Contrasting places (social inequality) - Northwood, South California

Population of Irvine

22,000

Number of homes in Irvine

18,000

Size of town

10km squared

What is an Edge city?

Group of businesses and homes all in a city outside the CBD making it a self contained unit

WHat percent of residents own their homes?

91%

Median income per person?

$110,000 / year (almost double national average)

How many startups in the OC + Irvine area?

500

What is the city’s largest employer?

University of California Irvine

What percentage of the population are managers?

18%

What TNC’s operate from Northwood?

Mazda (car manufactoring), Toshiba (electrical goods) and Blizzard entertainment (gaming)

What percent of residents have a degree

68.5%

What percent of people have a PhD/Masters?

20.5%

How many highschools are there

5 - the best achieving in the USA

How many people per household

2.8

median house cost

$900,000

What percent own their homes in full

91%

When was the city built

60’s

How many violent crimes are there

56/100,000 peopl

By what is the crime rate lower than the national average

61%

What is the air quality like

Very good - far from CBD so barely any smog

How much of the population have lived there for 10+ years

2/3

Future for Northwood?

Strong. Able to withstand ecpnomic reccesions due to mass capital in area, architecture = strong and good.