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Irvine Unified School District

Irvine Unified School District is a unified school district in California with a community population of 276,516. The median household income is $137,439 and the median age is 33.9.

276,516

Population

4552

People / sq mi

$137,439

Median Income

33.9

Median Age

Irvine Unified School District covers 61 sq mi of land at 4552.3 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White36.9%
Black or African American0.7%
Asian28.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.1%

Economy & Income

$137,439

Median Household Income

$63,593

Per Capita Income

7.7%

Poverty Rate

3.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$1,185,000

Median Home Value

$3,000

Median Rent

45.9%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

96.6%

High School+

70.7%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Irvine Unified School District serves a community with a population of 276,516 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in California.

The median household income in Irvine Unified School District is $137,439, with a per capita income of $63,593. The poverty rate is 7.7%.

Irvine Unified School District is 36.9% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 28.2% Asian, and 0.1% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Irvine Unified School District, 96.6% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 70.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Irvine Unified School District is $1,185,000, with a median rent of $3,000. The homeownership rate is 45.9%.

Data for Irvine Unified School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0684500).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.