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Lemon Grove, CA

27,489 Population
3.9 square miles 7,087.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±2.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 37.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$35,402 ±$2,319 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $49,891 ±$363
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$79,278 ±$5,709 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $102,285 ±$899
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

10.3% ±2.1% (2,790  ±564) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10.4% 330,602 (±0.3% / ±7,963)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

30.4 minutes ±2.6 (349,360  ±37,988) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 25.9 35,052,600 (±0.1 / ±254,394)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

9,403 ±410 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,159,822 ±3,036
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
2.9 ±0.1 (27,148  ±42) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 2.7 3,178,138 (±0 / ±1,165)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

4% ±2.1% (252  ±133) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 5.1% 40,600 (±0.3% / ±2,046)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Housing

9,698 ±435 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,240,607 ±578
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

$640,600 ±$17,387 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $791,600 ±$4,893
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

9% ±2% (2,433  ±533.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 13.1% 426,087 (±0.3% / ±8,395.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

89.1% ±4.4% (17,305  ±1,001.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 89% 2,019,932
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
20.3% ±2.3% (3,935  ±455.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 42.1% 955,076
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.2% ±2.5% (4,736  ±690) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 22.5% 738,271
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

10.1% ±1.7% (2,127  ±354) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 7.6% 189,272 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
2,127 Total veterans ±354 1,877 Male ±312 250 Female ±108

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