Lake Elsinore

Population & Demographics

Lake Elsinore, CA

Lake Elsinore is home to 72,461 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 32,733 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
72,461
people
Population

72,461 residents

Median age 33.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lake Elsinore population & demographics

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

Population
72,461
Median age
33.7yrs
Median household income
$101,888
Median home value
$566,000
Median gross rent
$2,078/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.3%
Poverty rate
9.4%

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 Lake Elsinore

How Lake Elsinore 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 Latino51.6%
White30.0%
Asian7.4%
Black6.2%
Two or more races3.3%
Some other race1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Lake Elsinore

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 Lake Elsinore.

Lake Elsinore at a glance
Employed Residents
32,733
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
25.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Temecula
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lake Elsinore 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 Lake Elsinore 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

18 / 100

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

Lake Elsinore

32,733 commutes, one dot at a time

Lake Elsinore

Where 32,733 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Lake Elsinore0.0 mi3,087
2Temecula17.2 mi1,630
3Los Angeles66.3 mi1,571
4Riverside18.9 mi1,548
5Corona18.9 mi1,381
6Irvine25.8 mi1,217
7Murrieta10.8 mi1,213
8San Diego62.4 mi918

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lake Elsinore.

1Lake Elsinore0.0 mi3,087
2Menifee8.5 mi1,069
3Wildomar5.6 mi984
4Murrieta10.8 mi892
5Lakeland Village2.7 mi470
6Temecula17.2 mi432
7Los Angeles66.3 mi411
8Riverside18.9 mi407

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lake Elsinore’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%)
RTRetail Trade18.4%
COConstruction18.3%
EDEducational Services15.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.4%
MFManufacturing6.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.4%
WSWholesale Trade3.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services2.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lake Elsinore

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 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
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