Lake Elsinore, California demographics

Lake Elsinore, CA demographics: median age 33.7; 24.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lake Elsinore city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0639486. The survey estimates a population of 72,461 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lake Elsinore is 33.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 20,499 households (±686). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.7 ±1.2	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,461
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	19,807 ±1,452	27.3% ±2.0 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	17,693 ±1,278	24.4% ±1.8 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	27,761 ±1,486	38.3% ±2.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	7,200 ±775	9.9% ±1.1 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,461
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	36,486 ±910	50.4% ±1.3 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	35,975 ±901	49.6% ±1.2 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,461
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	28,789 ±2,369	39.7% ±3.3 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,616 ±1,169	6.4% ±1.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	917 ±453	1.3% ±0.6 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	5,440 ±1,171	7.5% ±1.6 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	96 ±122 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	17,094 ±2,283	23.6% ±3.2 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	15,509 ±1,986	21.4% ±2.7 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,461
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,081 ±2,175	48.4% ±3.0 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	37,380 ±2,187	51.6% ±3.0 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,499
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	12,354 ±725	60.3% ±2.9 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,417 ±357	6.9% ±1.7 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,274 ±513	16.0% ±2.4 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,668 ±456	13.0% ±2.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	786 ±248	3.8% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,499
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	9,749 ±533	47.6% ±2.1 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,750 ±905	52.4% ±4.1 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,499
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,668 ±456	13.0% ±2.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,871 ±661	23.8% ±3.1 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,193 ±613	20.5% ±2.9 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	4,143 ±555	20.2% ±2.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,476 ±395	12.1% ±1.9 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,204 ±342	5.9% ±1.7 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	944 ±212	4.6% ±1.0 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,461
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	57,311 ±1,652	79.1% ±2.3 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	15,150 ±1,661	20.9% ±2.3 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 67,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	40,237 ±2,295	59.7% ±3.3 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	22,498 ±2,136	33.4% ±3.1 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	17 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	328 ±272 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	433 ±340 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	506 ±253	0.8% ±0.4 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	163 ±133 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	649 ±426 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	124 ±123 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,407 ±605	2.1% ±0.9 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	551 ±280 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	43 ±42 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	391 ±247 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 45,667
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	7,552 ±866	16.5% ±1.9 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	11,453 ±1,027	25.1% ±2.2 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	10,711 ±1,127	23.5% ±2.4 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,870 ±637	10.7% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,492 ±779	16.4% ±1.7 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,589 ±725	7.9% ±1.6 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 71,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	65,569 ±1,455	91.5% ±2.0 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,631 ±985	3.7% ±1.4 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,553 ±853	3.6% ±1.2 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	803 ±550 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	75 ±69 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.3% of Lake Elsinore residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 93.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake Elsinore	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.3% ±1.1 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.6% ±1.9 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.4% ±0.9 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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