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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

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)

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 (±40.6 / ±-555,555,600)

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)

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

$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)

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 (±16,580% / ±,555,555,600.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 45% 16,604,364 (±0.2% / ±70,281.5)

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 (±3,928.6% / ±16,523)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 27.3% † 10,640,017 (±,389.3% / ±60,440)

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)
66,170 Total veterans ±4,055 57,560 Male ±3,637 8,610 Female ±1,681

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