Tustin is a city of 78,981 people in California. The typical home is worth $950,400, having more than tripled since 2000. 34% of people here were born outside the United States. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock. Density works out to 7,101 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $112,503, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 108%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tustin
What changed most since 1990
White share63.7% → 25.5%(−38.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share10.0% → 26.2%(+16.2 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Homes owned by their occupants41.0% → 48.8%(+7.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)27.5%(489)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.8%(228)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.1%(623)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.8%(139)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,775 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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Over time
Tustin, decade by decade
Tustin population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
50,689
$92,242
$612,258
25.5%
67.4
2000
67,504
$101,985
$457,235
33.4%
82.2
2010
75,540
$105,260
$824,445
38.6%
84.9
2020
80,276
$107,127
$839,943
44.8%
86.8
2024
78,981
$112,503
$950,400
47.4%
86.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
