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San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

3,338,330 Population
4,210.2 square miles 792.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$40,389 ±$608 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $39,393 ±$177
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$83,985 ±$1,908 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $80,440 ±$313
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

10.3% ±0.6% (333,862  ±18,677) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,552,837 (±0.2% / ±67,995)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

27.2 minutes ±0.3 (42,034,850  ±621,601) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 30.7 538,138,130 (±0.1 / ±2,278,526)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

1,132,434 ±6,683 Number of households
  • California: 13,157,873 ±23,844
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.9 ±0 (3,249,133  ±4,426) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.9 38,685,702 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.8% ±0.5% (39,102  ±3,788) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in California: 4.7% 450,971 (±0.1% / ±10,955)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

1,233,923 ±1,533 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,367,012 ±1,286
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$619,300 ±$5,240 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $568,500 ±$2,502
  • more than double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

13.2% ±0.6% (434,219  ±18,820.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,689,828 (±0.2% / ±63,097.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

88.1% ±1.1% (2,014,997  ±24,689.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84% 22,636,359 (±0.3% / ±78,234.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
39.9% ±0.7% (912,647  ±15,519.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 35% 9,428,484 (±0.2% / ±44,753.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

36.7% ±0.6% (1,150,415  ±19,549) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 44.5% 16,517,804 (±0.2% / ±76,842.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

22.8% ±0.5% (761,933  ±15,924) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 26.7% 10,564,220 (±0.1% / ±55,357)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

7.9% ±0.3% (201,867  ±7,618) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.8% 1,471,467 (±0.1% / ±19,838)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
201,867 Total veterans ±7,618 182,080 Male ±6,922 19,787 Female ±2,209

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