City safety & data profile
San Juan CapistranoCA
San Juan Capistrano, CA is a 36K-resident city in Orange County with a median household income of $129,457.
Orange County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for San Juan Capistrano, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. San Juan Capistrano has a population larger than 70% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $993,800.
Data updated 2026-07-19
- 36K
- Population
- Top 30%
- By size
- $129,457
- Median income
- $993,800
- Median home
- 8.3%
- Poverty rate
The read on San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano posts a median household income higher than 87% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.
- Top 13%
- by median income, US cities
Where San Juan Capistrano income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$129,457 Top 13% higher than 87% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
The quick read
Reading San Juan Capistrano, CA beyond the headline numbers
San Juan Capistrano sits inside Orange County, California, at roughly 33.50°N, -117.66°W. Population 36,454, $129,457 median household income. Median home value $993,800, median rent $2,438. Poverty rate 8.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
CDC PLACES: San Juan Capistrano's highest-prevalence health measure is short sleep duration at 32.7%, then high blood pressure at 31.3%.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for San Juan Capistrano from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Comparison bars benchmark each metric against the national reference.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Orange County) - San Juan Capistrano's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 8.3% -42% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 3.6% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 43.4% |
| Work From Home | 17.3% |
| Public Transit | 0.5% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
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Safety Context
San Juan Capistrano, CA is located in Orange County, California. With a population of 36K and a $129,457 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and high blood pressure. Safety alerts for the San Juan Capistrano area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
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AirNow - California
Real-time AQI for every monitored California location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nearby Cities 8
Using San Juan Capistrano's profile
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Orange County) where that is the smallest published unit.
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