Demographics of San Clemente city, California

San Clemente city, California had 62,226 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,988 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

San Clemente city, in four figures

62,226
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 63,273 ±58.; −3.1%
Change since July 2020: −1,988 people.; 45.6 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $140,062 ±$10,984
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

San Clemente city, California's population shrank 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of San Clemente city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

San Clemente city, California's population shrank 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of San Clemente city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	64,214	100.0	100.0
2021	63,654	99.1	100.2
2022	63,062	98.2	100.7
2023	62,722	97.7	101.6
2024	62,702	97.6	102.5
2025	62,226	96.9	103.1

Population of San Clemente city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	64,214	—
2021	63,654	−560
2022	63,062	−592
2023	62,722	−340
2024	62,702	−20
2025	62,226	−476

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.6 ±1.6: for men 43.5 ±1.6 and for women 48.1 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in San Clemente city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,405 ±471	3.8% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,760 ±993	17.0% ±1.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,018 ±545	6.4% ±0.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,026 ±1,003	22.2% ±1.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	18,521 ±1,108	29.3% ±1.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,543 ±902	21.4% ±1.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $140,062 ±$10,984, and income per person $78,623 ±$4,718, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in San Clemente city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,014 ±415	8.3% ±1.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,213 ±399	9.1% ±1.6	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,187 ±369	9.0% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,549 ±454	10.5% ±1.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,854 ±493	15.8% ±2.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,814 ±397	11.6% ±1.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	8,719 ±616	35.8% ±2.4	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in San Clemente city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,664 ±732	5.8% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	183 to 659	1.4% to 5.0%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,030 ±486	6.4% ±1.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,213 ±308	6.6% ±1.6	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in San Clemente city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	San Clemente city	California	United States
Housing units	27,058 ±658	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.0% ±0.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.0% ±1.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.5% ±2.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.5% ±2.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,398,400 ±$88,871	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,460 ±$118	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in San Clemente city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,761 ±1,323	17.0% ±2.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	45,317 ±1,558	71.6% ±2.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	257 to 885	0.4% to 1.4%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,757 ±1,094	4.4% ±1.7	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	11 to 121	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	12 to 222	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	48 to 258	0.1% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,531 ±651	5.6% ±1.0	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in San Clemente city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	36,938 ±1,349	58.4% ±2.1	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	18,089 ±1,140	28.6% ±1.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,167 ±365	1.8% ±0.6	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,079 ±884	11.2% ±1.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,929 ±823	7.8% ±1.3	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,150 ±448	3.4% ±0.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

San Clemente city among the places of California

144th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near San Clemente city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brentwood city	65,208 ±44
Castro Valley CDP	65,001 ±2,001
Lynwood city	64,578 ±80
South San Francisco city	64,305 ±49
Laguna Niguel city	64,139 ±72
San Clemente city	63,273 ±58
Porterville city	63,157 ±52
La Habra city	61,970 ±49
Woodland city	61,854 ±41
Santa Cruz city	61,607 ±64
Encinitas city	61,480 ±51

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in San Clemente city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 27 Places in California by median home value
No. 35 Places in California by median age
No. 41 Places by median home value
No. 55 Places in California by per capita income
No. 61 Places in California by median household income
No. 66 Places in California by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026