San Clemente California City Guide

A little over 65,000 residents live in San Clemente. In 2010, the city’s population was roughly 63,500. San Clemente experienced a 2.4% population growth between 2010 and 2018.

44.2 is San Clemente’s median resident age. To compare, this is over the U.S. average. A large portion of the city’s population is over 40 years old. Meanwhile, about 25% of residents are over 60 years of age.

For reference, the median male age in San Clemente is 43.2, and the median female age is 44.7. An estimated 71% of households in the city are young families. Also, the average family size is 3.2.

Slightly over 82% of San Clemente’s population is White, and 4.8% of residents are biracial or multiracial. 3.9% of the city’s population is Asian, and less than 1% of residents are Black or African American. Another 7.3% of residents come from other ethnic backgrounds.

About 8% of San Clemente residents only speak English. An additional 11% of the population speaks Spanish. It’s estimated that 2.1% of residents speak another Indo-European language.

Almost 13% of the city’s population is foreign born. About 15% of San Clemente residents have German ancestry, while 6.8% have Italian roots, and 3% of residents are of Polish descent.

San Clemente students can attend 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school within the city. A reported 84% of students are enrolled in local public schools, and 16% are enrolled in private schools.

San Clemente’s estimated high school dropout rate is 6%, which is about half of the U.S. average. 94.3% of residents 25 years old and over have high school diplomas.

Almost 23% of the population has achieved some college education, and another 10.5% has earned an associate’s degree. Almost 50% of adult residents have received a bachelor’s degree, and about 17% hold a graduate degree or another type of professional degree.

The San Clemente neighborhood offers a large number of residential choices, from studio apartments and single-family homes to large townhouses. Many of the housing units and master-planned communities in the city were built from 1970 to 1999. Residents have preserved the city’s aesthetic spirit and Spanish style. Spanish architecture is incorporated into modern designs.

Single-family detached homes with three and four bedrooms are the most common types of housing in San Clemente. 65% of homes in the city are owner-occupied.

The median property value in San Clemente was $974,166 in 2019. That was an increase of 12.8% compared to the median property value of $849,300 recorded in 2017. Between 2016 and 2017, the median property value increased by 6% from $801,100 to $849,300. San Clemente also ranks among the cities with the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the U.S. San Clemente real estate appreciated 56.55% since 2000.

Properties in San Clemente are among the most expensive in California and in the U.S. In December 2019, the median home value in San Clemente was $974,166. Home values in the city have gone up by 1.3% since 2018 and are predicted to increase by 1.1.% in 2020. The homeownership rate in San Clemente is 65.7%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. In 2017, the median household income in the city was $101,843. This represents a 4.77% growth from the median income of $97,210 recorded in 2016.

The quiet and relaxing town is considered as one of the 50 safest cities in California. More than 200 stunning homes in luxurious communities are for sale in the area. Nearly 60 percent of properties in the area are single-family homes. Other housing options include townhomes, small apartment buildings, and mobile homes.

San Clemente’s median earnings per worker is $80K, and the city’s median household income is under $106K. The city’s per capita income is about $56K.

14% of the population earns less than $10K each year, while 7% of residents earn between $10K-$15K annually. Another 4% of residents earn $15K-$20K, and 22% of the population makes between $20K-$50K. Another 28% of the city’s population earns between $50K-$100K. Around 25% of residents make over $100K each year.

San Clemente’s unemployment rate is estimated to be 4.7%, which is comparably even with California’s average and the U.S. average. About 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line.