San Clemente, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for San Clemente, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 63,773. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SAN-CLEMENTE-CA · San Clemente, CA 2 ZIPs · 63,773 pop · #935/25278 · Orange County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $147,084
  • RANK-TOP #935/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Mission Viejo
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-SMALL 63,773
  • SPREAD-MOD 92672→92673
  • HOME-TOP $1,407,250

Nearest income peer: Mission Viejo, CA ( $10,974 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 San Clemente

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest San Clemente on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, San Clemente, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
63,773
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$147,084
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 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $147,084 and home value $1,407,250 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 54.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating San Clemente as a pure owner town.

Within California, Sausalito is the closest lower-income city and La Jolla the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for San Clemente.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside San Clemente differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in San Clemente. ZIP 92672 reports $111,989 in median household income, while ZIP 92673 reports $182,178. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.6×

92672 to 92673

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

92673 to 92672

Poverty-rate spread
4.7 points

92673 to 92672

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 92672 skews compact San Clemente

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 92672 covers about 54% of San Clemente's 63,773 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in San Clemente

Citywide ZBP: 2,756 establishments, 23,036 employees , annual payroll $1,645,827k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92672 (1,440 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (553) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in San Clemente, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Orange County, which covers 88 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in San Clemente. See the Orange County roll-up →

No other city sharing Orange County reports a higher average ZIP median income than San Clemente. 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, 42% below San Clemente.

Side-by-side: Compare 92672 vs 92673 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
92672 34,464 $111,989 1,440 1,674
92673 29,309 $182,178 1,316 975

San Clemente 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 San Clemente, .