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National City, CA

56,345 Population
7.3 square miles 7,668.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 36.7 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in California: 37.3 ±0.1

Economics

$25,574 ±$1,358 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $46,957 ±$380
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $45,591 ±$149
$59,850 ±$4,711 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $96,974 ±$993
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $91,905 ±$277

14.1% ±1.9% (7,761  ±1,067) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10.6% 338,752 (±0.3% / ±8,140)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 12.1% 4,685,272 (±0.1% / ±38,720)

25.6 minutes ±1.2 (632,465  ±38,422) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 26.1 36,065,072 (±0.1 / ±278,817)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29.2 463,270,940 (±0.1 / ±1,077,551)

Families

17,440 ±574 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,149,157 ±2,527
  • California: 13,315,822 ±16,341
3.1 ±0.1 (54,808  ±95) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 2.8 3,190,047 (±0 / ±1,154)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,493,080

4.3% ±1.2% (603  ±167) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 5.2% 41,477 (±0.2% / ±1,815)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 460,360 (±0.1% / ±5,836)

Housing

18,631 ±541 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,230,349 ±579
  • California: 14,424,442 ±2,741

$505,800 ±$23,005 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $725,200 ±$2,959
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $659,300 ±$1,011

7.3% ±1.3% (4,097  ±,732.9) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 13.7% 445,710 (±0.3% / ±9,278.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 11.6% 4,529,708 (±0.1% / ±25,480.9)

Social

75.2% ±3.2% (28,832  ±1,381) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 88.7% 2,002,783
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.4% 22,656,988 (±0.2% / ±42,808.6)
15.9% ±1.4% (6,104  ±,546.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 41.1% 926,681
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 35.9% 9,626,973 (±0.1% / ±27,977.4)

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

38.3% ±1.8% (21,568  ±1,018) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 22.6% 742,955
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 26.5% 10,442,880

5.9% ±1% (2,506  ±443) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 7.8% 194,517 (±0.1% / ±3,480)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.7% 1,415,562 (±0% / ±11,195)
2,506 Total veterans ±443 2,202 Male ±401 304 Female ±129

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