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San Diego, CA Urban Area

3,064,435 Population
674.7 square miles 4,541.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$54,043 ±$745 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$108,412 ±$1,993 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.3% ±0.6% (307,356  ±18,944) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.5 minutes ±0.3 (33,509,284  ±576,179) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

1,115,510 ±6,472 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (2,970,187  ±12,504) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.8% ±0.4% (36,406  ±3,269) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

1,195,054 ±3,364 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$920,400 ±$7,377 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.2% ±0.7% (368,659  ±19,642.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.2% ±1% (1,918,452  ±23,168.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
46.1% ±0.7% (991,089  ±16,016.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

40% ±0.7% (1,161,399  ±21,998.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

24.4% ±0.5% (748,129  ±16,449) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±0.3% (161,983  ±6,473) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
161,983 Total veterans ±6,473 142,094 Male ±5,846 19,889 Female ±2,912

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