Population: 276,375
Households: 85,710
Average household size: 3.2
Median age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $108,032
Housing units: 90,273

Population comparison

2020 Census275,487

2024 estimate276,375

Change+0.3%

Population: 276,375
Median age: 37.1 years
Male: 135,911
Female: 140,464

Median age by sex

Male median age: 36.6 years
Female median age: 37.6 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

7,237Under 58,230

26,1085–1726,075

12,04618–2412,050

19,51825–3418,806

20,60235–4420,070

18,19345–5418,861

15,76255–6415,826

16,44565+20,546

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5–17

Male

5–9: 9,140
10–14: 10,230
15–17: 6,738

Female

5–9: 9,304
10–14: 10,482
15–17: 6,289

18–24

Male

18–19: 3,298
20: 1,518
21: 1,814
22–24: 5,416

Female

18–19: 3,516
20: 1,654
21: 1,861
22–24: 5,019

25–34

Male

25–29: 9,055
30–34: 10,463

Female

25–29: 8,340
30–34: 10,466

35–44

Male

35–39: 10,324
40–44: 10,278

Female

35–39: 9,642
40–44: 10,428

45–54

Male

45–49: 8,699
50–54: 9,494

Female

45–49: 8,929
50–54: 9,932

55–64

Male

55–59: 8,357
60–61: 2,868
62–64: 4,537

Female

55–59: 7,911
60–61: 3,429
62–64: 4,486

65+

Male

65–66: 2,553
67–69: 3,753
70–74: 4,187
75–79: 2,770
80–84: 1,608
85+: 1,574

Female

65–66: 2,486
67–69: 3,753
70–74: 5,414
75–79: 3,207
80–84: 2,614
85+: 3,072

RaceMutually exclusive counts

Two or more races: 96,03334.7%
White alone: 71,11025.7%
Some other race: 50,24518.2%
Asian alone: 40,36314.6%
Black alone: 14,4265.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 3,1791.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1,0190.4%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 168,934
White, not Hispanic: 42,245

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 67,766
Married-couple share: 72.1%
With children: 52.9%

Household sizeShare of households

14,12216.5%

1 person

21,09224.6%

2 people

18,53521.6%

3 people

16,98619.8%

4 people

14,97517.5%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 8,955
6 People: 3,425
7 Plus People: 2,595

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households67,766

Married-couple families48,83672.1% of family households

With children: 22,78046.6%
Without children: 26,05653.4%

Other families18,93027.9% of family households

Male householder: 5,47228.9%
Female householder: 13,45871.1%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	67,766	Not applicable
Married-couple families	48,836	72.1%
With children	22,780	46.6%
Without children	26,056	53.4%
Other families	18,930	27.9%
Male householder	5,472	28.9%
Female householder	13,458	71.1%

Median household: $108,032
Median family: $119,849
Per capita: $41,343

Household incomeShare of households

8,90010.4%

Under $25k

10,84612.7%

$25–49k

10,49512.2%

$50–74k

9,74311.4%

$75–99k

17,05119.9%

$100–149k

13,46715.7%

$150–199k

15,20817.7%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 2,972
$10,000–$14,999: 2,102
$15,000–$19,999: 1,958
$20,000–$24,999: 1,868

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 1,891
$30,000–$34,999: 2,380
$35,000–$39,999: 2,434
$40,000–$44,999: 2,223
$45,000–$49,999: 1,918

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 4,062
$60,000–$74,999: 6,433

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 9,303
$125,000–$149,999: 7,748

Education universe: 184,629
High school or higher: 86.2%
Bachelor’s or higher: 33.2%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

12,2896.7%

Less than 9th grade

13,1327.1%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

39,76021.5%

High school or equivalent

40,90522.2%

Some college, no degree

17,2889.4%

Associate degree

40,77422.1%

Bachelor’s degree

20,48111.1%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 5,222
Nursery School: 49
Kindergarten: 25
First Grade: 283
Second Grade: 367
Third Grade: 561
Fourth Grade: 356
Fifth Grade: 777
Sixth Grade: 2,973
Seventh Grade: 588
Eighth Grade: 1,088

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 2,811
Tenth Grade: 1,538
Eleventh Grade: 2,855
Twelfth No Diploma: 5,928

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 33,436
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 6,324

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 13,361
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 27,544

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 15,316
Professional School Degree: 3,331
Doctorate Degree: 1,834

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	12,289
Grades 9–12, no diploma	13,132
High school or equivalent	39,760
Some college, no degree	40,905
Associate degree	17,288
Bachelor’s degree	40,774
Graduate or professional	20,481

Marital status by sexMale and Female

1,8698,259

Widowed

6,36211,537

Divorced

1,1872,910

Separated

58,76456,619

Now Married

42,30936,033

Never Married

5,7997,231

Married Spouse Absent

52,96549,388

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	1,869	8,259
Divorced	6,362	11,537
Separated	1,187	2,910
Now Married	58,764	56,619
Never Married	42,309	36,033
Married Spouse Absent	5,799	7,231
Married Spouse Present	52,965	49,388

Median home value: $758,700
Median gross rent: $2,229

Housing tenure

Owner: 51,28159.8%
Renter: 34,42940.2%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 85,71094.9%
Vacant: 4,5635.1%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 37,117
Owners without mortgage: 14,164

Vacancy reason

For rent811

17.8%

For sale74

1.6%

Rented, not occupied810

17.8%

Sold, not occupied508

11.1%

Seasonal576

12.6%

Migrant workers0

0.0%

Other1,784

39.1%

Structure type

Detached46,944

52.0%

Attached11,768

13.0%

2–4 units6,150

6.8%

5–19 units9,513

10.5%

20+ units12,277

13.6%

Mobile or other3,621

4.0%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 1,394
Structure 3–4 Units: 4,756

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 4,587
Structure 10–19 Units: 4,926

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 4,264
Structure 50 Plus Units: 8,013

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 3,591
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 30

Year builtHousing units by period

14,14815.7%

Before 1960

24,13026.7%

1960–79

21,25623.5%

1980–99

28,82931.9%

2000–19

1,9102.1%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 1,165
1940–1949: 2,297
1950–1959: 10,686

1960–79

1960–1969: 11,437
1970–1979: 12,693

1980–99

1980–1989: 10,373
1990–1999: 10,883

2000–19

2000–2009: 20,230
2010–2019: 8,599

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

4,929

269

1990s

6,641

570

2000s

11,807

3,192

2010s

20,738

18,335

2020–22

6,380

9,359

2023+

786

2,704

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

3,1516.1%

Under $100k

1,0062.0%

$100–249k

4,0747.9%

$250–499k

16,81932.8%

$500–749k

17,01833.2%

$750–999k

7,71915.1%

$1–1.49m

1,4942.9%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 717
10000–14999: 129
15000–19999: 50
20000–24999: 148
25000–29999: 37
30000–34999: 201
35000–39999: 130
40000–49999: 296
50000–59999: 308
60000–69999: 226
70000–79999: 264
80000–89999: 465
90000–99999: 180

$100–249k

100000–124999: 388
125000–149999: 79
150000–174999: 153
175000–199999: 19
200000–249999: 367

$250–499k

250000–299999: 327
300000–399999: 998
400000–499999: 2,749

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 1,008
2000000+: 486

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $500560

1.7%

$500–999871

2.6%

$1,000–1,4993,611

10.7%

$1,500–1,9997,954

23.7%

$2,000–2,4998,306

24.7%

$2,500–2,9995,027

15.0%

$3,000+7,271

21.6%

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Under $500

Under 100: 15
100–149: 0
150–199: 7
200–249: 19
250–299: 124
300–349: 225
350–399: 53
400–449: 94
450–499: 23

$500–999

500–549: 100
550–599: 85
600–649: 55
650–699: 38
700–749: 62
750–799: 157
800–899: 195
900–999: 179

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 1,193
1250–1499: 2,418

$3,000+

3000–3499: 3,639
3500+: 3,632

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

1,257

2,630

1 vehicle

8,639

12,098

2 vehicles

20,460

13,889

3 vehicles

12,090

3,749

4 vehicles

5,737

1,564

5+ vehicles

3,098

499

Workers age 16+: 129,820
Average commute: 28.6 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 92,91771.6%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 13,46810.4%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 2,8362.2%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 2,2111.7%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 16,31112.6%Derived from published counts
Other: 2,0771.6%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 2,150
Bicycle: 61

Other

Other Transportation: 1,571
Motorcycle: 356
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 150

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

19,17716.9%

Under 15 min

44,82539.5%

15–29 min

29,54526.0%

30–44 min

10,0398.8%

45–59 min

9,9238.7%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 1,381
5–9: 6,875
10–14: 10,921

15–29 min

15–19: 15,989
20–24: 19,542
25–29: 9,294

30–44 min

30–34: 19,440
35–39: 4,698
40–44: 5,407

60+ min

60–89: 6,822
90+: 3,101

Population age 16+: 217,243
Civilian labor force: 138,727
Employed: 127,605
Unemployed: 11,122
Unemployment rate: 8%
Poverty universe: 274,830
Persons below poverty: 24,042
Gini index: 0.42
White-collar workers: 80,903
Blue-collar workers: 22,690

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

11,499

12,513

Sales Office Occupations

9,927

17,022

Management Business Science Arts

26,997

26,957

Production Transportation Material Moving

9,324

3,590

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

9,341

435

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	11,499	12,513
Sales Office Occupations	9,927	17,022
Management Business Science Arts	26,997	26,957
Production Transportation Material Moving	9,324	3,590
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	9,341	435

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 120,248
Workplace jobs: 65,447
Internal commuters: 20,809
Inbound commuters: 44,638
Outbound commuters: 99,439
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 253,25993.6%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 17,1996.4%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

2,60615.2%

Under 19

6,18335.9%

Age 19–34

7,95346.2%

Age 35–64

4572.7%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 195,12070.6%
Foreign born: 81,25529.4%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 51,574
Not a citizen: 29,681

Residential mobility

Same house: 248,834
Within same county: 17,056
From another county: 2,461
From another state: 2,022
From abroad: 2,281

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 87,284

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Chula Vista city, California	276,375	$108,032	37.1 years	59.8%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
California	39,287,377	$99,122	37.9 years	55.9%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	7,237	8,230
5–17	26,108	26,075
18–24	12,046	12,050
25–34	19,518	18,806
35–44	20,602	20,070
45–54	18,193	18,861
55–64	15,762	15,826
65+	16,445	20,546

Category	Value
Two or more races	96,033
White alone	71,110
Some other race	50,245
Asian alone	40,363
Black alone	14,426
American Indian / Alaska Native	3,179
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1,019

Category	Value
1 person	14,122
2 people	21,092
3 people	18,535
4 people	16,986
5+ people	14,975

Category	Value
Under $25k	8,900
$25–49k	10,846
$50–74k	10,495
$75–99k	9,743
$100–149k	17,051
$150–199k	13,467
$200k+	15,208

Category	Value
For rent	811
For sale	74
Rented, not occupied	810
Sold, not occupied	508
Seasonal	576
Migrant workers	0
Other	1,784

Category	Value
Detached	46,944
Attached	11,768
2–4 units	6,150
5–19 units	9,513
20+ units	12,277
Mobile or other	3,621

Category	Value
Before 1960	14,148
1960–79	24,130
1980–99	21,256
2000–19	28,829
2020+	1,910

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	4,929	269
1990s	6,641	570
2000s	11,807	3,192
2010s	20,738	18,335
2020–22	6,380	9,359
2023+	786	2,704

Category	Value
Under $100k	3,151
$100–249k	1,006
$250–499k	4,074
$500–749k	16,819
$750–999k	17,018
$1–1.49m	7,719
$1.5m+	1,494

Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	1,257	2,630
1 vehicle	8,639	12,098
2 vehicles	20,460	13,889
3 vehicles	12,090	3,749
4 vehicles	5,737	1,564
5+ vehicles	3,098	499

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	85,710
Vacant	4,563

Gross rent values
Category	Value
Under $500	560
$500–999	871
$1,000–1,499	3,611
$1,500–1,999	7,954
$2,000–2,499	8,306
$2,500–2,999	5,027
$3,000+	7,271

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	92,917
Carpool	13,468
Public transit	2,836
Walk or bicycle	2,211
Work from home	16,311
Other	2,077

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	253,259
Uninsured	17,199

Category	Value
Under 15 min	19,177
15–29 min	44,825
30–44 min	29,545
45–59 min	10,039
60+ min	9,923

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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