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Chula Vista, CA

278,548 Population
49.6 square miles 5,611.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$42,500 ±$2,491 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $53,674 ±$675
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
$105,101 ±$9,613 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $109,132 ±$1,813
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381

9.6% ±1.7% (26,651  ±4,682) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10% 320,137 (±0.6% / ±19,219)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)

29.7 minutes ±1.4 (3,502,160  ±229,022) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 26.1 36,610,824 (±0.4 / ±648,200)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)

Families

88,103 ±3,715 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,185,092 ±6,462
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
3.1 ±0.1 (277,004  ±63) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 2.7 3,184,677 (±0 / ±1,788)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960

6% ±1.9% (4,092  ±1,280) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 4.8% 38,690 (±0.4% / ±3,165)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)

Housing

91,470 ±3,750 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,271,828 ±662
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124

$839,000 ±$20,594 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $914,700 ±$6,686
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644

9% ±2.3% (24,670  ±6,214.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 12% 391,586 (±0.6% / ±21,033.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)

Social

87.9% ±3.4% (163,205  ±7,790.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 89.1% 2,053,150 (±1% / ±23,715.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
33.5% ±2.3% (62,110  ±4,636.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 45.3% 1,042,870 (±0.7% / ±16,275.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

30.1% ±2.3% (83,820  ±6,367) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 23.7% 782,179
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022

9.6% ±1.3% (19,600  ±2,656) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 6.9% 176,906 (±0.2% / ±6,210)
  • more than double the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
19,600 Total veterans ±2,656 16,601 Male ±2,386 2,999 Female ±1,051

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