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Compare Lake Forest to Irvine

This post compares Lake Forest, California to Irvine, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Lake Forest (city) Irvine (city)
Population 81,812 256,877
Income (median) $64,458 $81,453
Home Value (median) $585,100 $753,400
White 67% 47%
Black 2% 1%
Asian 15% 41%
With Kids 34% 35%
Age (median) 39 34
Rentals 30% 51%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Irvine?
A: Lake Forest has a much smaller population count than Irvine: 81812 compared with 256877 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Lake Forest or in Irvine?
A: Incomes are on average lower in Lake Forest.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Lake Forest or Irvine?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Lake Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Irvine does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 51% for Irvine.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Lake Forest may include: San-Dimas, Glendora, and Laguna-Hills.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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