In addition, Trabuco Canyon is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Trabuco Canyon is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Trabuco Canyon’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Trabuco Canyon has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Trabuco Canyon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Trabuco Canyon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Trabuco Canyon may be for you.
One downside of living in Trabuco Canyon is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Trabuco Canyon, the average commute to work is 33.52 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
If knowledge is power, Trabuco Canyon is a pretty powerful place. 59.14% of the adults in Trabuco Canyon have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Trabuco Canyon in 2022 was $82,519, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $330,076 for a family of four. However, Trabuco Canyon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Trabuco Canyon is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Trabuco Canyon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Trabuco Canyon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Trabuco Canyon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.90% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Trabuco Canyon include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Trabuco Canyon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
