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San Diego, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $905,300 (it was $220,000 in 2000)
San Diego:

$905,300
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $643,600 - $1,247,400

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,227,596
Here:

$1,227,596
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $822,615
Here:

$822,615
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $967,724
Here:

$967,724
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,250,281
Here:

$1,250,281
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $704,051
Here:

$704,051
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $134,985
Here:

$134,985
State:

$184,506

Total population: 1,381,069 (Urban population: 1,218,536, Rural population: 4,805 (53 farm, 4,752 nonfarm))

Houses: 565,401 (528,530 occupied: 248,119 owner occupied, 280,411 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

53%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,743 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,186,739.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,971 (lower quartile is $1,521, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,436


Median gross rent in San Diego, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in San Diego with a mortgage: 171,794 (14,249 second mortgage, 428 home equity loan, 12,430 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,148

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $150,164

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $94,792

Median monthly housing costs: $2,191

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San Diego, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1977

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,381,182
  • Male householders: 278,334 (73,747 living alone), Female householders: 250,196 (75,596 living alone)
  • 226,514 spouses (222,409 opposite-sex spouses), 44,962 unmarried partners, (41,605 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 340,823 children (327,151 natural, 5,053 adopted, 8,619 stepchildren), 21,373 grandchildren, 20,866 brothers or sisters, 26,950 parents, 492 foster children, 29,597 other relatives, 82,312 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 58,763

Size of family households: 131,389 2-persons, 74,739 3-persons, 61,652 4-persons, 25,249 5-persons, 9,501 6-persons, 7,163 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 149,343 1-person, 55,917 2-persons, 7,921 3-persons, 4,041 4-persons, 1,483 5-persons, 132 6-persons.

162,834 married couples with children.
61,604 single-parent households (15,449 men, 46,155 women).

60.5% of residents of San Diego speak English at home.
21.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
11.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 339,576 (24.6%)
(59.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Diego, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Diego, California
  • 2,476no bedroom
  • 11,7681 bedroom
  • 50,6142 bedrooms
  • 92,8283 bedrooms
  • 70,4904 bedrooms
  • 19,9435+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Diego, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Diego, California
  • 28,149no bedroom
  • 79,3271 bedroom
  • 109,6412 bedrooms
  • 45,2353 bedrooms
  • 14,4064 bedrooms
  • 3,6535+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in San Diego in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in San Diego in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 6,393no vehicle
  • 64,7571 vehicle
  • 106,6802 vehicles
  • 45,2833 vehicles
  • 16,9884 vehicles
  • 8,0185+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in San Diego in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in San Diego in renter-occupied apartments
  • 25,327no vehicle
  • 123,5761 vehicle
  • 94,9672 vehicles
  • 24,3873 vehicles
  • 7,1594 vehicles
  • 4,9955+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Diego, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Diego, California
  • 1,6971 room
  • 4,0082 rooms
  • 17,4413 rooms
  • 34,7914 rooms
  • 48,3965 rooms
  • 51,6946 rooms
  • 34,3727 rooms
  • 28,4108 rooms
  • 27,3109+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Diego, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Diego, California
  • 23,9191 room
  • 34,2872 rooms
  • 68,2153 rooms
  • 74,5574 rooms
  • 38,9555 rooms
  • 21,8236 rooms
  • 8,9087 rooms
  • 5,2868 rooms
  • 4,4619+ 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 San Diego, CA
San Diego city income, earnings, and wages data

  • San Diego, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in San Diego, CA in 2022
  • 26,049Less than $10,000
  • 25,251$10,000 to $19,999
  • 26,780$20,000 to $29,999
  • 25,294$30,000 to $39,999
  • 27,809$40,000 to $49,999
  • 27,134$50,000 to $59,999
  • 42,046$60,000 to $74,999
  • 63,866$75,000 to $99,999
  • 58,148$100,000 to $124,999
  • 45,361$125,000 to $149,999
  • 60,541$150,000 to $199,999
  • 100,251$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in San Diego, CA

  • Distribution of house value in San Diego, CA in 2022
  • 2,989Less than $10,000
  • 218$10,000 to $14,999
  • 514$15,000 to $19,999
  • 126$20,000 to $24,999
  • 178$25,000 to $29,999
  • 82$30,000 to $34,999
  • 356$40,000 to $49,999
  • 315$50,000 to $59,999
  • 284$60,000 to $69,999
  • 530$70,000 to $79,999
  • 436$80,000 to $89,999
  • 277$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,220$100,000 to $124,999
  • 378$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,584$150,000 to $174,999
  • 305$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,589$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,234$250,000 to $299,999
  • 7,486$300,000 to $399,999
  • 11,040$400,000 to $499,999
  • 53,770$500,000 to $749,999
  • 63,038$750,000 to $999,999
  • 53,865$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 19,830$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 26,475$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in San Diego, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in San Diego, CA in 2022
  • 349Less than $100
  • 347$100 to $149
  • 263$150 to $199
  • 919$200 to $249
  • 2,052$250 to $299
  • 2,495$300 to $349
  • 311$350 to $399
  • 1,560$400 to $449
  • 527$450 to $499
  • 1,055$500 to $549
  • 303$550 to $599
  • 469$600 to $649
  • 650$650 to $699
  • 1,060$700 to $749
  • 1,440$750 to $799
  • 3,650$800 to $899
  • 4,770$900 to $999
  • 19,727$1,000 to $1,249
  • 23,306$1,250 to $1,499
  • 75,958$1,500 to $1,999
  • 58,109$2,000 to $2,499
  • 32,022$2,500 to $2,999
  • 21,489$3,000 to $3,499
  • 20,891$3,500 or more
  • 6,689No cash rent
Work and jobs in San Diego: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.8%
Number of people working at home: 152,868 (20.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 10,696
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 37,276
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 85,794
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 114,153
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 114,006
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 47,541
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 93,395
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 16,927
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 16,962
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 23,612
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 13,747
  • 90 or more minutes: 8,309
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - San Diego

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 607,529 (66.9%)
  • Carpooled: 77,610 (8.6%)
  • Bus: 18,951 (2.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 750 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 717 (0.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 4,433 (0.5%)
  • Ferryboat: 82 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 12,698 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 4,520 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 27,559 (3.0%)
  • Worked at home: 152,868 (16.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.0%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 5.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 4.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.4%Males
  • 7.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 5.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in San Diego, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in San Diego, California
  • 94,4902010 or later
  • 75,2272000 to 2009
  • 61,2481990 to 1999
  • 100,6291980 to 1989
  • 54,3441970 to 1979
  • 41,645Before 1970
Ancestries in San Diego, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 31,662 (4.0%)
  • English: 28,715 (3.6%)
  • Irish: 25,842 (3.3%)
  • American: 23,769 (3.0%)
  • Italian: 17,489 (2.2%)
  • European: 14,670 (1.9%)
  • Iranian: 9,700 (1.2%)
  • Polish: 5,952 (0.8%)
  • French: 5,859 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 5,572 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 5,454 (0.7%)
  • Eastern European: 4,857 (0.6%)
  • Portuguese: 4,429 (0.6%)
  • African: 4,250 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 4,174 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 3,844 (0.5%)
  • British: 3,771 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 3,441 (0.4%)
  • Brazilian: 3,189 (0.4%)
  • Ethiopian: 3,141 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 2,975 (0.4%)
  • Jamaican: 2,626 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 2,573 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 2,197 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 2,129 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 2,004 (0.3%)
  • Haitian: 1,845 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 1,713 (0.2%)
  • Israeli: 1,635 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,542 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 1,451 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 1,423 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 1,345 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 1,329 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 1,224 (0.2%)
  • Somali: 1,212 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 1,080 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 1,045 (0.1%)
  • Afghan: 1,011 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 978 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 952 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 920 (0.1%)
  • Serbian: 835 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 772 (0.10%)
  • Nigerian: 765 (0.10%)
  • Finnish: 765 (0.10%)
  • Welsh: 747 (0.09%)
  • Belgian: 646 (0.08%)
  • Turkish: 626 (0.08%)
  • Syrian: 586 (0.07%)
  • Iraqi: 548 (0.07%)
  • Albanian: 532 (0.07%)
  • Sudanese: 510 (0.06%)
  • Cypriot: 474 (0.06%)
  • Macedonian: 464 (0.06%)
  • Armenian: 434 (0.05%)
  • Assyrian: 374 (0.05%)
  • Basque: 371 (0.05%)
  • Palestinian: 346 (0.04%)
  • Yugoslavian: 338 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 315 (0.04%)
  • Bulgarian: 279 (0.04%)
  • Zimbabwean: 272 (0.03%)
  • Kenyan: 263 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 238 (0.03%)
  • South African: 232 (0.03%)
  • Ugandan: 214 (0.03%)
  • Icelander: 207 (0.03%)
  • Guyanese: 153 (0.02%)
  • Cape Verdean: 115 (0.01%)
  • Ghanaian: 103 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 99 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 96 (0.01%)
  • West Indian: 92 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 83 (0.01%)
  • Belizean: 74 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 70 (0.01%)
  • Australian: 54 (0.01%)
  • Luxembourger: 54 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 49 (0.01%)
  • Maltese: 49 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 47 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 44 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
San Diego:

29.8% (101,093)
California:

36.6% (3,820,641)

Philippines
San Diego:

13.1% (44,345)
California:

7.7% (800,706)

Vietnam
San Diego:

7.7% (26,196)
California:

5.0% (517,945)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
San Diego:

6.4% (21,877)
California:

6.6% (684,205)

India
San Diego:

5.7% (19,440)
California:

5.6% (579,387)

Korea
San Diego:

2.6% (8,995)
California:

3.1% (320,162)

Iran
San Diego:

2.3% (7,943)
California:

2.1% (216,689)

Japan
San Diego:

2.0% (6,813)
California:

0.9% (95,485)

Canada
San Diego:

1.8% (6,032)
California:

1.2% (128,811)

Taiwan
San Diego:

1.6% (5,512)
California:

1.7% (174,181)

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

  • This state: 663,940
  • Other state: 344,426
  • Northeast: 88,877
  • Midwest: 99,015
  • South: 93,918
  • West: 62,616

85.8% of San Diego residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 43.7% lived in California.


San Diego:

85.8%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 10,670
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 3,165
  • 5th and 6th grade: 3,317
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,510
  • 9th grade: 2,930
  • 10th grade: 2,867
  • 11th grade: 3,781
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 11,107
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 73,245
  • Less than 1 year of college: 27,296
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 68,556
  • Associate degree: 35,130
  • Bachelor's degree: 141,531
  • Master's degree: 65,738
  • Professional school degree: 19,244
  • Doctorate degree: 21,103
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 12,959
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 3,929
  • 5th and 6th grade: 5,296
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3,877
  • 9th grade: 5,017
  • 10th grade: 4,384
  • 11th grade: 4,125
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 9,894
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 64,998
  • Less than 1 year of college: 24,034
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 54,232
  • Associate degree: 37,310
  • Bachelor's degree: 145,173
  • Master's degree: 69,134
  • Professional school degree: 17,776
  • Doctorate degree: 17,478
Educational Attainment for Females
San Diego marital status for males
San Diego marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 249,668
  • One, attached: 51,941
  • Two: 14,248
  • 3 or 4: 30,740
  • 5 to 9: 51,607
  • 10 to 19: 40,542
  • 20 to 49: 34,836
  • 50 or more: 85,579
  • Mobile homes: 5,832
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 408

Median worth of mobile homes: $149,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in San Diego
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in San Diego, CA
  • 64.2%Utility gas
  • 25.8%Electricity
  • 4.9%No fuel used
  • 3.5%Solar energy
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in San Diego, CA
  • 51.0%Electricity
  • 37.6%Utility gas
  • 9.2%No fuel used
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14,953
Here:

13.6%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7,105
Here:

11.8%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28,714
Here:

25.1%
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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