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San Diego, CA Urban Area

3,057,778 Population
674.7 square miles 4,531.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,704 ±$879 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$103,341 ±$1,336 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.1% ±0.5% (300,564  ±15,498) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.3 minutes ±0.2 (33,507,930  ±546,829) 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

1,110,049 ±7,844 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0 (2,956,676  ±12,073) 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% (40,588  ±3,830) 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

1,184,964 ±4,085 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$869,500 ±$7,836 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.7% ±0.5% (383,704  ±16,421.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

88.9% ±1.1% (1,893,226  ±23,294.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
44.1% ±0.7% (939,865  ±15,311.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

39.7% ±0.8% (1,145,677  ±23,324) 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)

23.8% ±0.5% (728,409  ±16,512) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.9% ±0.3% (161,179  ±6,861) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
161,179 Total veterans ±6,861 140,989 Male ±6,276 20,190 Female ±2,843

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