Lake Forest

Population: 85,846
Median household income: $131,378
Median home value: $876,300

Lake Forest, a community in Orange County, California, has 85,846 residents. Its median household income of $131,378 runs above the Orange County figure of $113,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Forest's population grew 2.2% from 83,974 to 85,846, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $647,500 to $876,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 46.3% of the population. 67.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 85,846
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $131,378
Median home value: $876,300
Median gross rent: $2,616
Housing units: 31,739
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

83,97485,846

Median household income

$109,492$131,378

Median home value

$647,500$876,300

Median gross rent

$2,025$2,616

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	83,974	$109,492	$647,500	$2,025
2020	84,666	$112,988	$682,700	$2,121
2021	85,516	$117,374	$719,700	$2,261
2022	85,583	$128,358	$836,800	$2,482
2023	85,846	$131,378	$876,300	$2,616

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,638	6.6%
5 to 17	12,682	14.8%
18 to 24	6,391	7.4%
25 to 34	10,997	12.8%
35 to 44	12,914	15.0%
45 to 54	12,926	15.1%
55 to 64	11,412	13.3%
65 to 74	8,276	9.6%
75 and over	4,610	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,757	46.3%
Black or African American	1,438	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	133	0.2%
Asian	17,459	20.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	350	0.4%
Some other race	471	0.5%
Two or more races	4,228	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,010	25.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate14.9%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree17.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,714	6.1%
High school graduate	9,115	14.9%
Some college or associate's	17,704	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	19,746	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10,856	17.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone67.3%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home21.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,131	67.3%
Carpooled	3,379	7.5%
Public transit	443	1.0%
Walked	421	0.9%
Bicycle	226	0.5%
Worked from home	9,719	21.7%
Other means	462	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,644	24.7%
15 to 29 min	13,887	39.6%
30 to 44 min	8,066	23.0%
45 to 59 min	2,135	6.1%
60+ min	2,330	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 8.3% (7,053 of 85,418)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,206	73.4%
Nonfamily households	8,040	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,246	95.3%
Vacant	1,493	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,383	70.7%
Renter-occupied	8,863	29.3%

1-unit, detached53.3%

1-unit, attached18.2%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,919	53.3%
1-unit, attached	5,786	18.2%
2 to 4 units	1,700	5.4%
5 to 19 units	4,137	13.0%
20 or more units	1,948	6.1%
Mobile home & other	1,249	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0639496
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 33.6549, -117.6758