In addition, Trabuco Canyon is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Because of many things, Trabuco Canyon is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Trabuco Canyon a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Trabuco Canyon has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Trabuco Canyon’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Trabuco Canyon has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Trabuco Canyon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Trabuco Canyon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Trabuco Canyon may be for you.
One downside of living in Trabuco Canyon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.52 minutes every day commuting to work.
If knowledge is power, Trabuco Canyon is a pretty powerful place. 59.14% of the adults in Trabuco Canyon have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Trabuco Canyon in 2018 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.
