Lake Forest, CA Population

Overview

85,516

Total Population

40.1

Median age

50.78%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

45.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

20,465

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lake Forest's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lake Forest is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake Forest's population under 18 was 21.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake Forest's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake Forest, 17.70% were under the age of 15, 18.28% aged 15 to 29, 50.49% aged 30 to 64, 12.05% aged 65 to 84, and 1.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,326 more females than males in Lake Forest:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.78% females and 49.22% males in Lake Forest, CA.
The Lake Forest, CA gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 3,488.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 3,780.

Lake Forest's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake Forest population: 58.81% are White, 2.40% are Black or African American, 1.43% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 19.01% are Asian, 0.14% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.59% are some other race and 10.61% are multiracial.
Lake Forest's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 20,465 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 65,051 (76.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake Forest is White with a population of 50,293 (58.81% of the total population).

Lake Forest's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 85,848 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Lake Forest's population increased by 906 (1.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake Forest's population increased by 8,342 (10.76%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lake Forest's population was lowest in year 2007 at 75,629.