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San Diego County (South Central)--San Diego City (Central/Centre City & Balboa Park) PUMA, CA

183,671 Population
16.7 square miles 11,003.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$69,750 ±$5,139 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$98,059 ±$8,559 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.6% ±2.1% (23,854  ±3,865) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.5 minutes ±2.4 (2,032,845  ±153,418) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

93,455 ±3,734 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
1.8 ±0.1 (169,098  ±9,043) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.4% ±1% (1,326  ±560) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

104,156 ±4,142 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$948,800 ±$54,928 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

21.2% ±2.8% (38,761  ±5,467.9) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.1% ±2.4% (136,437  ±7,131.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
55.4% ±2.4% (83,882  ±5,275.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

30.9% ±2.2% (54,141  ±3,956.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

19.6% ±2.5% (36,069  ±4,991) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.1% ±1.2% (9,498  ±1,959) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,498 Total veterans ±1,959 8,408 Male ±1,830 1,090 Female ±521

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