10.1% of Chula Vista, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 21.0% less than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 8.2% of high school graduates and 15.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.5%. For comparison, it was 35.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Chula Vista, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Chula Vista:
10.1%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Chula Vista:
4.9%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Chula Vista:
15.0%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Chula Vista:
14.0%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.5%
Residents above poverty level:
35.5%
Poverty by age in Chula Vista, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Chula Vista,CA (percentage below poverty level)
19.1%Under 5 years
11.2%5 years
8.3%6 to 11 years
16.5%12 to 14 years
19.3%15 years
14.9%16 and 17 years
9.5%18 to 24 years
7.9%25 to 34 years
8.1%35 to 44 years
5.9%45 to 54 years
3.3%55 to 64 years
8.1%65 to 74 years
9.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Chula Vista,CA (percentage below poverty level)
15.8%Under 5 years
8.4%5 years
9.5%6 to 11 years
7.5%12 to 14 years
9.1%15 years
22.1%16 and 17 years
7.3%18 to 24 years
8.2%25 to 34 years
14.7%35 to 44 years
12.5%45 to 54 years
8.7%55 to 64 years
10.6%65 to 74 years
12.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Chula Vista,CA (% below half of poverty level)
5.9%Under 6 years
4.6%6 to 11 years
8.4%12 to 17 years
3.9%18 to 24 years
3.8%25 to 34 years
6.0%35 to 44 years
5.0%45 to 54 years
1.2%55 to 64 years
4.4%65 to 74 years
5.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Chula Vista, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chula Vista, CA (%)
9.1%White
8.1%Black
26.8%American Indian
3.9%Asian
9.5%Native Hawaiian
13.1%Other race
11.2%2+ races
11.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Chula Vista, CA (absolute numbers)
3,639White
1,073Black
766American Indian
1,695Asian
100Native Hawaiian
8,384Other race
9,9382+ races
21,051Hispanic
10.6%Below poverty level
89.4%Above poverty level
8.7%Below poverty level
91.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Chula Vista, CA
Children below poverty level:
Chula Vista, California:
12.8%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Chula Vista:
8.2%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Chula Vista:
15.6%
California:
20.4%
39.9%Married-couple family
14.0%Male, no wife present
46.1%Female, no husband present
5.6%Worked full-time, year-round
26.0%Worked part-time
68.4%Did not work
5.4%Both worked full-time
10.1%One full-time, other part-time
43.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
15.9%One part-time, other didn't work
25.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.7%1999 to 2000
4.5%1995 to 1998
6.0%1990 to 1994
7.8%1980 to 1989
26.9%1970 to 1979
26.5%1960 to 1969
14.3%1950 to 1959
6.5%1940 to 1949
4.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
5.7%1999 to 2000
11.7%1995 to 1998
9.2%1990 to 1994
14.7%1980 to 1989
18.5%1970 to 1979
16.6%1960 to 1969
16.7%1950 to 1959
4.7%1940 to 1949
2.1%1939 or earlier
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