Costa Mesa City Population - California

Data Item State City
Population, 2019 estimate - (Number)
Year Value
199097,124
199197,185
199298,409
199399,454
1994100,033
1995100,305
1996100,593
1997101,818
1998103,231
1999103,864
2000109,467
2001109,619
2002109,896
2003109,508
2004109,341
2005108,612
2006107,955
2007107,504
2008109,326
2009110,419
2010110,225
2011111,162
2012111,830
2013112,307
2014112,577
2015112,930
2016113,092
2017113,825
2018113,615

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (PEP), updated annually. Population and Housing Unit Estimates

Definitions:

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