Lake Elsinore

Population: 71,516
Median household income: $96,527
Median home value: $505,700

Lake Elsinore is a community in Riverside County, California, home to 71,516 residents. Its median household income of $96,527 runs above the Riverside County figure of $89,672.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake Elsinore's population grew 8.7% from 65,817 to 71,516, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $352,600 to $505,700.

Households average 3.50 people. The median gross rent is $1,915.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 71,516
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $96,527
Median home value: $505,700
Median gross rent: $1,915
Housing units: 21,554
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

65,81771,516

Median household income

$71,476$96,527

Median home value

$352,600$505,700

Median gross rent

$1,476$1,915

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	65,817	$71,476	$352,600	$1,476
2020	64,201	$74,490	$366,200	$1,501
2021	68,822	$80,350	$392,200	$1,691
2022	69,993	$89,788	$466,000	$1,802
2023	71,516	$96,527	$505,700	$1,915

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,074	7.1%
5 to 17	14,628	20.5%
18 to 24	6,603	9.2%
25 to 34	11,369	15.9%
35 to 44	11,137	15.6%
45 to 54	8,881	12.4%
55 to 64	7,170	10.0%
65 to 74	4,770	6.7%
75 and over	1,884	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,684	30.3%
Black or African American	4,074	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	70	0.1%
Asian	4,806	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	135	0.2%
Some other race	765	1.1%
Two or more races	2,256	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37,726	52.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,736	17.1%
High school graduate	11,897	26.3%
Some college or associate's	15,163	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,426	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,989	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,360	70.4%
Carpooled	4,709	14.2%
Public transit	82	0.2%
Walked	418	1.3%
Bicycle	41	0.1%
Worked from home	3,912	11.8%
Other means	667	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,324	11.4%
15 to 29 min	7,594	25.9%
30 to 44 min	6,415	21.9%
45 to 59 min	3,332	11.4%
60+ min	8,612	29.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.50
Poverty rate: 9.4% (6,700 of 71,472)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,550	81.1%
Nonfamily households	3,866	18.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,416	94.7%
Vacant	1,138	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,610	71.6%
Renter-occupied	5,806	28.4%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,132	79.5%
1-unit, attached	849	3.9%
2 to 4 units	957	4.4%
5 to 19 units	1,283	6.0%
20 or more units	652	3.0%
Mobile home & other	681	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0639486
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 38 sq mi
Water area: 5.27 sq mi
Center point: 33.6860, -117.3354