Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Click Here to Find Homes in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA   Back to: Rancho Santa Margarita, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 49,635 (All urban) Houses: 16,639 (16,307 occupied: 12,710 owner occupied, 3,597 renter occupied) % of renters here:   22% State:   43% Housing density: 1356 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Rancho Santa Margarita, California on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Help, Rancho Santa Margarita  (2 replies) What's the scoop on Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita  (14 replies) Orange County is not luxurious  (67 replies) PICTURES of ORANGE COUNTY  (206 replies) Vote No On Prop 98  (124 replies) Good/Bad about living in Orange County  (192 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,523 (lower quartile is $1,259, upper quartile is $1,838) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,553 Median gross rent in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA in 2007: $1,601 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 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)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 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: 21 $30,000 to $34,999: 9 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 5 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 28 $80,000 to $89,999: 11 $90,000 to $99,999: 92 $100,000 to $124,999: 263 $125,000 to $149,999: 574 $150,000 to $174,999: 538 $175,000 to $199,999: 730 $200,000 to $249,999: 2146 $250,000 to $299,999: 2172 $300,000 to $399,999: 2472 $400,000 to $499,999: 1428 $500,000 to $749,999: 854 $750,000 to $999,999: 132 $1,000,000 or more: 29

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rancho Santa Margarita: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 13 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 3 $450 to $499: 3 $500 to $549: 16 $550 to $599: 8 $600 to $649: 5 $650 to $699: 0 $700 to $749: 76 $750 to $799: 144 $800 to $899: 782 $900 to $999: 707 $1,000 to $1,249: 2,365 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,033 $1,500 to $1,999: 1,168 $2,000 or more: 244 No cash rent: 86

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 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 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $103,365
• Black householders: $95,962
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $120,167
• Asian householders: $113,454
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $44,943
• Some other race householders: $70,465
• Two or more races householders: $90,324
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $82,768

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $718,290
• Black or African American householders: $687,585
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $832,049
• Asian householders: $698,911
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $283,138
• Some other race householders: $611,075
• Two or more races householders: $668,458
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $632,719

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

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