Moving to San Clemente, California
Population: 49,936. Estimated population in July 2024: 60,235 (+20.6% change)
Males: 25,264 (50.6%), Females: 24,672 (49.4%)
Orange County
Zip codes: 92672, 92673.
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $63,507
Median house value: $372,400
Population by Race
Races in San Clemente:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.4%)
- Hispanic (15.9%)
- Other race (5.1%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
- Japanese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (18.2%), English (14.7%), Irish (13.6%), Italian (7.0%), United States (5.1%), French (4.1%).
Elevation: 160 feet
Land area: 17.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in San Clemente
- High school or higher: 90.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.4%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in San Clemente city
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 59.0%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 11.8%
13.5% Foreign born (7.7% Latin America, 2.2% Asia, 2.2% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +8,663 (+21.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in San Clemente:
- SAN CLEMENTE HOSPITAL AND MED CENTER (654 CAMINO DE LOS MARES)
Other hospitals/medical centers near San Clemente:
- SOUTH COAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; LAGUNA BEACH, CA)
- CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT MISSION (about 13 miles; MISSION VIEJO, CA)
- MISSION HOSPITAL REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 13 miles; MISSION VIEJO, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to San Clemente:
- JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 24 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)
- MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (about 33 miles; CARLSBAD, CA; Abbreviation: CRQ)
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 39 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to San Clemente:
- OCEANSIDE MUNI (about 25 miles; OCEANSIDE, CA; Abbreviation: OKB)
- FALLBROOK COMMUNITY AIRPARK (about 27 miles; FALLBROOK, CA; Abbreviation: L18)
- CORONA MUNI (about 31 miles; CORONA, CA; Abbreviation: AJO)
Amtrak station:
SAN CLEMENTE PIER (MUNICIPAL PIER). Services: free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to San Clemente:
- SADDLEBACK COLLEGE (about 13 miles; MISSION VIEJO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,777)
- ORANGE COAST COLLEGE (about 18 miles; COSTA MESA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,224)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FULLERTON (about 18 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 22,345)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE (about 18 miles; IRVINE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 19,533)
- IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; IRVINE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,777)
- SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE (about 28 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,442)
- GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 28 miles; CARLSBAD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
Schools
Public high school in San Clemente:
- SAN CLEMENTE HIGH (Students: 2,868; Location: 700 AVENIDO PICO; Grades: 09 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in San Clemente:
- SHORECLIFFS MIDDLE (Students: 1,165; Location: 240 VIA SOCORRO; Grades: 06 – 08)
- AYER (BERNICE) MIDDLE (Students: 793; Location: 1251 SARMENTOSO; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BENEDICT (TRUMAN) ELEMENTARY (Students: 742; Location: 1251 SARMENTOSO; Grades: KG – 06)
- SAN ONOFRE ELEMENTARY (Students: 737; Location: 200 PATE ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
- LAS PALMAS ELEMENTARY (Students: 645; Location: 1101 CALLE PUENTE; Grades: KG – 06)
- CONCORDIA ELEMENTARY (Students: 638; Location: 3120 AVENIDA DEL PRESIDEN; Grades: KG – 06)
- MARBLEHEAD ELEMENTARY (Students: 595; Location: 2410 VIA TURQUEZA; Grades: KG – 05)
- LOBO (CLARENCE) ELEMENTARY (Students: 551; Location: 200 AVENIDA VISTA MONTANA; Grades: KG – 06)
- VISTA DEL MAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 514; Location: 1130 AVENUE TALEGA; Grades: KG – 05)
- VISTA DEL MAR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 441; Location: 1130 AVENUE TALEGA; Grades: 06 – 08)
Private primary/middle schools in San Clemente:
- OUR LADY OF FATIMA SCHOOL (Students: 307; Location: 105 LA ESPERANZA; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST. MICHAEL’S ACADEMY (Students: 129; Location: 107 WEST MARQUITA; Grades: KG – 8)
- HERTIGAGE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (Students: 38; Location: PO BOX 255; Grades: KG – 10)