Ladera Ranch vs North Tustin

A side-by-side comparison of Ladera Ranch and North Tustin: population, income, housing, and more.

Ladera Ranch and North Tustin are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Tustin has the higher population (26,038 vs 23,609 in Ladera Ranch). North Tustin has the higher median household income ($186,250 vs $184,257 in Ladera Ranch). North Tustin has the higher median home value ($1,212,400 vs $1,046,600 in Ladera Ranch).

Population, income & housing

	Ladera Ranch	North Tustin
Population	23,609	26,038
Median age	35.3 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$184,257	$186,250
Median home value	$1,046,600	$1,212,400
Median gross rent	$3,331	$2,397
Housing units	7,744	9,269
Homeownership rate	74.1%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.6%	61.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ladera Ranch	North Tustin
Population	27,277 → 23,609 (-13.4%)	24,705 → 26,038 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$161,348 → $184,257 (+14.2%)	$156,176 → $186,250 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$820,100 → $1,046,600 (+27.6%)	$926,100 → $1,212,400 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,341 → $3,331 (+42.3%)	$2,033 → $2,397 (+17.9%)

Ladera Ranch

Population

27,27723,609

Median household income

$161,348$184,257

Median home value

$820,100$1,046,600

Median gross rent

$2,341$3,331

North Tustin

Population

24,70526,038

Median household income

$156,176$186,250

Median home value

$926,100$1,212,400

Median gross rent

$2,033$2,397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ladera Ranch	North Tustin
Under 5	7.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	28.5%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	7.3%	8.8%
35 to 44	14.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	18.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	10.0%	16.1%
65 to 74	5.8%	11.0%
75 and over	1.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ladera Ranch	North Tustin
White (non-Hispanic)	64.9%	54.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	14.2%	14.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.1%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	23.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ladera Ranch	North Tustin
No high school diploma	1.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	8.1%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	24.7%	25.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ladera Ranch	North Tustin
Drove alone	68.0%	73.3%
Carpooled	3.1%	5.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.7%
Walked	1.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	25.2%	19.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ladera Ranch	North Tustin
1-unit, detached	58.5%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	24.6%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	0.9%
20 or more units	7.1%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Ladera Ranch	North Tustin
Poverty rate	4.1%	4.5%
Average household size	3.18	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	2005	1965