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Compare Lake Forest to Oceanside

This post compares Lake Forest, California to Oceanside, 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) Oceanside (city)
Population 81,812 174,811
Income (median) $64,458 $44,912
Home Value (median) $585,100 $423,100
White 67% 73%
Black 2% 5%
Asian 15% 7%
With Kids 34% 30%
Age (median) 39 37
Rentals 30% 44%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Oceanside?
A: Lake Forest has a much smaller population count than Oceanside: 81812 compared with 174811 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Oceanside does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 44% for Oceanside.

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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