Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 43,792. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet RANCHO-SANTA-MARGARITA-CA · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 1 ZIPs · 43,792 pop · #800/25278 · Orange County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $152,528
- RANK-TOP #800/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Mission Viejo
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 69% owners
- POP-SMALL 43,792
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-TOP $906,100
Nearest income peer: Mission Viejo, CA ( $16,418 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Rancho Santa Margarita
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rancho Santa Margarita on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Westminster · lowest
Westminster · lowest
$85,585 median HH income
- Huntington Bea · near
Huntington Bea · near
$122,301 median HH income
- Tustin · near
Tustin · near
$123,549 median HH income
- Irvine · near
Irvine · near
$135,270 median HH income
- Mission Viejo · near
Mission Viejo · near
$136,110 median HH income
- Rancho Santa M · this city · highest
Rancho Santa M · this city · highest
$152,528 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 3%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 43,792
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $152,528
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $152,528 and home value $906,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 49.4%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rancho Santa Margarita as a pure owner town.
Within California, Jamul is the closest lower-income city and Palomar Mountain the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rancho Santa Margarita.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 92688, is all of Rancho Santa Margarita
There is no split to weigh here: 92688 holds every one of Rancho Santa Margarita's 43,792 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Rancho Santa Margarita's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 1,156 establishments, 17,871 employees , annual payroll $1,080,246k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92688 (1,156 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (229) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Orange County, which covers 88 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rancho Santa Margarita. See the Orange County roll-up →
No other city sharing Orange County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Rancho Santa Margarita. Anaheim, Santa Ana and Irvine sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Westminster marks the far end of that range at $85,585, 44% below Rancho Santa Margarita.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92688 | 43,792 | $152,528 | 1,156 | 1,551 |
Rancho Santa Margarita roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Rancho Santa Margarita, .