San Diego County, California

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San Diego County, California is among the highest in the country for total population (5th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (117th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	San Diego County, California	California	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,288,774	39,287,376	334,922,499	5th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$106,268	$99,122	$80,734	117th of 3,221
Median Age	37.3	37.9	38.9	2696th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	43.2%	37.1%	35.7%	195th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$854,700	$734,700	$332,700	24th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,246	$2,036	$1,413	15th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.3%	12.0%	12.5%	2354th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.1%	6.6%	5.2%	661st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	781.1	252.1	n/a	233rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	22.8%	27.0%	14.1%	84th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.8	n/a	n/a	173rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	54.6%	55.9%	65.2%	3113th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.5	28.7	26.4	1299th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.7%	17.2%	15.1%	180th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2381st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.5%	48.4%	46.9%	1567th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.7%	n/a	n/a	67th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in San Diego County, California

Statistic	San Diego County, California	California	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	42.4%	33.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34.6%	40.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	12.1%	15.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	68.1	69.7	61.4

Age in San Diego County, California

Statistic	San Diego County, California	California	United States
Median Age	37.3	37.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.9%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.9%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.7%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.4%	15.7%	17.2%

Households and families in San Diego County, California

Statistic	San Diego County, California	California	United States
Households	1,171,278	13,548,091	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.8	2.5
Family Households	66.1%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.5%	32.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.6%	19.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.6%	24.3%	28.7%
Never Married	36.7%	38.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in San Diego County, California

Statistic	San Diego County, California	California	United States
Per Capita Income	$51,976	$49,513	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.7%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.5%	13.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.8%	17.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	21.2%	20.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.3%	12.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.3%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	12.4%	n/a

Housing in San Diego County, California

Statistic	San Diego County, California	California	United States
Housing Units	1,250,641	14,644,735	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.0%	57.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	29.5%	24.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.3%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	45.4%	44.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.9%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,774	$5,124	n/a

Education in San Diego County, California

Statistic	San Diego County, California	California	United States
Less than High School	10.9%	15.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.9%	20.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.1%	27.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.0%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.2%	14.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in San Diego County, California

Statistic	San Diego County, California	California	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.2%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.9%	65.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.9%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.2%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.0%	22.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.1%	11.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in San Diego County, California

Statistic	San Diego County, California	California	United States
Born in State of Residence	51.2%	56.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	13.5%	14.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	9.3%	12.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	62.7%	55.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	24.1%	28.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	28.1%	32.1%	16.7%

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