People QuickFacts Lake Forest California Population, 2011 estimate 78,439 37,691,912 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 77,264 37,253,956 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.5% 1.2% Population, 2010 77,264 37,253,956 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.3% 6.8% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.7% 25.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 9.2% 11.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.3% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 70.3% 57.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.7% 6.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 13.1% 13.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.4% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.8% 4.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 24.6% 37.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 57.2% 40.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 87.3% 84.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 23.2% 27.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 30.9% 43.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 92.3% 80.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 41.9% 30.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 26.0 26.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 72.2% 57.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 26.2% 30.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $579,000 $458,500 Households, 2006-2010 26,915 12,392,852 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.84 2.89 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $38,844 $29,188 Median household income 2006-2010 $91,040 $60,883 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 5.3% 13.7%     Business QuickFacts Lake Forest California Total number of firms, 2007 9,239 3,425,510 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 4.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 1.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 14.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.5% 16.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.3% 30.3%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,238,764 491,372,092 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,874,962 598,456,486 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,225,790 455,032,270 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,397 $12,561 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 172,666 80,852,787     Geography QuickFacts Lake Forest California Land area in square miles, 2010 17.82 155,779.22 Persons per square mile, 2010 4,336.8 239.1 FIPS Code 39496 06 Counties Orange County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts