About Trabuco Canyon

Trabuco Canyon is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 32,205 people and just one neighborhood, Trabuco Canyon is the 226th largest community in California.

Trabuco Canyon is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.44% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Trabuco Canyon is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Trabuco Canyon who work in management occupations (23.68%), sales jobs (17.63%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.49%).

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

Trabuco Canyon, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

One downside of living in Trabuco Canyon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.82 minutes every day commuting to work.

Trabuco Canyon is a very car-oriented town: 97.9% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Trabuco Canyon is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Trabuco Canyon Information and Demographics

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 52.46% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Trabuco Canyon in 2000 was $45,044, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,176 for a family of four. However, Trabuco Canyon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Trabuco Canyon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Trabuco Canyon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Trabuco Canyon is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Trabuco Canyon include German, English, Irish, Italian, Polish, French, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Trabuco Canyon is English. Some people also speak Spanish.