Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Rancho Santa Margarita. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Rancho Santa Margarita, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 49,458 (All urban) Houses: 16,639 (16,307 occupied: 12,710 owner occupied, 3,597 renter occupied) % of renters here: 22% State: 26% Housing density: 1356 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $361,782. Median contract rent in 2009: $1,508 (lower quartile is $1,296, upper quartile is $1,869) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,343 Median gross rent in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA in 2009: $1,630 Housing units in Rancho Santa Margarita with a mortgage: 11,106 (2,081 second mortgage, 1,242 home equity loan, 83 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 398 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $118,138 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $70,556 Median monthly housing costs: $2,409 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Rancho Santa Margarita, California on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: General range of rent for a 1 bedroom apartment  (17 replies) Need Rental Home in Orange County, CA  (6 replies) Irvine apartment rent prices  (8 replies) Finding a Rental House  (3 replies) $550,000 dollars for a starter home?????  (60 replies) HELP! Single 28, year old girl looking to buy home in Rancho Cucamonga! Safe or no?  (36 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $531,502 (it was $272,900 in 2000) Rancho Santa Margarita: $531,502 California: $384,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $378,524 - $702,720 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $750,109 Here: $750,109 State: $521,364 Townhouses or other attached units: $387,342 Here: $387,342 State: $436,871 In 2-unit structures: $209,568 Here: $209,568 State: $634,434 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $194,796 Here: $194,796 State: $443,730 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $205,020 Here: $205,020 State: $418,318 Household type by relationship: Households: 47,700 In family households: 42,889 (10,087 male householders, 2,567 female householders) 10,801 spouses, 17,568 children (16,075 natural, 497 adopted, 996 stepchildren), 196 grandchildren, 306 brothers or sisters, 326 parents, 452 other relatives, 586 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,811 (1,794 male householders (1,270 living alone)), 1,992 female householders (1,638 living alone)), 1,025 nonrelatives In group quarters: 18 (all institutionalized) Size of family households: 3,710 2-persons, 3,098 3-persons, 3,690 4-persons, 1,542 5-persons, 476 6-persons, 138 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,908 1-person, 778 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 2 5-persons. 13,431 married couples with children. 1,961 single-parent households (452 men, 1,509 women). 81.7% of residents of Rancho Santa Margarita speak English at home. 8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 6,294 (13.2%) (53.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 5 $50,000 to $59,999: 26 $60,000 to $69,999: 7 $70,000 to $79,999: 1 $80,000 to $89,999: 3 $90,000 to $99,999: 2 $100,000 to $124,999: 0 $125,000 to $149,999: 42 $150,000 to $174,999: 101 $175,000 to $199,999: 214 $200,000 to $249,999: 524 $250,000 to $299,999: 865 $300,000 to $399,999: 1799 $400,000 to $499,999: 2397 $500,000 to $749,999: 4335 $750,000 to $999,999: 1943 $1,000,000 or more: 1050

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Rancho Santa Margarita: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 23 $300 to $349: 27 $350 to $399: 56 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 39 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 23 $650 to $699: 8 $700 to $749: 0 $750 to $799: 7 $800 to $899: 13 $900 to $999: 34 $1,000 to $1,249: 244 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,262 $1,500 to $1,999: 1,535 $2,000 or more: 999 No cash rent: 56

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.5%
Number of people working at home: 1,084 (4.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 411 5 to 9 minutes: 1397 10 to 14 minutes: 1471 15 to 19 minutes: 2279 20 to 24 minutes: 3438 25 to 29 minutes: 1965 30 to 34 minutes: 4511 35 to 39 minutes: 1289 40 to 44 minutes: 1404 45 to 59 minutes: 2543 60 to 89 minutes: 1766 90 or more minutes: 877

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 20,346 (83%) Carpooled: 2,426 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 147 (1%) Railroad: 63 (0%) Taxi: 14 (0%) Motorcycle: 82 (0%) Bicycle: 22 (0%) Walked: 197 (1%) Other means: 54 (0%) Worked at home: 1,084 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 293 $10,000 to $14,999: 191 $15,000 to $19,999: 359 $20,000 to $24,999: 435 $25,000 to $29,999: 424 $30,000 to $34,999: 629 $35,000 to $39,999: 698 $40,000 to $44,999: 619 $45,000 to $49,999: 700 $50,000 to $59,999: 1154 $60,000 to $74,999: 2171 $75,000 to $99,999: 3032 $100,000 to $124,999: 2248 $125,000 to $149,999: 1234 $150,000 to $199,999: 1353 $200,000 or more: 900

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 11953

German: 5522

Irish: 3804

English: 3752

Italian: 3200

United States or American: 2092

French (except Basque): 1295

Polish: 1239

Swedish: 988

Scottish: 988

European: 704

Norwegian: 649

Iranian: 588

Scotch-Irish: 528

Dutch: 454

French Canadian: 398

Russian: 336

Danish: 285

British: 277

Arab:: 270

Armenian: 239

Greek: 218

Portuguese: 206

Canadian: 192

Hungarian: 187

Welsh: 162

Swiss: 132

Ukrainian: 119

Lebanese: 113

Yugoslavian: 110

Subsaharan African:: 97

Northern European: 89

Czech: 88

Finnish: 88

Croatian: 86

Czechoslovakian: 80

Scandinavian: 79

Afghan: 78

Austrian: 74

Lithuanian: 67

Iraqi: 51

African: 50

Syrian: 49

Romanian: 48

Brazilian: 47

Australian: 45

Eastern European: 41

South African: 37

Slovak: 32

Belgian: 29

Palestinian: 29

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 29

Jamaican: 29

Icelander: 23

Albanian: 21

Arab/Arabic: 20

Turkish: 20

Slavic: 13

Israeli: 12

Zimbabwean: 10

Egyptian: 8

Latvian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Basque: 7

Macedonian: 7

Serbian: 6

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

• This state: 27090
• Northeast: 3790
• Midwest: 5056
• South: 2460
• West: 2396

38% of Rancho Santa Margarita residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 61
• Nursery to 4th grade: 15
• 5th and 6th grade: 58
• 7th and 8th grade: 51
• 9th grade: 52
• 10th grade: 61
• 11th grade: 67
• 12th grade, no diploma: 253
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,365
• Less than 1 year of college: 761
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,848
• Associate degree: 1,296
• Bachelor's degree: 4,932
• Master's degree: 1,356
• Professional school degree: 493
• Doctorate degree: 185

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 83
• Nursery to 4th grade: 44
• 5th and 6th grade: 40
• 7th and 8th grade: 53
• 9th grade: 64
• 10th grade: 56
• 11th grade: 78
• 12th grade, no diploma: 370
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,428
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,286
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,301
• Associate degree: 1,589
• Bachelor's degree: 4,287
• Master's degree: 1,092
• Professional school degree: 224
• Doctorate degree: 100

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 23.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.0%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $101,965
• Black householders: $100,521
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $115,573
• Asian householders: $113,657
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $40,907
• Some other race householders: $66,768
• Two or more races householders: $89,408
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $81,788

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $555,847
• Black or African American householders: $532,086
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $643,878
• Asian householders: $540,850
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $219,105
• Some other race householders: $472,879
• Two or more races householders: $517,284
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $489,628

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,044
• One, attached: 3,918
• Two: 108
• 3 or 4: 467
• 5 to 9: 1,106
• 10 to 19: 828
• 20 to 49: 285
• 50 or more: 883

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

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