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La Mesa, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $798,737 (it was $192,800 in 2000)
La Mesa:

$798,737
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $610,210 - $1,008,523

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $918,997
Here:

$918,997
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $640,791
Here:

$640,791
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $612,304
Here:

$612,304
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $551,852
Here:

$551,852
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $437,076
Here:

$437,076
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $159,566
Here:

$159,566
State:

$184,506

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,881
Here:

$22,881
State:

$204,957

Total population: 59,177 (Urban population: 54,751, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 26,509 (25,165 occupied: 11,347 owner occupied, 13,977 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

55%
State:

44%

Housing density: 2,862 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,783,684.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,751 (lower quartile is $1,412, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,831


Median gross rent in La Mesa, CA in 2022: $1,849

Housing units in La Mesa with a mortgage: 7,774 (732 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 553 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $132,170

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $89,377

Median monthly housing costs: $1,898

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La Mesa, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1959

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship:

Households: 60,638
  • Male householders: 11,533 (3,598 living alone), Female householders: 13,188 (4,584 living alone)
  • 9,813 spouses (9,607 opposite-sex spouses), 2,115 unmarried partners, (1,973 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,826 children (14,997 natural, 248 adopted, 580 stepchildren), 1,277 grandchildren, 974 brothers or sisters, 948 parents, 38 foster children, 671 other relatives, 3,297 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 952

Size of family households: 6,304 2-persons, 3,785 3-persons, 2,680 4-persons, 1,115 5-persons, 350 6-persons, 125 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,401 1-person, 2,049 2-persons, 363 3-persons, 227 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

7,873 married couples with children.
3,077 single-parent households (1,074 men, 2,003 women).

74.8% of residents of La Mesa speak English at home.
13.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 8,407 (13.9%)
(70.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in La Mesa, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in La Mesa, California
  • 72no bedroom
  • 3411 bedroom
  • 2,2742 bedrooms
  • 5,8443 bedrooms
  • 2,2464 bedrooms
  • 5705+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Mesa, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Mesa, California
  • 1,185no bedroom
  • 5,0991 bedroom
  • 5,3652 bedrooms
  • 2,0923 bedrooms
  • 1824 bedrooms
  • 545+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in La Mesa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in La Mesa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 140no vehicle
  • 2,7891 vehicle
  • 4,9132 vehicles
  • 2,3233 vehicles
  • 8414 vehicles
  • 3425+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in La Mesa in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in La Mesa in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,686no vehicle
  • 6,2481 vehicle
  • 4,7692 vehicles
  • 8463 vehicles
  • 2874 vehicles
  • 1425+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in La Mesa, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in La Mesa, California
  • 591 room
  • 1212 rooms
  • 3493 rooms
  • 1,3234 rooms
  • 2,6445 rooms
  • 2,7626 rooms
  • 1,6717 rooms
  • 1,1018 rooms
  • 1,3179+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Mesa, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Mesa, California
  • 9591 room
  • 1,3202 rooms
  • 4,3303 rooms
  • 3,7654 rooms
  • 2,1325 rooms
  • 1,0366 rooms
  • 2357 rooms
  • 818 rooms
  • 1199+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in La Mesa, CA
La Mesa city income, earnings, and wages data

  • La Mesa, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in La Mesa, CA in 2022
  • 1,300Less than $10,000
  • 1,283$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,841$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,375$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,672$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,028$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,917$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,937$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,481$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,616$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,806$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,987$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in La Mesa, CA

  • Distribution of house value in La Mesa, CA in 2022
  • 102Less than $10,000
  • 35$10,000 to $14,999
  • 19$15,000 to $19,999
  • 12$20,000 to $24,999
  • 11$50,000 to $59,999
  • 52$60,000 to $69,999
  • 13$80,000 to $89,999
  • 2$90,000 to $99,999
  • 31$100,000 to $124,999
  • 25$150,000 to $174,999
  • 16$200,000 to $249,999
  • 51$250,000 to $299,999
  • 364$300,000 to $399,999
  • 659$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,680$500,000 to $749,999
  • 4,042$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,094$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 115$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 161$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in La Mesa, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in La Mesa, CA in 2022
  • 19Less than $100
  • 17$100 to $149
  • 18$150 to $199
  • 226$200 to $249
  • 60$250 to $299
  • 104$300 to $349
  • 56$350 to $399
  • 30$400 to $449
  • 43$450 to $499
  • 12$500 to $549
  • 19$550 to $599
  • 9$600 to $649
  • 88$700 to $749
  • 31$750 to $799
  • 166$800 to $899
  • 435$900 to $999
  • 970$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,705$1,250 to $1,499
  • 5,537$1,500 to $1,999
  • 2,430$2,000 to $2,499
  • 810$2,500 to $2,999
  • 409$3,000 to $3,499
  • 58$3,500 or more
  • 394No cash rent
Work and jobs in La Mesa: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 99.3%
Number of people working at home: 5,156 (16.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 976
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,510
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,376
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,038
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 5,372
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,395
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,650
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 653
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 695
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,629
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 806
  • 90 or more minutes: 657
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - La Mesa

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 19,883 (68.5%)
  • Carpooled: 2,308 (7.9%)
  • Bus: 273 (0.9%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 44 (0.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 5 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 41 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 507 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle: 101 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 658 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 5,156 (17.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.5%Males
  • 4.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 6.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 7.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 6.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.7%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.0%Males
  • 1.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in La Mesa, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in La Mesa, California
  • 2,3882010 or later
  • 1,6352000 to 2009
  • 1,3381990 to 1999
  • 1,4481980 to 1989
  • 9461970 to 1979
  • 1,464Before 1970
Ancestries in La Mesa, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,488 (5.6%)
  • English: 1,372 (5.1%)
  • American: 1,226 (4.6%)
  • Irish: 1,157 (4.3%)
  • European: 748 (2.8%)
  • Italian: 687 (2.6%)
  • Polish: 432 (1.6%)
  • Norwegian: 400 (1.5%)
  • Arab: 376 (1.4%)
  • Ethiopian: 318 (1.2%)
  • French: 291 (1.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 248 (0.9%)
  • Portuguese: 226 (0.8%)
  • Iraqi: 224 (0.8%)
  • African: 215 (0.8%)
  • Romanian: 215 (0.8%)
  • Dutch: 198 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 160 (0.6%)
  • Canadian: 148 (0.6%)
  • Iranian: 146 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 138 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 123 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 120 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 116 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 111 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 110 (0.4%)
  • Swiss: 107 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 106 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 103 (0.4%)
  • Armenian: 92 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 91 (0.3%)
  • Haitian: 85 (0.3%)
  • Lebanese: 84 (0.3%)
  • Somali: 76 (0.3%)
  • British: 70 (0.3%)
  • Egyptian: 62 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 55 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 43 (0.2%)
  • Moroccan: 41 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 37 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 33 (0.1%)
  • Palestinian: 32 (0.1%)
  • Ghanaian: 27 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 22 (0.08%)
  • Assyrian: 20 (0.07%)
  • Welsh: 20 (0.07%)
  • Icelander: 19 (0.07%)
  • Serbian: 13 (0.05%)
  • Barbadian: 13 (0.05%)
  • Afghan: 11 (0.04%)
  • Finnish: 8 (0.03%)
  • Turkish: 7 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Belizean: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
La Mesa:

27.8% (2,341)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Vietnam
La Mesa:

9.9% (834)
California:

4.9% (512,335)

Philippines
La Mesa:

9.0% (755)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Poland
La Mesa:

3.6% (303)
California:

0.2% (20,997)

Iraq
La Mesa:

3.5% (295)
California:

0.4% (40,941)

Canada
La Mesa:

3.3% (274)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
La Mesa:

3.0% (251)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Russia
La Mesa:

2.5% (209)
California:

0.7% (71,932)

Germany
La Mesa:

2.3% (195)
California:

0.7% (73,304)

Syria
La Mesa:

1.6% (137)
California:

0.3% (30,949)

Japan
La Mesa:

1.6% (134)
California:

1.0% (103,575)

Iran
La Mesa:

1.6% (132)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 35,545
  • Other state: 15,345
  • Northeast: 3,439
  • Midwest: 4,852
  • South: 4,641
  • West: 2,402

85.6% of La Mesa residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46.3% lived in California.


La Mesa:

85.6%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 155
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 21
  • 5th and 6th grade: 78
  • 7th and 8th grade: 169
  • 9th grade: 26
  • 10th grade: 43
  • 11th grade: 56
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 550
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,703
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,719
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,104
  • Associate degree: 1,780
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,997
  • Master's degree: 1,874
  • Professional school degree: 503
  • Doctorate degree: 556
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 209
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 87
  • 5th and 6th grade: 91
  • 7th and 8th grade: 141
  • 9th grade: 122
  • 10th grade: 94
  • 11th grade: 200
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 403
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,522
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,956
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,989
  • Associate degree: 3,012
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,835
  • Master's degree: 2,437
  • Professional school degree: 551
  • Doctorate degree: 364
Educational Attainment for Females
La Mesa marital status for males
La Mesa marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,193
  • One, attached: 1,710
  • Two: 938
  • 3 or 4: 1,302
  • 5 to 9: 1,387
  • 10 to 19: 2,464
  • 20 to 49: 2,236
  • 50 or more: 3,886
  • Mobile homes: 258
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 130

Median worth of mobile homes: $123,821

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in La Mesa
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in La Mesa, CA
  • 68.2%Utility gas
  • 24.7%Electricity
  • 4.7%Solar energy
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in La Mesa, CA
  • 56.3%Electricity
  • 31.4%Utility gas
  • 10.0%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 804
Here:

15.0%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 233
Here:

9.4%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 552
Here:

16.0%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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