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San Diego, CA

1,414,545 Population
325.9 square miles 4,340.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 36.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1

Economics

$43,090 ±$578 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $39,737 ±$356
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $38,576 ±$120
$83,454 ±$1,001 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $82,426 ±$734
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $78,672 ±$270

11.8% ±0.4% (163,126  ±5,097) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10.9% 353,841 (±0.3% / ±9,298)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 12.6% 4,853,434 (±0.1% / ±39,919)

24.5 minutes ±0.2 (15,982,820  ±189,819) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 26.5 38,963,030 (±0.1 / ±294,584)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)

Families

511,662 ±3,262 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,130,703 ±2,942
  • California: 13,103,114 ±18,542
2.7 ±0 (1,376,865  ±2,071) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 2.9 3,232,647 (±0 / ±2,341)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,521,288

4.5% ±0.3% (16,632  ±938) 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: 5.1% 41,127 (±0.2% / ±1,753)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 463,780 (±0.1% / ±5,839)

Housing

548,931 ±2,908 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,215,528 ±822
  • California: 14,210,945 ±1,339

$629,500 ±$5,008 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $595,600 ±$2,794
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $538,500 ±$1,127

16.9% ±0.4% (236,468  ±6,090.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 15% 491,189 (±0.3% / ±8,986.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 12.4% 4,842,940 (±0.1% / ±30,091.1)

Social

88.8% ±0.7% (873,243  ±7,846) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 88.1% 1,994,138 (±0.5% / ±11,478.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 83.9% 22,378,605 (±0.2% / ±40,789.5)
46.7% ±0.5% (459,348  ±5,273.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 39.5% 893,648 (±0.3% / ±7,433.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 34.7% 9,256,873 (±0.1% / ±25,121.8)

39% ±1.3% (523,964  ±17,792.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 1-year data
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 36.7% 1,150,415 (±0.6% / ±19,549)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 44.5% 16,517,804 (±0.2% / ±76,842.9)

25.6% ±0.4% (361,731  ±5,517) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 22.9% 762,260 (±0.2% / ±7,171)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 26.6% 10,463,818 (±0.1% / ±35,653)

7.5% ±0.2% (82,884  ±2,045) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 8.3% 210,611 (±0.2% / ±3,742)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 5% 1,525,746 (±0% / ±9,062)
82,884 Total veterans ±2,045 72,959 Male ±1,967 9,925 Female ±732

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