close by is the college campuses at |
| California. Demographics vary greatly within the city | | | | Fullerton, Santa Ana and University of |
| with Anaheim Hills' residents averaging $120,000 of | | | | Phoenix-Southern California. Combined the three |
| household income annually. On the west end of the | | | | colleges provide higher education to well over 40,000 |
| city the average income is $38,000 where the | | | | full-time students. |
| population is predominantly Hispanic and black. But | | | | Travelers to Anaheim primarily use Los Angeles |
| poverty levels are still low. About 10.4% of families | | | | International Airport (LAX) located just a half hour |
| and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty | | | | away. LAX) is the third busiest airport in the world. |
| line. Anaheim also ranks as one of the safest cities | | | | Santa Ana's John Wayne Airport, just 16 miles from |
| for its size. The crime index in 2005 was 281.4, much | | | | Anaheim, is smaller but dependable for its domestic |
| lower than the national average of 325.2. | | | | travel. Metrolink, a regional commuter rail system, and |
| Anaheim is the largest and wealthiest city in Orange | | | | Amtrak serve the city as does Greyhound with daily |
| County. Most important to the economy is tourism. | | | | bus service to many U.S. locations. |