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San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

3,269,973 Population
4,210.5 square miles 776.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,564 ±$842 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$103,674 ±$1,360 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.1% ±0.5% (318,653  ±16,712) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.7 minutes ±0.3 (36,171,976  ±565,726) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,181,259 ±6,526 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0 (3,148,585  ±1,666) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.4% ±0.5% (42,558  ±3,894) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

1,261,999 ±668 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$864,900 ±$7,906 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.6% ±0.5% (407,477  ±16,764.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

89% ±1% (2,026,569  ±23,755.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
43.5% ±0.7% (991,750  ±15,635.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

38.6% ±16,580% (1,193,392  ±,555,555,600.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

23.1% ±3,928.6% (756,142  ±16,523) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7% ±0.3% (176,043  ±7,323) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
176,043 Total veterans ±7,323 154,145 Male ±6,735 21,898 Female ±2,984

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