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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Population
86,333
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$937,000
Owner-occupied units

Lake Forest, CA

California · 33.655° N, 117.676° W · 17 sq mi

Lake Forest is a city in California, with a population of 86,333 and about 5,165 residents per square mile. The median household earns $135,175 a year, and the median home is worth $937,000.

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Size & density

Land area
17 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,165
People per square mile
Rank by population
#442
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#708
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$135,175
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,672
Per month
Homeownership
70.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
25.5 min
One way

People

Median age
40.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
50.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
27.4%
Households
30,466
2.81 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 73/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 64/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 1/yr
Days above 90° 23/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 19.4in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
August
Average high 86°F
Coldest month
March
Average low 47°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 18.2%
Professional & business services 15.5%
Manufacturing 12.4%
Retail trade 12.2%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer
University of California
Sector
Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of California

State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State

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