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San Diego County (South)--San Diego City (South/Otay Mesa & South Bay) PUMA, CA

131,731 Population
45.6 square miles 2,886.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,796 ±$3,559 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$85,518 ±$6,025 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.1% ±3.1% (16,687  ±4,236) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.2 minutes ±1.4 (1,674,420  ±216,729) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

39,977 ±2,768 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.2 ±0.1 (127,094  ±10,349) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.2% ±2.3% (1,549  ±721) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

43,348 ±2,915 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$652,300 ±$28,943 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.6% ±1.9% (11,122  ±2,545.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

78.9% ±8% (72,503  ±4,964.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
22.3% ±1.8% (20,492  ±2,224.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

64.7% ±2.6% (83,509  ±4,104.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 44.1% 16,315,352 (±0.1% / ±51,139.5)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

32.7% ±3% (43,084  ±5,249) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.1% ±1.1% (6,068  ±1,155) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,068 Total veterans ±1,155 5,262 Male ±1,068 806 Female ±406

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