Humidity & wind
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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.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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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
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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Cities near Lake Forest
- Mission Viejo, CA3 mi · 90,484
- Irvine, CA6 mi · 318,764
- Tustin, CA9 mi · 77,843
- Laguna Niguel, CA9 mi · 64,107
- Newport Beach, CA11 mi · 81,977
- Santa Ana, CA13 mi · 315,586
- Orange, CA14 mi · 138,365
- Costa Mesa, CA14 mi · 108,881
Cities about the same size
- Citrus Heights, CA86,348
- Sioux City, IA86,356
- Auburn, WA86,301
- Santa Barbara, CA86,422
- Homestead, FL86,242
- San Ramon, CA86,209
- Medford, OR86,494
- Baytown, TX86,561
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838