Editing Lake Elsinore, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 279
|1910= 488
|1920= 633
|1930= 1350
|1940= 1552
|1950= 2068
|1960= 2432
|1970= 3530
|1980= 5982
|1990= 18285
|2000= 28928
|2010= 51821
|2020= 70265
|estyear= 2022
|estimate= 71898
|estref= <ref name="USCensusEst2022" />
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=November 13, 2021}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Demographic profile !! 2020 !! 2010 !! 2000 !! 1990 !! 1980
|-
| [[White American|White]] || 39.5% || 60.0% || 65.6% || 76.9% || 80.4%
|-
| —[[Non-Hispanic Whites|Non-Hispanic]] (NH) || 30.2% || 37.8% || 51.4% || 67.7% || 72.4%
|-
| [[African American|Black or African American]] (NH) || 6.4% || 4.8% || 5.0% || 3.8% || 8.1%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race) || 51.0% || 48.4% || 38.0% || 25.8% || 18.0%
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]] (NH) || 7.0% || 5.6% || 2.0% || 1.7% || -
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] (NH) || 0.4% || 0.4% || 0.7% || 0.9% || -
|-
| Other (NH) || 5.0% || 3.0% || 2.9% || 0.1% || 1.6%
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0639486|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Lake Elsinore city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported Lake Elsinore to have a population of 51,821. The population density was {{convert|1,243.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of Lake Elsinore was 31,067 (60.0%) White (37.8% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name=qfd>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0639486.html|title=Lake Elsinore (city) QuickFacts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426221605/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0639486.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2,738 (5.3%) African American, 483 (0.9%) Native American, 2,996 (5.8%) Asian, 174 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 11,174 (21.6%) from other races, and 3,189 (6.2%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 25,073 persons (48.4%).

The census reported 51,389 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 224 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 208 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

Of the 14,788 households, 8,026 (54.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8,735 (59.1%) were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, and 2,071 (14.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,155 (7.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,165 (7.9%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 143 (1.0%) [[same-sex partnerships]]. Some 1,952 households (13.2%) were made up of individuals, and 521 (3.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.48. There were 11,961 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (80.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.79.

The population was distributed as 16,990 people (32.8%) under the age of 18, 5,261 people (10.2%) aged 18 to 24, 15,731 people (30.4%) aged 25 to 44, 10,874 people (21.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,965 people (5.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The 16,253 housing units averaged a density of {{convert|389.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 9,761 (66.0%) were owner-occupied, and 5,027 (34.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.8%. About 32,891 people (63.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 18,498 people (35.7%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Lake Elsinore had a median household income of $62,436, with 13.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name=qfd/>