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Trabuco Canyon, CA
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Trabuco Canyon profile


Living in Trabuco Canyon



Trabuco Canyon is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 1,020 people and four associated neighborhoods, Trabuco Canyon is the 753rd largest community in California.

Trabuco Canyon home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Trabuco Canyon real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 25.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 addition, Trabuco Canyon is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Trabuco Canyon is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Trabuco Canyon really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Trabuco Canyon perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Trabuco Canyon is worth considering.

One downside of living in Trabuco Canyon is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Trabuco Canyon, the average commute to work is 33.52 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Trabuco Canyon, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Trabuco Canyon is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.14% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Trabuco Canyon in 2022 was $82,519, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $330,076 for a family of four. However, Trabuco Canyon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Trabuco Canyon is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Trabuco Canyon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Trabuco Canyon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Trabuco Canyon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.90% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Trabuco Canyon include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Trabuco Canyon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.