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San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA

117,039 Population
41.6 square miles 2,810.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.5 ±1.4 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,776 ±$5,171 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$101,640 ±$12,418 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.6% ±2.9% (15,247  ±3,070) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.3 minutes ±0.8 (1,025,905  ±120,579) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

43,798 ±2,845 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (97,590  ±7,998) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

2.5% ±1.6% (998  ±639) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

47,281 ±3,200 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$917,700 ±$34,569 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

24.3% ±3.1% (28,217  ±4,102.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.2% ±10.4% (64,890  ±4,582.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
64.2% ±7.8% (45,178  ±3,743.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

43.3% ±3.6% (47,584  ±4,237.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in California: 44.1% 16,315,352 (±0.1% / ±51,139.5)
  • about double the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

32.6% ±3.8% (38,094  ±5,115) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.7% ±1% (3,763  ±1,012) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,763 Total veterans ±1,012 3,401 Male ±1,008 362 Female ±258

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