Tustin

Population & Demographics

Tustin, CA

Tustin is home to 78,981 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 41,055 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
78,981
people
Population

78,981 residents

Median age 37.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Tustin population & demographics

Who lives in Tustin — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
78,981
Median age
37.5yrs
Median household income
$112,503
Median home value
$950,400
Median gross rent
$2,449/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
47.4%
Poverty rate
9.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Tustin

How Tustin breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino41.2%
Asian26.2%
White25.5%
Two or more races3.7%
Black2.5%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Tustin

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Tustin.

Tustin at a glance
Employed Residents
41,055
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
19.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Irvine
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Tustin proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Tustin commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

64 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Tustin

41,055 commutes, one dot at a time

Tustin

Where 41,055 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Tustin, by worker count.

1Irvine3.8 mi6,744
2Santa Ana4.0 mi3,777
3Tustin0.0 mi3,098
4Los Angeles40.4 mi2,278
5Anaheim8.5 mi2,105
6Orange4.8 mi1,868
7Newport Beach9.3 mi1,676
8Costa Mesa7.5 mi1,598

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Tustin.

1Santa Ana4.0 mi4,371
2Irvine3.8 mi3,493
3Anaheim8.5 mi3,213
4Tustin0.0 mi3,098
5Los Angeles40.4 mi2,691
6Orange4.8 mi1,964
7Garden Grove9.0 mi1,623
8Huntington Beach11.4 mi1,453

Top industries

The sectors that employ Tustin’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services17.0%
RTRetail Trade12.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance9.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.7%
COConstruction6.5%
MFManufacturing6.4%
EDEducational Services5.7%
FIFinance and Insurance5.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Tustin

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps94%
5 Gbps68%
8 Gbps
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