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San Diego County (Central)--San Diego (East Central/Navajo) & La Mesa Cities PUMA, CA

159,651 Population
58.6 square miles 2,724.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,705 ±$3,131 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
$103,145 ±$6,463 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8% ±2.4% (12,720  ±3,837) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.9 minutes ±0.4 (1,602,900  ±60,068) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

65,648 ±3,578 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.2 (158,217  ±8,525) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

7.3% ±2.4% (2,742  ±949) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

70,275 ±4,005 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$878,500 ±$23,001 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.2% ±2.7% (22,289  ±4,333.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

96.5% ±2% (108,187  ±6,044.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
53.6% ±2.9% (60,155  ±4,522.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

23.4% ±2.9% (34,768  ±4,381.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about half the rate in California: 44.1% 16,315,352 (±0.1% / ±51,139.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

15.2% ±1.9% (24,260  ±3,307) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

9.6% ±1.6% (11,169  ±1,949) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
11,169 Total veterans ±1,949 8,968 Male ±1,770 2,201 Female ±1,001

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