Lake Elsinore is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 73,028 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Lake Elsinore is the 127th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Lake Elsinore was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Lake Elsinore economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Lake Elsinore, where the median household income is $96,527.00. Housing costs in Lake Elsinore are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Unlike some cities, Lake Elsinore isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lake Elsinore are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lake Elsinore is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Elsinore who work in office and administrative support (11.84%), sales jobs (10.29%), and management occupations (8.10%). Also of interest is that Lake Elsinore has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.79% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Lake Elsinore, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.38 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The population of Lake Elsinore overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Lake Elsinore, 23.04% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lake Elsinore in 2022 was $34,572, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,288 for a family of four. However, Lake Elsinore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lake Elsinore is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lake Elsinore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lake Elsinore, accounting for 52.75% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lake Elsinore residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lake Elsinore include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. Lake Elsinore also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.05%. The most common language spoken in Lake Elsinore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
