Tustin

Population: 79,035
Median household income: $108,435
Median home value: $890,600

Tustin is a community in Orange County, California, home to 79,035 residents. Its median household income of $108,435 runs below the Orange County figure of $113,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Tustin's population declined 1.0% from 79,863 to 79,035, while its median home value rose 37.5% from $647,500 to $890,600.

68.7% of workers drive to work alone. 35.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 79,035
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $108,435
Median home value: $890,600
Median gross rent: $2,340
Housing units: 27,746
Homeownership rate: 50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

79,86379,035

Median household income

$84,697$108,435

Median home value

$647,500$890,600

Median gross rent

$1,856$2,340

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	79,863	$84,697	$647,500	$1,856
2020	80,815	$88,386	$693,000	$1,885
2021	79,895	$93,901	$735,400	$2,025
2022	79,514	$102,065	$850,200	$2,205
2023	79,035	$108,435	$890,600	$2,340

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,865	6.2%
5 to 17	13,782	17.4%
18 to 24	6,670	8.4%
25 to 34	12,026	15.2%
35 to 44	11,374	14.4%
45 to 54	10,941	13.8%
55 to 64	9,058	11.5%
65 to 74	6,235	7.9%
75 and over	4,084	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,933	27.8%
Black or African American	2,147	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	124	0.2%
Asian	19,677	24.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	203	0.3%
Some other race	301	0.4%
Two or more races	2,933	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31,717	40.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree18.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,979	11.1%
High school graduate	9,522	17.7%
Some college or associate's	13,524	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	14,732	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9,961	18.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,491	68.7%
Carpooled	4,471	11.2%
Public transit	374	0.9%
Walked	599	1.5%
Bicycle	97	0.2%
Worked from home	6,442	16.1%
Other means	567	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,104	21.1%
15 to 29 min	16,292	48.5%
30 to 44 min	6,897	20.5%
45 to 59 min	1,643	4.9%
60+ min	1,663	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 10.4% (8,183 of 78,728)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,690	73.8%
Nonfamily households	7,008	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,698	96.2%
Vacant	1,048	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,586	50.9%
Renter-occupied	13,112	49.1%

1-unit, detached35.1%

1-unit, attached15.7%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units22.2%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,750	35.1%
1-unit, attached	4,350	15.7%
2 to 4 units	2,931	10.6%
5 to 19 units	3,584	12.9%
20 or more units	6,148	22.2%
Mobile home & other	983	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0680854
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.7309, -117.8106