| | People QuickFacts | Lake Forest | California |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 78,853 | 38,041,430 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 77,266 | 37,253,956 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 77,264 | 37,253,956 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.7% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 9.2% | 11.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.3% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 70.3% | 57.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.7% | 6.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 13.1% | 13.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 4.8% | 4.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 24.6% | 37.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 57.2% | 40.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 87.7% | 84.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.9% | 27.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 32.2% | 43.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 92.3% | 80.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 42.2% | 30.2% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 4,540 | 1,997,566 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 25.4 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 27,088 | 13,680,081 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 71.1% | 56.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 26.1% | 30.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $543,600 | $421,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 26,888 | 12,433,172 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.85 | 2.91 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $39,844 | $29,634 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $94,632 | $61,632 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.5% | 14.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lake Forest | California |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 9,239 | 3,425,510 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 4.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.3% | 1.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 14.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 9.5% | 16.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.3% | 30.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,238,764 | 491,372,092 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,874,962 | 598,456,486 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,225,790 | 455,032,270 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,397 | $12,561 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 172,666 | 80,852,787 |