San Clemente

Population: 63,510
Median household income: $134,735
Median home value: $1,220,500

Located in Orange County, California, San Clemente is a community with a population of 63,510. At $134,735, its median household income sits above Orange County's $113,702.

From 2019 to 2023, San Clemente's population declined 2.1% from 64,878 to 63,510, while its median home value rose 34.7% from $906,100 to $1,220,500.

56.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 63,510
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $134,735
Median home value: $1,220,500
Median gross rent: $2,398
Housing units: 26,650
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

64,87863,510

Median household income

$110,434$134,735

Median home value

$906,100$1,220,500

Median gross rent

$1,880$2,398

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	64,878	$110,434	$906,100	$1,880
2020	64,929	$108,183	$931,400	$1,915
2021	64,600	$123,090	$975,300	$2,094
2022	64,232	$134,730	$1,161,000	$2,289
2023	63,510	$134,735	$1,220,500	$2,398

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,763	4.4%
5 to 17	10,994	17.3%
18 to 24	3,927	6.2%
25 to 34	7,147	11.3%
35 to 44	7,255	11.4%
45 to 54	9,142	14.4%
55 to 64	9,278	14.6%
65 to 74	7,713	12.1%
75 and over	5,291	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	45,177	71.1%
Black or African American	971	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.1%
Asian	2,846	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	88	0.1%
Some other race	152	0.2%
Two or more races	2,918	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,316	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate13.2%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree31.0%

Graduate or professional degree20.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,730	6.0%
High school graduate	6,046	13.2%
Some college or associate's	13,355	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	14,222	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9,473	20.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone71.6%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home20.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,640	71.6%
Carpooled	1,357	4.5%
Public transit	93	0.3%
Walked	312	1.0%
Bicycle	75	0.2%
Worked from home	6,313	20.9%
Other means	448	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,982	29.2%
15 to 29 min	6,089	25.5%
30 to 44 min	5,571	23.3%
45 to 59 min	2,381	10.0%
60+ min	2,902	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 5.7% (3,600 of 63,375)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,763	69.6%
Nonfamily households	7,330	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,093	90.4%
Vacant	2,557	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,495	64.3%
Renter-occupied	8,598	35.7%

1-unit, detached56.7%

1-unit, attached12.3%

2 to 4 units15.5%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,118	56.7%
1-unit, attached	3,269	12.3%
2 to 4 units	4,137	15.5%
5 to 19 units	2,088	7.8%
20 or more units	1,737	6.5%
Mobile home & other	301	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0665084
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.75 sq mi
Center point: 33.4491, -117.6131