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Orange County (Southeast)--Rancho Santa Margarita City & Ladera Ranch PUMA, CA

112,478 Population
151.9 square miles 740.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$74,897 ±$5,739 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$180,007 ±$20,387 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • more than double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

3.4% ±1.1% (3,775  ±1,305) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.3 minutes ±1.8 (1,105,160  ±52,164) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

38,365 ±2,255 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.1 (112,359  ±7,944) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7.2% ±3.1% (1,868  ±826) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

40,183 ±2,502 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,237,700 ±$86,581 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

6.8% ±1.9% (7,484  ±2,156.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96.6% ±2.5% (74,914  ±5,122) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
59.4% ±3.3% (46,088  ±3,905.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

23% ±3.1% (23,386  ±3,148.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

21.6% ±3.1% (24,304  ±3,849) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5% ±1.5% (4,277  ±1,318) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,277 Total veterans ±1,318 3,702 Male ±1,177 575 Female ±488

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