Stanton

Population: 38,639
Median household income: $81,455
Median home value: $541,000

Stanton, a community in Orange County, California, has 38,639 residents. At $81,455, its median household income sits below Orange County's $113,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Stanton's population held roughly steady from 38,377 to 38,639, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $386,400 to $541,000.

The median gross rent is $1,905. 22.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,639
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $81,455
Median home value: $541,000
Median gross rent: $1,905
Housing units: 12,992
Homeownership rate: 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,37738,639

Median household income

$57,598$81,455

Median home value

$386,400$541,000

Median gross rent

$1,573$1,905

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,377	$57,598	$386,400	$1,573
2020	38,317	$66,017	$432,600	$1,641
2021	38,167	$68,821	$454,200	$1,729
2022	38,271	$76,123	$505,000	$1,830
2023	38,639	$81,455	$541,000	$1,905

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,038	5.3%
5 to 17	6,338	16.4%
18 to 24	3,739	9.7%
25 to 34	5,167	13.4%
35 to 44	5,446	14.1%
45 to 54	4,885	12.6%
55 to 64	5,602	14.5%
65 to 74	3,192	8.3%
75 and over	2,232	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,031	15.6%
Black or African American	556	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	249	0.6%
Asian	10,446	27.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	57	0.1%
Some other race	47	0.1%
Two or more races	1,012	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,241	52.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.6%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,313	27.6%
High school graduate	6,675	25.2%
Some college or associate's	6,713	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,084	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,739	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit2.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,237	73.5%
Carpooled	2,157	12.0%
Public transit	389	2.2%
Walked	206	1.1%
Bicycle	83	0.5%
Worked from home	1,394	7.7%
Other means	544	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,504	15.1%
15 to 29 min	5,868	35.3%
30 to 44 min	5,049	30.4%
45 to 59 min	1,703	10.2%
60+ min	1,492	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.09
Poverty rate: 11.9% (4,570 of 38,314)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,744	70.4%
Nonfamily households	3,675	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,419	95.6%
Vacant	573	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,350	51.1%
Renter-occupied	6,069	48.9%

1-unit, detached27.4%

1-unit, attached15.2%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units21.2%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,566	27.4%
1-unit, attached	1,981	15.2%
2 to 4 units	1,310	10.1%
5 to 19 units	1,561	12.0%
20 or more units	2,748	21.2%
Mobile home & other	1,826	14.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0673962
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.8002, -117.9934