Population 107 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in El Mirage
Household size in El Mirage
| Period | El Mirage | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.95 | 3.35 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.59 | 3.43 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.59 | 3.42 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.06 | 3.34 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.10 | −0.01 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
El Mirage is a place of big households: 3.06 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Still, the typical household here is smaller than in the wider Riverside area, where it has 3.34 people. Household size has climbed from 2.95 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in El Mirage
| Period | El Mirage | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 45.2 | 33.6 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 50.8 | 34.6 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 48.4 | 35.9 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 36.4 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −8.7 | +3.4 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
El Mirage is younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 36.4, against 40.1 nationally. The picture is much the same across the Riverside area.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in El Mirage
| Period | El Mirage | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.0% | 15.2% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.7% | 15.7% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 13.1% | 14.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.6% | 14.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | −0.3 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are a bit less common in El Mirage than nationally: 10.6%, against 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in El Mirage
Renters in El Mirage
| Period | El Mirage | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.9% | 32.3% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 41.7% | 36.6% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 40.9% | 36.7% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 22.8% | 34.2% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −8.1 pts | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
El Mirage is largely a place of homeowners: only 22.8% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Just over half of owners (52.9%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in El Mirage
| Period | El Mirage | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.4% | 11.8% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 38.8% | 10.9% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 21.1% | 9.4% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.3% | 7.8% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −11.0 pts | −4.0 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 22.3% of the housing in El Mirage, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in El Mirage
| Period | El Mirage | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1978 | 1983 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1979 | 1984 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1970 | 1984 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1978 | 1986 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +0 | +3 | +4 | +6 |
Homes in El Mirage are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1978, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are older than in the Riverside area as a whole, where the median home dates to 1986.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in El Mirage
| Period | El Mirage | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $841 | $1,287 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,098 | $1,332 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,115 | $1,549 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,139 | $2,083 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$297 | +$796 | +$931 | +$606 |
The median renter in El Mirage pays $1,139 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 47.0% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in El Mirage
Bachelor's degrees in El Mirage
| Period | El Mirage | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 19.2% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.2% | 19.4% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.5% | 21.2% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.5% | 24.0% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.3 pts | +4.8 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in El Mirage have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in El Mirage
| Period | El Mirage | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 72.7% | 77.9% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 74.9% | 78.6% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 65.9% | 80.6% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 69.2% | 82.5% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | −3.4 pts | +4.6 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About three in ten adults in El Mirage never finished high school, well above the national share: only 69.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in El Mirage
| Period | El Mirage | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.2% | 11.4% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 26.6% | 14.4% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.9% | 7.7% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.1% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −17.1 pts | −4.6 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in El Mirage than nationally: unemployment was 6.1%, against 5.4%. Locally, though, the rate is lower than in the Riverside area as a whole (6.8%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
El Mirage compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Mirage | 3.06 | 36.4 | 10.6% | 22.8% | 22.3% | 1978 | $1,139 | 12.5% | 69.2% | 6.1% |
| Lake Los Angeles | 3.78 | 32.1 | 15.1% | 25.9% | 9.2% | 1983 | $1,503 | 12.8% | 70.2% | 9.6% |
| Adelanto | 3.92 | 29.2 | 28.6% | 37.2% | 8.3% | 1996 | $1,770 | 8.3% | 74.6% | 10.7% |
| Oro Grande | 3.26 | 40.1 | 18.6% | 31.4% | 27.5% | 1981 | $1,214 | 13.6% | 77.0% | 6.1% |
| Sun Village | 3.56 | 37.4 | 14.5% | 30.3% | 5.2% | 1984 | $1,726 | 9.0% | 68.7% | 6.0% |
| Helendale | 2.98 | 37.4 | 23.7% | 16.0% | 16.4% | 1993 | $1,763 | 25.0% | 92.9% | 5.6% |
| Victorville | 3.65 | 32.1 | 19.8% | 38.0% | 6.2% | 1995 | $1,884 | 14.5% | 80.3% | 11.2% |
| Littlerock | 2.84 | 43.9 | 9.7% | 17.3% | 15.1% | 1979 | $1,523 | 15.1% | 83.0% | 4.7% |
| Palmdale | 3.61 | 34.1 | 19.0% | 34.2% | 5.2% | 1989 | $2,020 | 17.2% | 77.2% | 8.5% |
| Lancaster | 3.24 | 35.1 | 16.2% | 39.4% | 6.3% | 1985 | $1,916 | 19.5% | 81.6% | 7.9% |
| Quartz Hill | 2.93 | 39.7 | 12.1% | 26.4% | 9.5% | 1979 | $1,907 | 21.3% | 85.3% | 6.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up El Mirage. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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