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Rancho Santa Margarita, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 47,214
Males: 23,219 (49.2%), Females: 23,995 (50.8%)

Orange County

Zip code: 92688

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $78,475
Median house value: $280,700

Population by Race

Races in Rancho Santa Margarita:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.4%)
  • Hispanic (13.0%)
  • Other race (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (4.1%)
  • Filipino (2.4%)
  • Black (1.7%)
  • Chinese (1.3%)
  • Vietnamese (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Japanese (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (18.0%), Irish (14.4%), English (12.1%), Italian (8.7%), United States (4.4%), French (4.2%).

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 12.3 square miles

Map of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rancho Santa Margarita

  • High school or higher: 95.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 43.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rancho Santa Margarita city

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 66.0%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 2.4%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

13.3% Foreign born (5.8% Asia, 4.8% Latin America, 1.7% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rancho Santa Margarita:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rancho Santa Margarita:

  • JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 19 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)
  • ONTARIO INTL (about 29 miles; ONTARIO, CA; Abbreviation: ONT)
  • MARCH ARB (about 29 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Abbreviation: RIV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rancho Santa Margarita:

  • CORONA MUNI (about 17 miles; CORONA, CA; Abbreviation: AJO)
  • CHINO (about 23 miles; CHINO, CA; Abbreviation: CNO)
  • RIVERSIDE MUNI (about 24 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Abbreviation: RAL)

Amtrak stations near Rancho Santa Margarita:

  • 11 miles: SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (LEE HALL, MONTEREY AVE. & SAN GORGONIO WAY). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: IRVINE (15215 BARRANCA PKWY.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: LAGUNA BEACH (TRANSIT DEPOT, BROADWAY BTW. BEACH & FOR) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rancho Santa Margarita:

  • SADDLEBACK COLLEGE (about 4 miles; MISSION VIEJO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,777)
  • IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; IRVINE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,777)
  • ORANGE COAST COLLEGE (about 13 miles; COSTA MESA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,224)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FULLERTON (about 13 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 22,345)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE (about 13 miles; IRVINE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 19,533)
  • SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE (about 18 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,442)
  • CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY-ACADEMIC CENTERS (about 20 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)

Schools

Public high school in Rancho Santa Margarita:

  • TESORO HIGH (Students: 2,600; Location: 1 TESORO CREEK ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rancho Santa Margarita:

  • RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,717; Location: 21931 ALMA ALDEA; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • MELINDA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,328; Location: 21001 RANCHO TRABUCO; Grades: KG – 06)
  • CIELO VISTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,091; Location: 21301 AVENIDA DE LAS FLORES; Grades: KG – 06)
  • TRABUCO MESA ELEMENTARY (Students: 781; Location: 21301 AVENIDA DE LOS FLORES; Grades: KG – 06)
  • TIJERAS CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 754; Location: 23072 AVENIDA EMPRESA; Grades: KG – 05)

 

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