Lake Elsinore is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 73,028 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Lake Elsinore is the 127th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Lake Elsinore was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Lake Elsinore economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Lake Elsinore, where the median household income is $96,527.00.

Housing costs in Lake Elsinore are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Lake Elsinore has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Lake Elsinore telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.79% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Lake Elsinore, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.38 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Lake Elsinore citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.04% of adults in Lake Elsinore have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lake Elsinore in 2022 was $34,572, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,288 for a family of four. However, Lake Elsinore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lake Elsinore is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lake Elsinore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lake Elsinore, accounting for 52.75% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lake Elsinore residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lake Elsinore include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

Lake Elsinore also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.05%.

The most common language spoken in Lake Elsinore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.