Lake Mathews, California

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Population in July 2007: 21,561.

Males: 10,942	(50.7%)
Females: 10,619	(49.3%)

Median resident age:	34.6 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $62,827 (it was $48,679 in 2000)

Lake Mathews:	$62,827
California:	$58,931

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $21,436

Lake Mathews CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $288,583 (it was $157,600 in 2000)

Lake Mathews:	$288,583
California:	$384,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $469,859; Detached houses: $553,551; Townhouses or other attached units: $464,383; Mobile homes: $204,687; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,673

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White alone - 8,374 (51.2%)
Hispanic - 5,574 (34.1%)
Black alone - 1,427 (8.7%)
Two or more races - 538 (3.3%)
Asian alone - 272 (1.7%)
American Indian alone - 97 (0.6%)
Other race alone - 54 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 15 (0.09%)

Races in Lake Mathews detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Lake Mathews: 113.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 979 feet

Land area: 77.4 square miles.

Population density: 278 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lake Mathews:

High school or higher: 71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 10.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Mathews CCD:

Never married: 24.3%
Now married: 61.6%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 5.0%
Divorced: 9.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
California:	26.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lake Mathews CCD:	0.9% ($1,454)
California:	0.8% ($1,564)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elsinore Valley, CA (8.3 miles , pop. 70,763).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Riverside, CA (9.5 miles , pop. 255,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (60.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Woodcrest, CA (2.2 miles ), March AFB, CA (2.8 miles ), Elsinore Valley, CA (2.9 miles ), Perris, CA (2.9 miles ), El Cerrito, CA (3.0 miles ), Lake Elsinore, CA (3.0 miles ), Home Gardens, CA (3.1 miles ), Riverside, CA (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 33.81 N, Longitude: 117.37 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 909

Lake Mathews household income distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	12.7%
California:	10.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (22%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Health care (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Social assistance (3%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Work and jobs in Lake Mathews: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Lake Mathews, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Lake Mathews, California average temperatures

Lake Mathews, California average precipitation

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Tornado activity:

Lake Mathews-area historical tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/2008, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Lake Mathews place center injured one person.

On 11/7/1966, a category F2 tornado 33.6 miles away from the place center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Lake Mathews-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 3583% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 54.4 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from Lake Mathews center
On 4/21/1918 at 22:32:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 4.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi) earthquake occurred 73.1 miles away from Lake Mathews center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
On 11/24/1987 at 13:15:56, a magnitude 6.7 (6.0 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 ML, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Riverside County (42) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 25
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 22, Floods: 15, Storms: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Landslides: 5, Mudslides: 3, Floods: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Earthquake: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Mathews:

MENIFEE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; SUN CITY, CA)
CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; CORONA, CA)
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-MORENO VALLEY (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; MORENO VALLEY, CA)

Political contributions by individuals in Lake Mathews, CA

Amtrak stations near Lake Mathews:

9 miles: MORENO VALLEY (ARCO MINI MART, 2624 E. ALESSANDRO BLVD.) - Bus Station . Services: public payphones.
9 miles: PERRIS (B.W. PERRIS INN, 480 REDLANDS AVE.) - Bus Station
12 miles: RIVERSIDE (4066 VINE ST.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Mathews:

California Baptist University (about 9 miles; Riverside, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,134)
Riverside Community College (about 12 miles; Riverside, CA; FT enrollment: 11,251)
University of California-Riverside (about 12 miles; Riverside, CA; FT enrollment: 18,783)
Loma Linda University (about 18 miles; Loma Linda, CA; FT enrollment: 3,219)
San Bernardino Valley College (about 20 miles; San Bernardino, CA; FT enrollment: 4,193)
University of Redlands (about 21 miles; Redlands, CA; FT enrollment: 4,389)
Crafton Hills College (about 22 miles; Yucaipa, CA; FT enrollment: 2,006)

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Notable locations in Lake Mathews: Diamond B Ranch (A), Gavilan Springs Ranch (B), Cajalco Fire Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lake Mathews include: New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), Mount Moriah Baptist Church (C), Evangelist Centre Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Lee Lake (A), Lake Mathews (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lake Mathews: Lake Mathews Ecological Reserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Riverside County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI CO SO₂ NO₂ Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5 Pb

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2009 was 50.4. This is significantly worse than average.

City:	50.4
U.S.:	32.0

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2009 was 0.307. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.307
U.S.:	0.334

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2009 was 1.41. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.2 miles away from the city center.

City:	1.41
U.S.:	2.43

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2009 was 17.7. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	17.7
U.S.:	9.4

Ozone [ppb] level in 2009 was 30.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	30.7
U.S.:	28.3

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2009 was 36.3. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	36.3
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2009 was 15.9. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 9.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	15.9
U.S.:	9.6

Lead (Pb) [µ/m³] level in 2009 was 0.00838. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.00838
U.S.:	0.02218

Average household size:

This place:	3.4 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	70.1%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.8%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	13.5%
Whole state:	14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	6.0%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Mathews, CA

People in group quarters in Lake Mathews:

64 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
43 people in homes for the mentally retarded
43 people in other group homes
20 people in nursing homes

Lake Mathews compared to California state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (62%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
Electricity (13%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Riverside County California:

2008 Presidential Election results in Riverside County California:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Lake Mathews (based on Riverside County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.02%

Here		43.0%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Jewish	Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents	65.6%	5.2%	3.3%	3.0%	2.2%
Congregations	7.5%	11.5%	9.0%	1.5%	4.4%

Name	Assemblies of God	Charismatic Churches Independent	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	1.8%	1.8%	1.5%	1.3%	14.4%
Congregations	7.2%	0.7%	1.4%	1.5%	55.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 330

Riverside County:	1.60 / 10,000 pop.
California:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 11

This county:	0.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 91

Riverside County:	0.44 / 10,000 pop.
California:	0.62 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 311

Riverside County:	1.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 1,125

Here:	5.45 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	7.7%
California:	7.3%

Adult obesity rate:

Riverside County:	24.5%
California:	21.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	15.2%
State:	17.9%

9.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,099 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.42%
California average:	5.75%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($263 average AGI)
Riverside County:
0.09%
California average:
0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Orange County, CA	2.02% ($52,293 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA	1.88% ($50,596)
from San Bernardino County, CA	1.72% ($44,978)

6.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.76%
California average:	6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($294 average AGI)
Riverside County:
0.06%
California average:
0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to San Bernardino County, CA	1.24% ($38,294 average AGI)
to Orange County, CA	0.81% ($51,018)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.75% ($40,064)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Mathews:

KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KPRO (1570 AM; 5 kW; RIVERSIDE, CA; Owner: OLIVE L. SHERBAN)
KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KWRM (1370 AM; 5 kW; CORONA, CA; Owner: MAJOR MARKET STATIONS, INC.)
KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
KHPY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MORENO VALLEY, CA; Owner: DELBERT L. VAN VOORHIS)
KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
KNX (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KMPC (1540 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Mathews:

KOLA (99.9 FM; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Owner: INLAND EMPIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
KUCR (88.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, CA; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF CA)
KVCR (91.9 FM; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Owner: SAN BERNARDINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
KUOR-FM (89.1 FM; REDLANDS, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS)
KLRD (90.1 FM; YUCAIPA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KWVE (107.9 FM; SAN CLEMENTE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF COSTA MESA)
KRTM (88.9 FM; TEMECULA, CA; Owner: PENFOLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KCXX (103.9 FM; LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA; Owner: ALL-PRO BROADCASTING, INC.)
K295AI (106.9 FM; MUSCOY, CA; Owner: ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
KWRP (96.1 FM; SAN JACINTO, CA; Owner: MAGIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
K201AR (88.1 FM; BANNING, CA; Owner: KSGN, INC.)
K232CX (94.3 FM; DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KPLM-FM2 (106.1 FM; SAN JACINTO, CA; Owner: RM BROADCASTING L.L.C.)
K264AF (100.7 FM; GUASTI, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KCBS-FM (93.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KGGI (99.1 FM; RIVERSIDE, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KLYY (97.5 FM; RIVERSIDE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
K201CD (88.1 FM; VICTORVILLE, CA; Owner: SAN BERNARDINO COMMNTY COLLEGE DIST.)
KSCA (101.9 FM; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KLOS (95.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLOS-FM RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Mathews:

KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
KHIZ (Channel 64; BARSTOW, CA; Owner: SUNBELT TELEVISION, INC.)
KVCR-TV (Channel 24; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Owner: SAN BERNARDINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
KBLM-LP (Channel 25; RIVERSIDE/PERRIS, CA; Owner: LOUIS MARTINEZ FAMILY GROUP, LLC)

Lake Mathews on our top lists:

#20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Rail transportation (population 5,000+)"
#33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very long commute times (90 or more minutes) (population 5,000+)"
#38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the greatest tornado activity"
#39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
#43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
#47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Truck transportation (population 5,000+)"
#62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
#64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
#89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other group homes (population 5,000+)"

#2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
#2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
#7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"

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