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San Diego County, CA

3,298,799 Population
4,210.5 square miles 783.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,674 ±$675 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$109,132 ±$1,813 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

10% ±0.6% (320,137  ±19,219) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.1 minutes ±0.4 (36,610,824  ±648,200) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

1,185,092 ±6,462 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (3,184,677  ±1,788) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.8% ±0.4% (38,690  ±3,165) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

1,271,828 ±662 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$914,700 ±$6,686 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12% ±0.6% (391,586  ±21,033.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.1% ±1% (2,053,150  ±23,715.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
45.3% ±0.7% (1,042,870  ±16,275.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

39.1% ±0.6% (1,221,222  ±17,488.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 45.3% 16,935,156 (±0.2% / ±69,359.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

23.7% (782,179  ±16,728) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±0.2% (176,906  ±6,210) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
176,906 Total veterans ±6,210 155,643 Male ±5,800 21,263 Female ±2,972

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