Rancho Santa Margarita, California Census and Community Profile

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA was 47,214.

Rancho Santa Margarita Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Rancho Santa Margarita was 23,219, which represents 49.2 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
There are an estimated 11,056 married men in the town. 68.4 percent of men over 15 years old in Rancho Santa Margarita are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Rancho Santa Margarita is 23,995 which is 50.8 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
There are an estimated 11,018 married women in the community. 63.7 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
The median age of people living in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA was 31.9 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Rancho Santa Margarita was 4,832. There were 31,359 people above the age of 18, which represents 66.4 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 3.4 percent of the population (1,591) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA was 45,256.

White Population in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
The estimated White population in the Rancho Santa Margarita community is 38,523, which is 81.6 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
The estimated Black/African American population is 826, which is 1.7 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA was 199.

Asian Population in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 3,492.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Rancho Santa Margarita was an estimated 97.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 2,119, while those of “two or more races” was 1,958 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Rancho Santa Margarita community was 6,139, or 13 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
The household population number in Rancho Santa Margarita was 47,200.

Group Quarters Population in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Group Quarters population in the community was 14.

Average Household Size in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
The average household size in Rancho Santa Margarita is 2.9 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.35 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
At the time of the last census survey, there were 16,515 total housing units in Rancho Santa Margarita.

The number of occupied housing units was 16,253, or 98.4 of the total units in town. Of these, 12,723 were owner-occupied (78.3), and 3,530 were renter-occupied (21.7, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 262 vacant homes in Rancho Santa Margarita at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 11,504, with a median value in dollars of 280,700.

Monthly Owner Costs in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,981 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Rancho Santa Margarita, average costs per month were $530 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 27,543 people in the community had a high school degree, or 95.1 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
12,669 people in Rancho Santa Margarita also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 43.8 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
The number of Civilian Veterans in Rancho Santa Margarita was 2,828, or 9 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
In 2000, there were 3,549 people in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 7,824 people in Rancho Santa Margarita who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 18.3 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
There were 25,647 in the labor force in Rancho Santa Margarita at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 78.2 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Rancho Santa Margarita was 32.8 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $78,475. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $88,216. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Per capita income in Rancho Santa Margarita in the last full census was 31,531. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Rancho Santa Margarita numbered 195, or 1.5 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 1,367, or 2.9 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.