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Lake Forest, California

Lake Forest city, California · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Higher incomeGrowingHigh densityOrange County · 16.7 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Lake ForestPeer medianPctileSource
Population86,28177,58382
Population change (10 yr)n/a22.7%
Median household income$135,175$131,81655
Poverty rate8.5%5.5%91
Bachelor's degree or higher50.8%55.2%27
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/a21.6%
Median owner-occupied home value$937,000$608,50073
Median gross rent$2,672$2,09573
Housing vacancy rate4.3%3.1%64
Worked from home24.4%25.2%45
Population, 2012–2024
Lake ForestPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
Lake ForestPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population+4.7%
Housing units+12.4%
Median household income+26.0%
Median owner-occupied home value+46.0%
Median gross rent+29.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher+5.7%
Worked from home+258.9%
Poverty rate+8.8%
Establishment density · Orange County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars26.6US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail4.3US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services11.3US 8.1above US rate
Professional & technical services58.7US 29.5above US rate
Ambulatory health care37.4US 21.0above US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation5.6US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation1.7US 2.1below US rate
Construction24.4US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Folsom, CA8783,916$139,80454.9%
Chino Hills, CA8477,927$126,33448.1%
Maple Grove, MN8071,173+10.6%$132,73157.1%
Rocklin, CA7773,327+24.3%$124,16848.0%
Alameda, CA7677,238$137,69761.5%
Allen, TX74110,265+22.7%$130,90157.5%
Cedar Park, TX7478,301+34.8%$129,54555.6%
Lakeville, MN7474,354+28.8%$139,04150.6%
Rochester Hills, MI7377,089+6.8%$120,69461.4%
Livermore, CA7385,522+1.9%$160,77552.3%