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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $938,937 (it was $272,900 in 2000)
Rancho Santa Margarita:

$938,937
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $700,793 - $1,190,750

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,110,060
Here:

$1,110,060
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $654,848
Here:

$654,848
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $462,524
Here:

$462,524
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $533,884
Here:

$533,884
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $588,057
Here:

$588,057
State:

$730,996

Total population: 49,359 (Urban population: 47,718, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 17,388 (17,031 occupied: 12,457 owner occupied, 4,638 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

27%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,417 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,677,190.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,997, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,460


Median gross rent in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Rancho Santa Margarita with a mortgage: 9,971 (1,102 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 917 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 134

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $188,032

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $138,903

Median monthly housing costs: $2,735

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Rancho Santa Margarita, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1993

Median year apartment built: 1993

Household type by relationship:

Households: 47,340
  • Male householders: 8,893 (1,542 living alone), Female householders: 7,777 (1,767 living alone)
  • 10,875 spouses (10,722 opposite-sex spouses), 575 unmarried partners, (557 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,989 children (15,111 natural, 339 adopted, 538 stepchildren), 360 grandchildren, 691 brothers or sisters, 1,110 parents, 11 foster children, 397 other relatives, 654 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2

Size of family households: 4,731 2-persons, 3,310 3-persons, 3,487 4-persons, 999 5-persons, 179 6-persons, 252 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,447 1-person, 585 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

8,674 married couples with children.
1,135 single-parent households (267 men, 868 women).

73.6% of residents of Rancho Santa Margarita speak English at home.
11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 10,072 (21.3%)
(60.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
  • 50no bedroom
  • 5631 bedroom
  • 2,2962 bedrooms
  • 4,3133 bedrooms
  • 3,8414 bedrooms
  • 1,3945+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
  • 565no bedroom
  • 1,2681 bedroom
  • 1,7732 bedrooms
  • 7453 bedrooms
  • 2404 bedrooms
  • 485+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Rancho Santa Margarita in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rancho Santa Margarita in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 68no vehicle
  • 2,3531 vehicle
  • 5,6642 vehicles
  • 3,0293 vehicles
  • 9254 vehicles
  • 4185+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Rancho Santa Margarita in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rancho Santa Margarita in renter-occupied apartments
  • 585no vehicle
  • 1,7221 vehicle
  • 1,5892 vehicles
  • 4813 vehicles
  • 2344 vehicles
  • 275+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
  • 501 room
  • 902 rooms
  • 5013 rooms
  • 1,6384 rooms
  • 2,0535 rooms
  • 2,0956 rooms
  • 2,2007 rooms
  • 1,5388 rooms
  • 2,2949+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
  • 5551 room
  • 3082 rooms
  • 1,0333 rooms
  • 1,4494 rooms
  • 4695 rooms
  • 3496 rooms
  • 2307 rooms
  • 698 rooms
  • 1769+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Rancho Santa Margarita city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Rancho Santa Margarita, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA in 2022
  • 333Less than $10,000
  • 498$10,000 to $19,999
  • 622$20,000 to $29,999
  • 478$30,000 to $39,999
  • 374$40,000 to $49,999
  • 785$50,000 to $59,999
  • 888$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,524$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,627$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,434$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,304$150,000 to $199,999
  • 6,168$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA in 2022
  • 112Less than $10,000
  • 12$40,000 to $49,999
  • 13$70,000 to $79,999
  • 4$90,000 to $99,999
  • 85$100,000 to $124,999
  • 14$125,000 to $149,999
  • 46$200,000 to $249,999
  • 72$250,000 to $299,999
  • 480$300,000 to $399,999
  • 619$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,873$500,000 to $749,999
  • 3,808$750,000 to $999,999
  • 4,268$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 401$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 60$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA in 2022
  • 9$200 to $249
  • 29$400 to $449
  • 13$600 to $649
  • 10$750 to $799
  • 28$800 to $899
  • 13$900 to $999
  • 35$1,000 to $1,249
  • 38$1,250 to $1,499
  • 982$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,760$2,000 to $2,499
  • 907$2,500 to $2,999
  • 314$3,000 to $3,499
  • 414$3,500 or more
  • 72No cash rent
Work and jobs in Rancho Santa Margarita: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.4%
Number of people working at home: 6,070 (22.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 502
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,670
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,308
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,154
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,731
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,359
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,748
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 786
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 840
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,898
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,163
  • 90 or more minutes: 331
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Rancho Santa Margarita

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,594 (59.4%)
  • Carpooled: 1,872 (9.6%)
  • Bus: 12 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 239 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 23 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 311 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 6,070 (31.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 1.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 6.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 15.4%Males
  • 18.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.4%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • 2.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 2.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
  • 2,4462010 or later
  • 2,1462000 to 2009
  • 2,1811990 to 1999
  • 2,1531980 to 1989
  • 1,3861970 to 1979
  • 889Before 1970
Ancestries in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 1,720 (7.0%)
  • German: 1,361 (5.5%)
  • Italian: 1,249 (5.1%)
  • American: 1,221 (5.0%)
  • Irish: 1,048 (4.3%)
  • Iranian: 1,002 (4.1%)
  • European: 750 (3.0%)
  • Norwegian: 253 (1.0%)
  • Scottish: 231 (0.9%)
  • Russian: 219 (0.9%)
  • Polish: 217 (0.9%)
  • Dutch: 216 (0.9%)
  • Brazilian: 175 (0.7%)
  • Swedish: 148 (0.6%)
  • Portuguese: 144 (0.6%)
  • Nigerian: 140 (0.6%)
  • British: 133 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 116 (0.5%)
  • Welsh: 104 (0.4%)
  • French: 99 (0.4%)
  • Hungarian: 92 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 84 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 82 (0.3%)
  • Estonian: 71 (0.3%)
  • Albanian: 69 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 56 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 55 (0.2%)
  • Moroccan: 48 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 47 (0.2%)
  • Afghan: 45 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 45 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 42 (0.2%)
  • Bulgarian: 41 (0.2%)
  • South African: 37 (0.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 29 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 29 (0.1%)
  • Egyptian: 28 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 28 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 27 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 26 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 25 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 24 (0.10%)
  • Ukrainian: 24 (0.10%)
  • West Indian: 23 (0.09%)
  • Palestinian: 22 (0.09%)
  • Greek: 19 (0.08%)
  • Croatian: 18 (0.07%)
  • Jordanian: 17 (0.07%)
  • Lebanese: 14 (0.06%)
  • Slavic: 9 (0.04%)
  • Haitian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Lithuanian: 8 (0.03%)
  • Basque: 8 (0.03%)
  • Scandinavian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Slovak: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Rancho Santa Margarita:

16.5% (1,658)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Philippines
Rancho Santa Margarita:

12.3% (1,238)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Canada
Rancho Santa Margarita:

9.2% (923)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

Iran
Rancho Santa Margarita:

9.1% (914)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

India
Rancho Santa Margarita:

7.9% (796)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Brazil
Rancho Santa Margarita:

4.0% (398)
California:

0.5% (53,222)

El Salvador
Rancho Santa Margarita:

3.5% (355)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

England
Rancho Santa Margarita:

2.9% (292)
California:

0.6% (57,953)

Peru
Rancho Santa Margarita:

2.7% (276)
California:

0.7% (74,025)

Vietnam
Rancho Santa Margarita:

2.6% (260)
California:

4.9% (512,335)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Rancho Santa Margarita:

1.9% (193)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Uzbekistan
Rancho Santa Margarita:

1.9% (190)
California:

0.1% (5,897)

Taiwan
Rancho Santa Margarita:

1.9% (189)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

Korea
Rancho Santa Margarita:

1.9% (188)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 27,695
  • Other state: 8,558
  • Northeast: 2,289
  • Midwest: 3,189
  • South: 1,740
  • West: 1,336

89.2% of Rancho Santa Margarita residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39.8% lived in California.


Rancho Santa Margarita:

89.2%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 308
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 23
  • 5th and 6th grade: 74
  • 7th and 8th grade: 27
  • 9th grade: 76
  • 10th grade: 16
  • 11th grade: 83
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 260
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,148
  • Less than 1 year of college: 916
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,754
  • Associate degree: 1,348
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,576
  • Master's degree: 1,721
  • Professional school degree: 503
  • Doctorate degree: 250
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 421
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 180
  • 7th and 8th grade: 11
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 25
  • 11th grade: 33
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 286
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,408
  • Less than 1 year of college: 849
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,592
  • Associate degree: 1,293
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,755
  • Master's degree: 2,194
  • Professional school degree: 697
  • Doctorate degree: 211
Educational Attainment for Females
Rancho Santa Margarita marital status for males
Rancho Santa Margarita marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,500
  • One, attached: 3,413
  • Two: 196
  • 3 or 4: 700
  • 5 to 9: 935
  • 10 to 19: 1,188
  • 20 to 49: 293
  • 50 or more: 1,159
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Rancho Santa Margarita
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
  • 80.9%Utility gas
  • 17.2%Electricity
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Solar energy
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
  • 55.4%Utility gas
  • 38.6%Electricity
  • 4.3%No fuel used
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 782
Here:

16.7%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 462
Here:

16.8%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 524
Here:

19.7%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
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