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

117,797 Population
41.6 square miles 2,829 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.6 ±1.1 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,447 ±$3,570 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$109,423 ±$5,897 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.7% ±2.3% (13,453  ±2,499) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.4 minutes ±1.1 (1,195,355  ±133,503) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

43,630 ±3,108 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (98,095  ±8,399) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.8% ±1.5% (1,096  ±606) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

46,591 ±2,836 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,010,600 ±$59,929 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

19.1% ±2.8% (22,290  ±3,644.1) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96.5% ±10.5% (69,889  ±5,058.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
67.1% ±1.7% (48,573  ±4,145.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

43.4% ±3.5% (48,387  ±4,089.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • about double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

33.6% ±3.2% (39,590  ±4,651) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.6% ±1.1% (4,642  ±1,192) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,642 Total veterans ±1,192 3,646 Male ±910 996 Female ±721

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