Lake Elsinore is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 71,898 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Lake Elsinore is the 127th largest community in California. Lake Elsinore has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Lake Elsinore, where the median household income is $89,788.00. 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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lake Elsinore is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lake Elsinore is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Elsinore who work in office and administrative support (12.07%), sales jobs (11.00%), and management occupations (8.84%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.41% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 38.53 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, 22.43% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lake Elsinore in 2022 was $32,792, 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 $131,168 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 52.28% 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Lake Elsinore's cultural character, accounting for 21.91% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Lake Elsinore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
