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San Diego, CA

1,388,312 Population
326.1 square miles 4,257.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 37.6 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6467%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male50%
  • Male
  • Female
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40%White5%Black0%†Native17%Asian0%†Islander1%†Other6%Two+30%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$56,642 ±$1,398 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $51,564 ±$842
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
$105,780 ±$3,105 Median household income
  • about the same as 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

11.4% ±1% (150,952  ±13,880) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10.1% 318,653 (±0.5% / ±16,712)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty13%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty11%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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23.5 minutes ±0.4 (14,730,750  ±367,962) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 25.7 36,171,976 (±0.3 / ±565,726)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)

Families

537,532 ±6,127 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,181,259 ±6,526
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
2.5 ±0 (1,319,775  ±1,335) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 2.7 3,148,585 (±0 / ±1,666)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200

Population by household type

Married couples57%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married46%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale44%Female38%
Now marriedMale47%Female45%
DivorcedMale7%Female11%
WidowedMale2%†Female6%
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4.6% ±0.6% (17,064  ±2,370) 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: 5.4% 42,558 (±0.5% / ±3,894)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-194%†20-244%†25-299%†30-358%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

577,116 ±5,423 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,261,999 ±668
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied93%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied53%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit52%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$923,900 ±$15,125 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $864,900 ±$7,906
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850

14.5% ±0.8% (198,713  ±10,833) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 12.6% 407,477 (±0.5% / ±16,764.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)

Social

89.9% ±1.4% (881,885  ±15,994.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 89% 2,026,569 (±1% / ±23,755.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
52% ±1.1% (510,513  ±11,792.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 43.5% 991,750 (±0.7% / ±15,635.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)

Population by highest level of education

10%No degree14%High school24%Some college30%Bachelor's22%Post-grad
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40.4% ±1.2% (532,219  ±16,035.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 38.6% 1,193,392
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 45% 16,604,364 (±0.2% / ±70,281.5)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only58%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only60%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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25.7% ±0.9% (356,326  ±12,958) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 23.1% 756,142
  • a little less than the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017

6.1% ±0.4% (66,170  ±4,055) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 7% 176,043 (±0.3% / ±7,323)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)

Veterans by wartime service

306†WWII1,188†Korea17,791†Vietnam17,887†Gulf (1990s)29,272†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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66,170 Total veterans ±4,055 57,560 Male ±3,637 8,610 Female ±1,681

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for San Diego, CA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US0666000-san-diego-ca/>