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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

46,990 Population
12.9 square miles 3,634.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$65,824 ±$2,737 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $47,931 ±$212
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$152,560 ±$11,761 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $95,958 ±$378
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.8% ±1.9% (2,699  ±887) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.7% 1,623,320 (±0.1% / ±18,209)
  • about half the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.2 minutes ±0.6 (504,590  ±29,640) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.5 152,295,600 (±0.1 / ±584,790)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

17,123 ±461 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,499,409 ±6,354
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (46,983  ±61) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,723,407
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.9% ±1.9% (551  ±210) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.3% 136,477 (±0.1% / ±3,003)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

17,498 ±498 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,796,635 ±1,079
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$971,200 ±$33,726 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $871,300 ±$1,892
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.4% ±1.9% (4,366  ±884.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.6% 1,238,970 (±0.1% / ±13,962.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.6% ±3.8% (31,668  ±1,397.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.4% 7,524,666
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
49.7% ±2.5% (16,632  ±878.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38% 3,468,765
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

22.4% ±2.5% (10,538  ±1,190) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.7% 4,241,527
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.3% ±0.8% (1,564  ±306) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.9% 296,725 (±0% / ±3,973)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,564 Total veterans ±306 1,430 Male ±297 134 Female ±89

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