Tustin, California

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Tustin is a city in Orange County, California, United States, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. In 2020, Tustin had a population of 80,276. The city does not include the unincorporated community of North Tustin.

History

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Tustin in 1890

Presently known as Red Hill, it was previously called the Katuktu hill by the indigenous while the Spanish also came up with the name "Cerrito de las ranas" which translates to little hill of frogs due to the quantity of frogs inhabiting the area.[1]

On November 1, 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano became the area's first permanent European settlement in Alta California, New Spain.

In 1801, the Spanish Empire granted Template:Convert to José Antonio Yorba, which he named Rancho San Antonio. Yorba's great rancho included the lands where the cities and communities of Olive, Orange, Villa Park, Santa Ana, Tustin, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach stand today. Smaller ranchos evolved from this large rancho including the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana.

After the Mexican–American War, Alta California became part of the United States and American settlers arrived in this area. Columbus Tustin, a carriage maker from Northern California, founded the city in 1868 on Template:Convert of land from the former Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The city was incorporated in 1927 with a population of about 900. The townsite was bordered by Camino Real on the south, Newport Avenue on the east, 1st Street on the north, and Route 43, now known as the Costa Mesa Freeway, on the west.

20th century

During World War II, a Navy anti-submarine airship base (later to become a Marine Corps helicopter station) was established on unincorporated land south of the city; the two dirigible hangars are among the largest wooden structures ever built and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and ASCE List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks. The north hangar burned down in 2023.[2]

Suburban growth after the war resulted in increased population, annexation of nearby unincorporated land, including the former Marine Corps Air Station, and development of orchards and farmland into housing tracts and shopping centers.

In 1996, two white supremacists, Gunner Lindberg and Domenic M. Christopher, stabbed a 24-year-old Vietnamese American to death on the Tustin High School tennis courts.[3][4] In 2008, Lindberg became the first person in Orange County to be sentenced to death for a hate crime.[3][4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.2 square miles (28.9 km2).[5] It is bordered by Irvine on the south and east, Orange and the unincorporated community North Tustin on the north, and Santa Ana on the west.

The city is sometimes referred to as "The City of Trees".[6] Sycamores and oaks, native to the area, grew in abundance at the time of the founding of the city, and city founder Columbus Tustin was responsible for planting many more along the streets of the city.[7]

Neighborhoods

  • Aliso
  • Columbus Grove
  • Columbus Square
  • Greenwood
  • Old Town Tustin
  • Tustin Legacy
  • Tustin Meadows/Peppertree/Laurelwood (one of the city's oldest planned neighborhoods)
  • Tustin Ranch[8]

Climate

Tustin has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa).

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Demographics

Template:US Census population

Tustin appeared in the 1880 United States census. After incorporation in 1927 it appeared as a city in the 1930 U.S. Census[9] as part of Tustin Township (pop 1,691 in 1920).[10]

Tustin city, California – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[11] Pop 2010[12] Pop 2020[13] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 30,264 26,317 22,901 44.83% 34.84% 28.53%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,785 1,535 1,619 2.64% 2.03% 2.02%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 199 142 95 0.29% 0.19% 0.12%
Asian alone (NH) 10,008 15,147 19,043 14.83% 20.05% 23.72%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 186 244 193 0.28% 0.32% 0.24%
Other race alone (NH) 145 185 418 0.21% 0.24% 0.52%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 1,807 1,946 3,295 2.68% 2.58% 4.10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23,100 30,024 32,712 34.24% 39.75% 40.75%
Total 67,504 75,540 80,276 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Tustin had a population of 80,276. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 34.4% White, 2.2% African American, 1.3% Native American, 24.0% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 22.7% from other races, and 15.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.7% of the population.[14]

The census reported that 99.4% of the population lived in households, 0.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.1% were institutionalized.[14]

There were 27,266 households, out of which 37.0% included children under the age of 18, 50.1% were married-couple households, 7.1% were cohabiting couple households, 26.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 16.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 20.0% of households were one person, and 7.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.93.[14] There were 19,611 families (71.9% of all households).[15]

The age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% aged 18 to 24, 30.1% aged 25 to 44, 25.6% aged 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 36.3Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males.[14]

There were 28,223 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 27,266 (96.6%) were occupied. Of these, 47.6% were owner-occupied, and 52.4% were occupied by renters.[14]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $108,435, and the per capita income was $50,723. About 8.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line.[16]

2010

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Tustin City, The Market Place sign
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Main Street Tustin bust of Founder

The 2020 United States census reported that Tustin had a population of 79,430. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 39,729 (52.6%) White (34.8% Non-Hispanic White),[17] 1,722 (2.3%) African American, 442 (0.6%) Native American, 15,299 (20.3%) Asian, 268 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 14,499 (19.2%) from other races, and 3,581 (4.7%) from two or more races. There were 30,024 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (39.7%).

The census reported that 75,020 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 340 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 180 (0.2%) were institutionalized.

There were 25,203 households, of which 10,465 (41.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 12,969 (51.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,494 (13.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,472 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,568 (6.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 193 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 5,178 households (20.5%) were one person and 1,403 (5.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.98. There were 17,935 families (71.2% of households) and the average family size was 3.46.

The age distribution was 20,212 people (26.8%) under the age of 18, 6,856 (9.1%) aged 18 to 24, 25,033 (33.1%) aged 25 to 44, 17,006 (22.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,433 (8.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 33.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

There were 26,476 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. Of the occupied units, 12,813 (50.8%) were owner-occupied and 12,390 (49.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%. 36,783 people (48.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 38,237 people (50.6%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 census, Tustin had a median household income of $74,011, with 12.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[17]

Crime

2023 Uniform Crime Reports data[18]
Aggravated Assault Homicide Rape Robbery Burglary Larceny Theft Motor Vehicle Theft Arson
Tustin 105 1 7 63 186 1,352 208 8

Economy

Top employers

According to the city's 2024 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[19] the top employers in the city are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 Tustin Unified School District 2,491
2 SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union 1,089
3 Costco 749
4 Rivian 500
5 Foothill Regional Medical Center 450
6 City of Tustin 440
7 Pacific Bell 416
8 New American Funding 412
9 Avid BioSciences 387
10 Virgin Galactic 339

Arts and culture

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Old Town Tustin
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Artz Building

Points of interest include:

Sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places include:

Government

Tustin city vote
by party in presidential elections
Year Democratic Republican Third Parties
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1980[21] align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|20.20% 2,273 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|70.16% 7,894 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|9.63% 1,084
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1984[22] align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|23.16% 3,166 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|75.88% 10,375 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.97% 132
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1988[23] align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|29.28% 4,533 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|69.44% 10,750 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.27% 197
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1992[24] align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|30.70% 5,697 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.03% 8,357 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|24.27% 4,504
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1996[25] align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.65% 6,484 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|52.37% 9,020 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|9.99% 1,720
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2000[26] align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|39.97% 7,842 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.36% 11,058 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|3.67% 720
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2004[27] align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|40.62% 8,882 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|58.03% 12,691 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.35% 295
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2008[28] align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.53% 12,553 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.20% 11,254 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|2.27% 553
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2012[29] align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.54% 11,844 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.54% 11,366 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|2.93% 700
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2016[30] align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.52% 15,143 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|36.17% 9,690 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|7.31% 1,957
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2020[31] align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|60.81% 21,096 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|36.91% 12,804 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|2.29% 793

Local

The Tustin City Council is composed of five members elected at large; the mayorship rotates among the council members and is primarily a ceremonial role.

Mayor Austin Lumbard was elected to the Tustin City Council in 2022. As of 2025, John Nielsen, Ryan Gallagher, Ray Schnell, and Lee K. Fink are also on the City Council.[32]

Local politics in the late 1990s and early 2000s were dominated by the 1997 closure of the local Marine Corps Air Station and plans for the subsequent commercial development of the land, including an unsuccessful bid by neighboring Santa Ana to build a school on the land, part of which is within Santa Ana Unified School District's territory.

State, federal, county

In the California State Legislature, Tustin is in Template:Representative and in Template:Representative.[33]

In the United States House of Representatives, Tustin is in Template:Representative.[34]

In the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Tustin is split between two districts:[35]

Education

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The Quad at Tustin High School

Primary and secondary education in Tustin and surrounding unincorporated areas is overseen by the Tustin Unified School District. Tustin High School is a California Distinguished School, as is Foothill High School. Arnold O. Beckman High School is in the Best High Schools according to U.S. News & World Report.[36] Tustin High School is also well-known regionally for its strong Model United Nations program.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Springfield College, a non-profit, private, higher education institute, is located in the city of Tustin.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Orange County Transportation Authority operates bus service in Tustin.[37]

Police and fire services

The Tustin Police Department was founded in 1927, and has jurisdiction over the city of Tustin, and the Tustin Legacy development.[38]

Fire protection is provided by the Orange County Fire Authority.[39]

Water Services

Water in Tustin is supplied by the City of Tustin Water Services, which sources its water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California via the Municipal Water District of Orange County. This water is imported from Northern California and the Colorado River. In addition, groundwater is managed by the Orange County Water District, sourced from underground aquifers.[40]

Notable people

Actors

Athletes

Other

References

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Further reading

  • Juanita Lovret, Tustin As It Once Was, 2011, History Press, Template:ISBN
  • Guy Ball, Tustin, Arcadia Publishing, 2011. Template:ISBN
  • Carol Jordan, Tustin: An Illustrated History, Template:ISBN reprinted 2010 by the Tustin Area Historical Society
  • Juanita Lovret, Remember When, 2003, Tustin Area Historical Society
  • Carol Jordan, Mary Etzold, Tustin Heritage Walk, 1975. Tustin Area Bicentennial Foundation and Tustin Area Historical Society

External links

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