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Valley Center, CA

11,119 Population
27.4 square miles 405.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±3.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 37.3 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$52,880 ±$6,100 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $51,976 ±$362
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$132,361 ±$25,204 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $106,268 ±$949
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.7% ±4.3% (736  ±477) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10.3% 328,769 (±0.2% / ±7,662)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

37.6 minutes ±2.5 (159,850  ±31,148) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 25.5 33,954,336 (±0.2 / ±306,567)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,439 ±366 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,171,278 ±2,902
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.2 ±0.3 (11,094  ±1,477) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 2.7 3,181,561 (±0 / ±1,226)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.8% ±3.6% (156  ±90) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 5.1% 40,517 (±0.2% / ±1,729)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,887 ±420 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,250,641 ±516
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$883,700 ±$39,501 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $854,700 ±$3,996
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.3% ±4% (1,346  ±470.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 12.9% 417,919 (±0.3% / ±8,227.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.3% ±14.5% (6,954  ±765.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 89.1% 2,033,091
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
38.4% ±4% (3,058  ±498.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 43.2% 984,641
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

22.1% ±5.6% (2,455  ±700) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 22.8% 749,735
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.7% ±2.8% (682  ±265) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 7.3% 183,791 (±0.1% / ±3,487)
  • nearly double the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
682 Total veterans ±265 619 Male ±244 63 Female ±60

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