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San Diego, CA

1,404,461 Population
326.1 square miles 4,307 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$58,812 ±$1,390 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $53,674 ±$675
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
$111,032 ±$2,696 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $109,132 ±$1,813
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381

10.4% ±0.8% (140,123  ±10,113) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10% 320,137 (±0.6% / ±19,219)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)

24.1 minutes ±0.5 (14,833,075  ±465,135) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 26.1 36,610,824 (±0.4 / ±648,200)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)

Families

542,590 ±6,726 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,185,092 ±6,462
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
2.5 ±0 (1,344,246  ±1,078) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 2.7 3,184,677 (±0 / ±1,788)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960

4.3% ±0.6% (15,690  ±2,202) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 4.8% 38,690 (±0.4% / ±3,165)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)

Housing

588,866 ±7,015 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,271,828 ±662
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124

$980,700 ±$16,456 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $914,700 ±$6,686
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644

13.6% ±0.9% (189,631  ±12,457.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 12% 391,586 (±0.6% / ±21,033.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)

Social

90% ±1.5% (905,782  ±17,334.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 89.1% 2,053,150 (±1% / ±23,715.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
53.6% ±1.2% (539,066  ±12,592.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 45.3% 1,042,870 (±0.7% / ±16,275.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)

40.9% ±1.2% (548,723  ±15,549.9) 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: 39.1% 1,221,222 (±0.6% / ±17,488.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 45.3% 16,935,156 (±0.2% / ±69,359.3)

26.7% ±0.9% (374,225  ±13,172) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 23.7% 782,179
  • a little less than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022

5.8% ±0.4% (64,888  ±4,211) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 6.9% 176,906 (±0.2% / ±6,210)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
64,888 Total veterans ±4,211 56,417 Male ±3,671 8,471 Female ±1,786

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