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Chula Vista, CA

274,344 Population
49.6 square miles 5,526.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 37.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,675 ±$2,567 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $51,564 ±$842
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
$106,623 ±$7,303 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $103,674 ±$1,360
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611

6% ±1.4% (16,353  ±3,802) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10.1% 318,653 (±0.5% / ±16,712)
  • about half the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)

29.5 minutes ±0.9 (3,394,200  ±194,092) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 25.7 36,171,976 (±0.3 / ±565,726)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)

Families

88,029 ±2,691 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,181,259 ±6,526
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
3.1 ±0.1 (272,626  ±74) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 2.7 3,148,585 (±0 / ±1,666)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,073,200 (±40.6 / ±-555,555,600)

5.4% ±1.7% (3,521  ±1,147) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 5.4% 42,558 (±0.5% / ±3,894)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)

Housing

93,619 ±3,103 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,261,999 ±668
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428

$773,100 ±$26,899 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $864,900 ±$7,906
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850

10.2% ±2.3% (27,819  ±6,299.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 12.6% 407,477 (±0.5% / ±16,764.5)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)

Social

86.1% ±3.5% (157,708  ±7,256.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 89% 2,026,569 (±1% / ±23,755.3)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
34.1% ±2.3% (62,422  ±4,368.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 43.5% 991,750 (±0.7% / ±15,635.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)

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

29.4% ±2% (80,720  ±5,593) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 23.1% † 756,142 (±3,928.6% / ±16,523)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.3% † 10,640,017 (±,389.3% / ±60,440)

8% ±1.1% (15,893  ±2,291) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 7% 176,043 (±0.3% / ±7,323)
  • about double the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
15,893 Total veterans ±2,291 13,181 Male ±1,912 2,712 Female ±1,107

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