San Juan Capistrano vs Stanton

A side-by-side comparison of San Juan Capistrano and Stanton: population, income, housing, and more.

San Juan Capistrano and Stanton are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stanton has the higher population (38,639 vs 34,998 in San Juan Capistrano). San Juan Capistrano has the higher median household income ($127,893 vs $81,455 in Stanton). San Juan Capistrano has the higher median home value ($929,700 vs $541,000 in Stanton).

Population, income & housing

	San Juan Capistrano	Stanton
Population	34,998	38,639
Median age	44.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$127,893	$81,455
Median home value	$929,700	$541,000
Median gross rent	$2,500	$1,905
Housing units	12,801	12,992
Homeownership rate	78.5%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.3%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Juan Capistrano	Stanton
Population	35,922 → 34,998 (-2.6%)	38,377 → 38,639 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$91,600 → $127,893 (+39.6%)	$57,598 → $81,455 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$720,200 → $929,700 (+29.1%)	$386,400 → $541,000 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,002 → $2,500 (+24.9%)	$1,573 → $1,905 (+21.1%)

San Juan Capistrano

Population

35,92234,998

Median household income

$91,600$127,893

Median home value

$720,200$929,700

Median gross rent

$2,002$2,500

Stanton

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Juan Capistrano	Stanton
Under 5	4.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.1%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	9.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.6%
55 to 64	15.3%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.3%
75 and over	9.6%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Juan Capistrano	Stanton
White (non-Hispanic)	53.6%	15.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	3.9%	27.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	36.7%	52.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Juan Capistrano	Stanton
No high school diploma	11.5%	27.6%
High school graduate	16.8%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Juan Capistrano	Stanton
Drove alone	68.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	8.7%	12.0%
Public transit	0.8%	2.2%
Walked	3.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.5%
Worked from home	15.8%	7.7%
Other means	2.1%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Juan Capistrano	Stanton
1-unit, detached	56.7%	27.4%
1-unit, attached	21.4%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	12.0%
20 or more units	4.5%	21.2%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	San Juan Capistrano	Stanton
Poverty rate	7.3%	11.9%
Average household size	2.87	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1979	1974