Median household income (1999): $74,173
Estimated median household income in 2005: $83,168
| This zip code | $83,168 | | California: | $53,629 |
Nearest zip codes: 92679, 92692, 92691, 92694, 92610, 92630.
Housing units in zip code 92688 with a mortgage: 9,857 (1,881 second mortgage, 1,073 home equity loan, 80 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 304
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,898
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $518
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.3 | | State: | 3.5 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 1,454
- 1995 to 1998: 5,385
- 1990 to 1994: 4,530
- 1980 to 1989: 3,813
- 1970 to 1979: 163
- 1960 to 1969: 75
- 1950 to 1959: 33
- 1940 to 1949: 28
- 1939 or earlier: 28
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (92688):
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- no bedroom: 117
- 1 bedrooms: 697
- 2 bedrooms: 2,888
- 3 bedrooms: 4,108
- 4 bedrooms: 2,799
- 5 or more bedrooms: 673
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 367
- 1 bedrooms: 1,715
- 2 bedrooms: 1,503
- 3 bedrooms: 342
- 4 bedrooms: 29
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 92688 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 144
- 1 vehicle: 2,569
- 2 vehicles: 6,791
- 3 vehicles: 1,365
- 4 vehicles: 337
- 5 or more vehicles: 76
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 277
- 1 vehicle: 1,939
- 2 vehicles: 1,454
- 3 vehicles: 234
- 4 vehicles: 37
- 5 or more vehicles: 15
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 92688:
- $25,000 to $29,999: 21
- $30,000 to $34,999: 9
- $70,000 to $79,999: 28
- $80,000 to $89,999: 11
- $90,000 to $99,999: 92
- $100,000 to $124,999: 269
- $125,000 to $149,999: 574
- $150,000 to $174,999: 549
- $175,000 to $199,999: 798
- $200,000 to $249,999: 2277
- $250,000 to $299,999: 2109
- $300,000 to $399,999: 2174
- $400,000 to $499,999: 812
- $500,000 to $749,999: 427
- $750,000 to $999,999: 11
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 92688:
- $250 to $299: 10
- $400 to $449: 8
- $450 to $499: 10
- $500 to $549: 29
- $550 to $599: 24
- $600 to $649: 9
- $700 to $749: 98
- $750 to $799: 164
- $800 to $899: 714
- $900 to $999: 595
- $1,000 to $1,249: 1434
- $1,250 to $1,499: 447
- $1,500 to $1,999: 293
- $2,000 or more: 38
- No cash rent: 75
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $646,276
- Black or African American householders: $647,015
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $730,573
- Asian householders: $662,544
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $277,292
- Some other race householders: $562,225
- Two or more races householders: $657,121
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $593,036
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,268
- One, attached: 4,096
- Two: 76
- 3 or 4: 470
- 5 to 9: 1,111
- 10 to 19: 921
- 20 to 49: 466
- 50 or more: 1,101

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 18,528 (83%)
- Carpooled: 2,347 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 156 (1%)
- Railroad: 50 (0%)
- Taxi: 14 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 95 (0%)
- Bicycle: 14 (0%)
- Walked: 185 (1%)
- Other means: 29 (0%)
- Worked at home: 1,022 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 344
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1221
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1512
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2332
- 20 to 24 minutes: 3403
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1769
- 30 to 34 minutes: 4139
- 35 to 39 minutes: 1215
- 40 to 44 minutes: 1175
- 45 to 59 minutes: 2098
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1517
- 90 or more minutes: 693
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 42,491
- In family households: 37,332 (8,801 male householders, 2,504 female householders)
9,635 spouses, 14,689 children (13,510 natural, 350 adopted, 829 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 290 brothers or sisters, 286 parents, 413 other relatives, 541 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,159 (1,994 male householders (1,373 living alone)), 2,035 female householders (1,647 living alone)), 1,130 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 3,577 2-persons, 2,973 3-persons, 2,971 4-persons, 1,257 5-persons, 417 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,020 1-person, 919 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
11,127 married couples with children.
1,926 single-parent households (430 men, 1,496 women).
79.8% of residents of 92688 zip code speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 18% well, 12% not well, 4% not at all).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 14% well, 8% not well, 3% not at all).
5.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 22% well, 12% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (94% very well, 6% not well).
Foreign born population: 6,006 (14.2%)
(53.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 14.2% | | Whole state: | 26.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (25%)
- Philippines (12%)
- Vietnam (7%)
- Iran (6%)
- Canada (4%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
- Korea (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,006
- 1990 to 1994: 872
- 1985 to 1989: 1,134
- 1980 to 1984: 903
- 1975 to 1979: 720
- 1970 to 1974: 546
- 1970 to 1974: 313
- 1965 to 1969: 512
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 11027
- German: 4883
- Irish: 3656
- English: 3075
- Italian: 2787
- United States or American: 1831
- Polish: 1106
- French (except Basque): 1041
- Scottish: 818
- Swedish: 796
- European: 630
- Norwegian: 574
- Iranian: 572
- Scotch-Irish: 469
- French Canadian: 427
- Dutch: 399
- Danish: 320
- Arab:: 318
- Russian: 306
- British: 244
- Portuguese: 201
- Canadian: 166
- Hungarian: 148
- Greek: 147
- Welsh: 134
- Lebanese: 128
- Swiss: 127
- Ukrainian: 123
- Armenian: 112
- Subsaharan African:: 90
- Northern European: 89
- Czech: 88
- Croatian: 86
- Finnish: 79
- Austrian: 77
- Czechoslovakian: 73
- Yugoslavian: 63
- Lithuanian: 61
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 58
- Jamaican: 58
- Belgian: 55
- Scandinavian: 54
- Iraqi: 51
- Syrian: 49
- Australian: 45
- African: 43
- Romanian: 39
- South African: 37
- Israeli: 30
- Palestinian: 29
- Eastern European: 27
- Slovak: 24
- Other Arab: 24
- Icelander: 23
- Albanian: 21
- Turkish: 20
- Arab/Arabic: 20
- Slavic: 13
- Egyptian: 12
- Zimbabwean: 10
- Afghan: 9
- Brazilian: 8
- Macedonian: 7
- Pennsylvania German: 7
- Latvian: 7
- Basque: 7
- Serbian: 6
- Moroccan: 5


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 23796
- Northeast: 3343
- Midwest: 4373
- South: 2236
- West: 2111
30% of the 92688 zip code 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, 58% lived in California.
Population in 1990: 9,489. Population change in the 1990s: +32,692 (+344.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 426
| Here: | 7.0% | | California: | 9.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 222
| Here: | 11.0% | | California: | 7.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 315
| Here: | 14.0% | | California: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (500-999: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
- Information: Internet Service Providers (500-999: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Framing Contractors (500-999: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (250-499: 1, 100-249: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 4, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 7)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 9, 10-19: 8, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 6)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Offices of Other Holding Companies (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 5)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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