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San Diego, CA

1,381,600 Population
325.9 square miles 4,239.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 36.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$48,380 ±$1,353 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $44,377 ±$890
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $42,396 ±$233
$93,042 ±$2,309 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $91,003 ±$1,377
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $84,907 ±$542

11.7% ±1% (156,582  ±12,970) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10.6% 339,554 (±0.6% / ±17,542)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 12.3% 4,733,036 (±0.2% / ±68,101)

22.4 minutes ±0.4 (11,907,565  ±369,224) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 24.5 30,315,904 (±0.3 / ±568,706)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 27.6 385,992,600 (±0.1 / ±2,410,052)

Families

521,000 ±7,487 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,162,896 ±5,092
  • California: 13,429,063 ±19,170
2.6 ±0 (1,335,219  ±6,175) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 2.8 3,194,798 (±0 / ±4,911)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,422,140

4.3% ±0.7% (15,293  ±2,416) 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% † 43,236 (±0.6% / ±4,560)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.9% 458,334 (±0.1% / ±13,293)

Housing

555,456 ±7,850 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,237,685 ±1,728
  • California: 14,512,149 ±1,218

$768,800 ±$14,589 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $722,200 ±$6,496
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $648,100 ±$2,021

16.7% ±0.9% (229,140  ±12,421.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 14% 454,043 (±0.6% / ±20,495.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 11.3% 4,371,473 (±0.1% / ±54,643.1)

Social

89.9% ±1.5% (868,937  ±16,802.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 88.4% 2,003,691 (±1.1% / ±24,084.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.5% 22,724,990 (±0.3% / ±77,239)
48.8% ±1.1% (471,761  ±12,018.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 42% 952,539 (±0.7% / ±15,462)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 36.2% 9,737,817 (±0.2% / ±46,277.1)

37.1% ±1.1% (485,960  ±14,632.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 36.4% 1,126,395 (±0.8% / ±23,108.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 43.9% 16,263,962 (±0.2% / ±66,032.3)

24.1% ±0.9% (332,864  ±11,681) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 22.5% 737,696 (±0.5% / ±15,363)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 26.6% 10,451,810 (±0.1% / ±54,396)

6.7% ±0.4% (72,379  ±4,395) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 7.4% 183,769 (±0.3% / ±7,287)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.4% 1,342,337 (±0.1% / ±18,280)
72,379 Total veterans ±4,395 65,418 Male ±4,092 6,961 Female ±1,269

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