What is the population of Lake Elsinore city?

Lake Elsinore city has 71,516 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #125 of 1,618 in California.

What is the median household income in Lake Elsinore city?

Median household income in Lake Elsinore city is $96,527 a year, 22.9% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lake Elsinore city?

Median gross rent is $1,915 a month and the median home value is $505,700, so rent absorbs about 23.8% of median household income.

Is Lake Elsinore city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lake Elsinore city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Lake Elsinore, CA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Lake Elsinore, California (Lake Elsinore, CA — Census place “Lake Elsinore city”) is 71,516 residents, ranking #125 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $96,527, the median home is worth $505,700 and median gross rent runs $1,915 a month. Looking for the Lake Elsinore California ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Lake Elsinore, CA: 92530, 92532.

Population: 71,516Lake Elsinore city residents
Median household income: $96,527Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $505,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,915Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 71.6%Owner-occupied households

Lake Elsinore ZIP codes (California)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lake Elsinore.

The Lake Elsinore CA ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Lake Elsinore city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Lake Elsinore city median would spend about 23.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 71.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Lake Elsinore city, CA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Lake Elsinore city is a small city in California, with 71,516 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #125 of 1,618 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 33.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Lake Elsinore city earn a median of $96,527 a year, 22.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 6% above the $91,111 median for the 1,050 California cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Lake Elsinore city is valued at $505,700, 66.7% above the national figure and 14% below the $589,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,915 a month, 36.2% above the national figure, or roughly $22,980 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 71.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Lake Elsinore city?: Lake Elsinore city has 71,516 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #125 of 1,618 in California.
What is the median household income in Lake Elsinore city?: Median household income in Lake Elsinore city is $96,527 a year, 22.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lake Elsinore city?: Median gross rent is $1,915 a month and the median home value is $505,700, so rent absorbs about 23.8% of median household income.
Is Lake Elsinore city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lake Elsinore city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Lake Elsinore city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.