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Ladera Ranch, CA vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest is 0% more densely populated than Ladera Ranch.
- People are 9.6% less likely to be married in Lake Forest.
- The Median Age is 5.6 years older in Lake Forest.
 Ladera Ranch, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,516329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.138.4
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 Population - 201018,170  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,707285,036,114
 Population - 1990219  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock45.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13,111.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,141.793.4
 Land Area4.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ladera Ranch, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1411.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5417.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Ladera Ranch, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 White65.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian13.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ladera Ranch, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Married Population61.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.7%50.2%
 Never Married26.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed2.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households7,794  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock21,67780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children54.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,192  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ladera Ranch    2 Reviews

I've lived in Ladera for 18 years and, after looking around the country to see if it's worth moving, I've concluded Ladera is the best place to live. Not perfect, but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 7 years and it's one of my favorite places. Yes, it has some of the OC snobbiness, but I still rated it 5 stars because you can control who you hang  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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