Demographics of San Diego County, California

The demographics of San Diego County include a diverse people by race, ethnicity, and nationality. Half of the population of San Diego County, California lives in San Diego and Chula Vista.

Income

This collection of 116 census tracts in San Diego County has a population of 615,092 and a per capita income of $44,131, about 50 percent more than that of California and the United States.

Despite having a per capita income that ranks between the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego County has relatively few cities or CDPs with a both a high population and levels of income significantly higher than its state and the United States. The San Diego metropolitan area only has two populated places with over 50,000 inhabitants and a per capita income of over $40,000: the cities of Carlsbad and Encinitas. In contrast, the Los Angeles metropolitan area has 10 and the San Francisco Bay Area has 12. (See California locations by income.) Even when controlling for population, the San Diego metropolitan area has unusually few large areas with high per capita incomes compared to the state's other two major metropolitan areas. This is because much of the county's high-income residents are concentrated in the northern part of the city of San Diego, which is reported as one unit for most demographic purposes.

The county's largest continuous high-income urban area has the appearance of a triangle constructed from a first point on the northern edge of Carlsbad, a second point northeast of Poway and a third point on the southern edge of La Jolla in San Diego. The region is pictured to the right. It contains all or most of the cities of Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar, and Poway in addition to a substantial portion of northern San Diego. ^[1]

Homelessness

See also: Homelessness in California

Since 2015, the county has the fourth largest population of homeless individuals in the United States. ^[2] Only New York City, Los Angeles County, California, and King County, Washington have larger homeless populations. ^[3] Some of these homeless individuals are bused to the county, paid by other municipalities elsewhere. ^[4] In 2017 and early 2018, the homeless population in San Diego County experienced an outbreak of Hepatitis A. ^[5]

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population [6]	3,060,849
White [6]	2,182,604	71.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) [7]	967,858	31.6%
Asian [6]	333,314	10.9%
Black or African American [6]	154,076	5.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native [6]	20,597	0.7%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander [6]	14,266	0.5%
Some other race [6]	220,000	7.2%
Two or more races [6]	135,992	4.4%
Per capita income [8]	$30,955
Median household income [9]	$63,857
Median family income [10]	$74,633

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place	Type [11]	Population [6]	White [6]	Other [6] [note 1]	Asian [6]	Black or African American [6]	Native American [6] [note 2]	Hispanic or Latino (of any race) [7]
Alpine	CDP	13,332	87.9%	8.7%	1.3%	1.4%	0.7%	15.8%
Bonita	CDP	13,824	74.1%	10.9%	9.3%	4.1%	1.6%	46.7%
Bonsall	CDP	3,836	78.3%	12.0%	5.7%	3.9%	0.0%	16.3%
Borrego Springs	CDP	2,427	71.2%	25.3%	2.6%	0.0%	0.9%	43.3%
Bostonia	CDP	13,705	85.3%	6.0%	2.3%	5.3%	1.0%	28.6%
Boulevard	CDP	23	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	17.4%
Campo	CDP	2,482	80.3%	4.4%	2.6%	9.5%	3.2%	33.0%
Camp Pendleton Mainside	CDP	6,948	65.7%	14.8%	4.3%	11.1%	4.1%	24.3%
Camp Pendleton South	CDP	11,193	61.0%	23.4%	3.5%	11.8%	0.3%	25.4%
Carlsbad	City	102,342	86.0%	5.7%	7.4%	0.6%	0.3%	13.4%
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix	CDP	18,498	84.2%	4.4%	3.0%	7.8%	0.7%	17.1%
Chula Vista	City	236,218	64.5%	15.4%	14.3%	4.5%	1.3%	56.8%
Coronado	City	19,423	89.4%	5.2%	2.8%	2.0%	0.6%	14.5%
Crest	CDP	2,138	96.9%	1.6%	0.8%	0.0%	0.7%	11.6%
Del Mar	City	4,175	93.8%	4.1%	2.0%	0.0%	0.0%	4.0%
Descanso	CDP	1,310	93.1%	0.9%	4.7%	0.8%	0.5%	4.8%
El Cajon	City	98,813	77.4%	11.9%	4.2%	5.0%	1.5%	31.6%
Encinitas	City	59,223	88.7%	5.6%	4.4%	0.5%	0.8%	14.4%
Escondido	City	142,573	79.9%	11.6%	5.8%	1.8%	1.0%	47.6%
Eucalyptus Hills	CDP	5,776	79.2%	10.7%	1.9%	6.2%	2.0%	16.0%
Fairbanks Ranch	CDP	2,164	94.8%	3.2%	1.9%	0.0%	0.0%	4.3%
Fallbrook	CDP	30,949	74.9%	20.7%	1.5%	2.0%	0.8%	43.7%
Granite Hills	CDP	3,434	87.0%	10.4%	1.0%	0.0%	1.6%	16.6%
Harbison Canyon	CDP	4,131	86.7%	9.7%	1.3%	0.3%	1.9%	13.3%
Hidden Meadows	CDP	3,892	85.0%	3.8%	9.4%	1.5%	0.3%	6.6%
Imperial Beach	City	26,348	72.9%	13.1%	8.0%	4.7%	1.4%	45.9%
Jacumba Hot Springs	CDP	375	91.7%	2.7%	0.0%	0.0%	5.6%	74.7%
Jamul	CDP	5,145	84.8%	8.9%	2.2%	3.6%	0.5%	17.4%
Julian	CDP	1,403	93.5%	3.2%	0.6%	0.0%	2.7%	9.0%
Lake San Marcos	CDP	5,240	86.7%	10.0%	2.0%	1.0%	0.2%	10.9%
Lakeside	CDP	20,831	92.4%	4.7%	1.1%	1.0%	0.8%	20.3%
La Mesa	City	56,722	74.6%	10.5%	6.5%	7.6%	0.8%	18.8%
La Presa	CDP	34,607	65.5%	10.3%	10.4%	13.0%	0.9%	46.7%
Lemon Grove	City	25,250	59.8%	22.6%	5.4%	11.1%	1.1%	41.7%
Mount Laguna	CDP	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
National City	City	58,015	62.3%	12.9%	20.0%	4.5%	0.4%	64.2%
Oceanside	City	166,139	65.1%	21.3%	7.2%	4.5%	1.8%	36.6%
Pine Valley	CDP	1,005	96.7%	3.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	4.8%
Potrero	CDP	1,366	78.9%	21.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	84.6%
Poway	City	47,762	80.3%	8.9%	9.3%	1.4%	0.2%	16.3%
Rainbow	CDP	1,819	77.5%	20.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%	36.1%
Ramona	CDP	21,673	85.5%	11.9%	1.2%	0.6%	0.8%	33.5%
Rancho San Diego	CDP	21,495	82.4%	7.7%	4.7%	5.1%	0.1%	15.2%
Rancho Santa Fe	CDP	3,128	93.9%	3.6%	1.9%	0.0%	0.6%	6.2%
San Diego	City	1,296,437	65.8%	10.6%	15.8%	6.8%	1.0%	28.2%
San Diego Country Estates	CDP	10,392	91.1%	4.6%	1.5%	1.5%	1.3%	11.0%
San Marcos	City	80,709	75.2%	12.1%	8.9%	3.1%	0.7%	36.6%
Santee	City	53,302	85.6%	8.9%	3.4%	1.4%	0.8%	16.5%
Solana Beach	City	12,864	86.1%	6.7%	4.0%	2.7%	0.5%	16.8%
Spring Valley	CDP	27,827	74.4%	9.3%	4.4%	10.4%	1.5%	29.2%
Valley Center	CDP	9,381	75.9%	14.0%	7.4%	0.8%	2.0%	27.4%
Vista	City	93,293	75.1%	17.0%	4.0%	2.8%	1.0%	47.3%
Winter Gardens	CDP	20,143	89.1%	8.2%	0.7%	1.6%	0.4%	16.1%

Places by population and income
Place	Type [11]	Population [12]	Per capita income [8]	Median household income [9]	Median family income [10]
Alpine	CDP	13,332	$39,472	$76,663	$88,052
Bonita	CDP	13,824	$33,856	$75,670	$89,033
Bonsall	CDP	3,836	$46,306	$79,375	$86,071
Borrego Springs	CDP	2,427	$23,701	$40,984	$43,056
Bostonia	CDP	13,705	$20,596	$45,650	$53,864
Boulevard	CDP	23	$6,096	[13]	[13]
Campo	CDP	2,482	$24,670	$58,083	$58,792
Camp Pendleton Mainside	CDP	6,948	$17,401	$38,167	$38,062
Camp Pendleton South	CDP	11,193	$16,311	$50,457	$51,189
Carlsbad	City	102,342	$42,712	$85,743	$102,254
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix	CDP	18,498	$41,613	$86,109	$97,319
Chula Vista	City	236,218	$25,419	$65,526	$73,736
Coronado	City	19,423	$48,752	$93,777	$109,474
Crest	CDP	2,138	$41,637	$84,246	$92,188
Del Mar	City	4,175	$82,614	$114,531	$146,331
Descanso	CDP	1,310	$33,266	$59,432	$62,500
El Cajon	City	98,813	$21,132	$47,303	$53,858
Encinitas	City	59,223	$47,346	$88,458	$107,475
Escondido	City	142,573	$23,194	$50,597	$55,994
Eucalyptus Hills	CDP	5,776	$27,991	$72,639	$82,679
Fairbanks Ranch	CDP	2,164	$47,038	$129,111	$132,500
Fallbrook	CDP	30,949	$27,512	$58,279	$64,319
Granite Hills	CDP	3,434	$40,589	$86,250	$91,667
Harbison Canyon	CDP	4,131	$32,587	$78,313	$81,625
Hidden Meadows	CDP	3,892	$45,015	$82,708	$97,875
Imperial Beach	City	26,348	$20,175	$45,480	$51,440
Jacumba Hot Springs	CDP	375	$27,601	$89,263	$56,122
Jamul	CDP	5,145	$42,058	$110,402	$112,923
Julian	CDP	1,403	$33,020	$70,625	$80,878
Lake San Marcos	CDP	5,240	$37,429	$45,888	$67,045
Lakeside	CDP	20,831	$26,862	$63,852	$79,461
La Mesa	City	56,722	$29,958	$54,519	$70,756
La Presa	CDP	34,607	$22,781	$61,760	$65,128
Lemon Grove	City	25,250	$22,061	$50,353	$58,533
Mount Laguna	CDP	0	[13]	[13]	[13]
National City	City	58,015	$16,611	$36,907	$42,797
Oceanside	City	166,139	$27,674	$63,394	$71,600
Pine Valley	CDP	1,005	$38,028	$75,641	$91,023
Potrero	CDP	1,366	$10,178	$35,536	$35,071
Poway	City	47,762	$41,445	$94,872	$106,243
Rainbow	CDP	1,819	$24,526	$48,683	$51,154
Ramona	CDP	21,673	$25,774	$64,454	$69,240
Rancho San Diego	CDP	21,495	$40,776	$89,604	$103,677
Rancho Santa Fe	CDP	3,128	$104,522	$193,913	$194,402
San Diego	City	1,296,437	$33,135	$63,739	$77,400
San Diego Country Estates	CDP	10,392	$34,728	$96,069	$100,694
San Marcos	City	80,709	$25,282	$55,815	$64,896
Santee	City	53,302	$28,242	$69,828	$78,795
Solana Beach	City	12,864	$54,039	$85,317	$106,602
Spring Valley	CDP	27,827	$27,932	$65,822	$70,291
Valley Center	CDP	9,381	$32,921	$82,379	$88,375
Vista	City	93,293	$21,478	$50,777	$53,992
Winter Gardens	CDP	20,143	$26,915	$61,084	$65,188

2010

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	798		—
1860	4,324		441.9%
1870	4,951		14.5%
1880	8,018		61.9%
1890	34,987		336.4%
1900	35,090		0.3%
1910	61,665		75.7%
1920	112,248		82.0%
1930	209,659		86.8%
1940	289,348		38.0%
1950	556,808		92.4%
1960	1,033,011		85.5%
1970	1,357,854		31.4%
1980	1,861,846		37.1%
1990	2,498,016		34.2%
2000	2,813,833		12.6%
2010	3,095,313		10.0%
2014 (est.)	3,263,431		5.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [14] 1790–1960 [15] 1900–1990 [16] 1990–2000 [17] 2010–2014 [18]

The 2010 United States Census reported that San Diego County had a population of 3,095,313. The racial makeup of San Diego County was 1,981,442 (64.0%) White, 158,213 (5.1%) African American, 26,340 (0.9%) Native American, 336,091 (10.9%) Asian (4.7% Filipino, 1.6% Vietnamese, 1.4% Chinese, 0.8% Indian, 0.7% Korean, 0.6% Japanese, 0.2% Laotian, 0.2% Cambodian, 0.2% Thai, 0.5% Other Asian), 15,337 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 419,465 (13.6%) from other races, and 158,425 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 991,348 persons (32.0%). ^[19]

Population reported at 2010 United States Census
The County	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
San Diego County	3,177,063	1,981,442	158,213	26,340	336,091	15,337	419,465	158,425	991,348
Incorporated cities	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Carlsbad	105,328	87,205	1,379	514	7,460	198	4,189	4,383	13,988
Chula Vista	243,916	130,991	11,219	1,880	35,042	1,351	49,171	14,262	142,066
Coronado	18,912	16,668	399	103	572	55	457	658	2,302
Del Mar	4,161	3,912	10	8	118	3	25	85	175
El Cajon	99,478	68,897	6,306	835	3,561	495	12,552	6,832	28,036
Encinitas	59,518	51,067	361	301	2,323	91	3,339	2,036	8,138
Escondido	143,911	86,876	3,585	1,472	8,740	350	36,507	6,381	70,326
Imperial Beach	26,324	16,467	1,170	266	1,731	188	4,764	1,738	12,893
La Mesa	57,065	40,964	4,399	431	3,289	318	4,326	3,338	11,696
Lemon Grove	25,320	13,072	3,495	225	1,624	275	4,828	1,801	10,435
National City	58,582	24,725	3,054	618	10,699	482	16,175	2,829	36,911
Oceanside	167,086	109,020	7,873	1,385	11,081	2,144	25,886	9,697	59,947
Poway	47,811	36,781	783	265	4,853	106	2,944	2,079	7,508
San Diego	1,307,402	769,971	87,949	7,696	207,944	5,908	161,246	66,688	376,020
San Marcos	83,781	53,235	1,967	591	7,518	322	15,853	4,295	30,697
Santee	53,413	44,083	1,057	409	2,044	253	2,677	2,890	8,699
Solana Beach	12,867	11,039	60	62	513	19	738	436	2,048
Vista	93,834	59,551	3,137	1,103	3,979	677	20,423	4,964	45,380
Census-designated places	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Alpine	14,236	12,424	167	222	319	39	576	489	2,081
Bonita	12,538	8,382	466	109	1,200	80	1,681	620	5,106
Bonsall	3,982	3,194	67	28	138	10	376	169	893
Borrego Springs	3,429	2,766	20	34	22	5	500	82	1,218
Bostonia	15,379	10,891	1,011	102	375	89	1,781	1,130	3,941
Boulevard	315	272	2	7	3	0	14	17	44
Campo	5,200	3,730	501	83	151	80	305	350	1,157
Camp Pendleton North	10,616	7,530	992	146	299	41	725	883	2,586
Camp Pendleton South	2,684	2,083	114	90	31	6	248	112	794
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix	18,762	14,881	1,108	89	593	96	996	999	3,235
Crest	2,593	2,329	23	21	38	7	90	85	319
Descanso	1,423	1,290	5	29	16	9	46	28	150
Eucalyptus Hills	5,313	4,566	195	58	87	6	187	214	782
Fairbanks Ranch	3,148	2,780	24	7	209	4	34	90	224
Fallbrook	30,534	20,454	489	233	592	71	7,372	1,323	13,800
Granite Hills	3,035	2,617	43	26	45	9	158	137	401
Harbison Canyon	3,841	3,404	12	74	71	6	145	129	623
Hidden Meadows	3,485	2,865	66	11	318	6	93	126	329
Jacumba	561	389	4	15	6	0	114	33	207
Jamul	6,163	5,300	127	28	146	10	294	258	1,188
Julian	1,502	1,341	5	27	12	0	81	36	195
La Presa	34,169	15,064	4,428	282	3,212	410	8,238	2,535	16,150
Lake San Marcos	4,437	3,978	37	20	133	3	186	80	464
Lakeside	20,648	17,545	235	181	351	53	1,327	956	3,627
Mount Laguna	57	55	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
Pine Valley	1,510	1,408	6	6	16	1	20	53	154
Potrero	656	338	0	8	0	3	281	26	499
Rainbow	1,832	1,324	19	12	43	12	371	51	665
Ramona	20,292	15,887	139	224	279	71	2,965	727	6,334
Rancho San Diego	21,208	17,535	817	105	940	56	739	1,016	3,117
Rancho Santa Fe	3,117	2,910	10	1	87	4	45	60	176
San Diego Country Estates	10,109	9,107	91	90	147	34	276	364	1,126
Spring Valley	28,205	16,781	3,131	237	1,660	236	4,332	1,828	9,196
Valley Center	9,277	6,785	84	188	295	16	1,484	425	2,581
Winter Gardens	20,631	16,845	409	234	345	95	1,616	1,087	4,289
Unincorporated communities	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
All others not CDPs (combined)	161,717	117,868	5,163	5,149	10,820	534	15,668	6,515	36,431

2009

As of 2009 Census Bureau estimates, there were 3,053,793 people, 1,067,846 households, and 663,449 families residing in the county. The population density was 670 inhabitants per square mile (260/km²). There were 1,142,245 housing units at an average density of 248 per square mile (96/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 79.4% White American, 5.6% Black or African American, 1% Native American, 10.4% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 10.3% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. 31.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 67.0% spoke only English at home; 21.9% spoke Spanish, 3.1% Tagalog and 1.2% Vietnamese.

2000

In 2000, there were 994,677 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 11.30% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,067, and the median income for a family was $53,438. Males had a median income of $36,952 versus $30,356 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,926. About 8.9% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

In 2000, only about 3% of San Diego County residents left the county for work while 40,000 people commuted into the metropolitan area. ^[20]

See also

• San Diego County, California#Demographics

Notes

1. Other = Some other race + Two or more races
2. Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native

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