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Poway, CA

48,737 Population
39.1 square miles 1,247.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 36.7 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.3 ±0.1

Economics

$58,325 ±$2,748 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $46,957 ±$380
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $45,591 ±$149
$135,605 ±$8,266 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $96,974 ±$993
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $91,905 ±$277

5.9% ±1.4% (2,860  ±660) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10.6% 338,752 (±0.3% / ±8,140)
  • about half the rate in California: 12.1% 4,685,272 (±0.1% / ±38,720)

25.6 minutes ±0.6 (477,395  ±27,597) 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

16,159 ±417 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,149,157 ±2,527
  • California: 13,315,822 ±16,341
3 ±0.1 (48,032  ±94) 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)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,493,080

6.6% ±2.1% (644  ±204) 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: 5.2% 41,477 (±0.2% / ±1,815)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.8% 460,360 (±0.1% / ±5,836)

Housing

16,757 ±424 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,230,349 ±579
  • California: 14,424,442 ±2,741

$911,500 ±$21,227 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $725,200 ±$2,959
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $659,300 ±$1,011

9.3% ±1.7% (4,460  ±811) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 13.7% 445,710 (±0.3% / ±9,278.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 11.6% 4,529,708 (±0.1% / ±25,480.9)

Social

92.5% ±3.2% (32,003  ±1,215.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 88.7% 2,002,783
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.4% 22,656,988 (±0.2% / ±42,808.6)
53.5% ±2.5% (18,495  ±,903.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 41.1% 926,681
  • about 1.5 times 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

19.6% ±1.9% (9,559  ±940) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 22.6% 742,955
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 26.5% 10,442,880

9.2% ±0.9% (3,471  ±356) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 7.8% 194,517 (±0.1% / ±3,480)
  • about double the rate in California: 4.7% 1,415,562 (±0% / ±11,195)
3,471 Total veterans ±356 3,151 Male ±316 320 Female ±149

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