Costa Mesa city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Costa Mesa city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
24.7%
2023
22.8%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-7.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.7% | — |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.3 pp (1.2%) |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -0.3 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -0.9 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -0.6 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2023 | 22.8% | -0.4 pp (-1.7%) |