CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Canyon Lake

California · 7,938 residents · 3.89 sq mi

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With 7,938 people, Canyon Lake is a city in California. The typical home is worth $214,700. Renters pay $1,001 a month at the median. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 47% more than in California as a whole. Households take in $52,620 a year at the median, 75% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,938

−20%vs 2000

vs 9,952 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.89 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(585)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(692)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(588)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(444)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.1%(249)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(1,194)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.6%(1,401)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(786)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(894)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(942)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(128)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(35)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$52,620

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,106 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,002

−26%vs 2000

vs $29,646 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$214,700

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $225,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,001

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,171 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

14.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.2%(8,679)

Black0.7%(68)

Hispanic / Latino8.5%(848)

Asian1.5%(146)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(7,605)

Black1.3%(100)

Hispanic / Latino5.6%(442)

Asian1.1%(89)

Other1.8%(144)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.6%(1,401)

Spaniard1.6%(176)

Cuban0.3%(32)

Central American0.2%(26)

Nicaraguan0.1%(15)

Puerto Rican0.1%(14)

South American0.1%(14)

Peruvian0.1%(14)

Salvadoran0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1%(114)

Filipino0.8%(87)

Cambodian0.5%(59)

Japanese0.1%(13)

Chinese0.1%(10)

Korean0.1%(10)

Indonesian0.1%(10)

Malaysian0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.6%(180)

Guamanian0.4%(42)

Ancestry

German15%(1,669)

Irish13.7%(1,526)

English11.9%(1,319)

Italian6.1%(680)

American3.3%(367)

Scottish2%(224)

French1.7%(192)

Swedish1.7%(188)

Dutch1.4%(154)

Hungarian1.3%(146)

Polish1.2%(130)

Canadian1%(113)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.8%(92)

Norwegian0.8%(85)

Austrian0.7%(73)

Russian0.7%(73)

Brazilian0.4%(44)

Danish0.4%(44)

Portuguese0.3%(29)

Greek0.2%(25)

Swiss0.2%(25)

Croatian0.2%(23)

Welsh0.2%(23)

Czech0.1%(15)

Latvian0.1%(15)

British0.1%(14)

Armenian0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(12)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.6%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.2%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.3%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

36.7 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 33.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.4%(1,113)

Married60.4%(2,643)

Widowed2.8%(123)

Divorced11.3%(495)

Women 15+

Never married22%(1,033)

Married52.8%(2,484)

Widowed8.5%(401)

Divorced16.7%(786)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.6%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.1%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.6%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.2%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 75.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.2%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)27%(183)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.3%(70)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.2%(286)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(40)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 677 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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