San Diego County, California

57 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 3,282,782
Median household income: $102,285
Median home value: $791,600

Home to 3,282,782 residents, San Diego County is one of California's counties. 57 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $102,285 is above the California median ($96,334).

Between 2019 and 2023, San Diego County's population declined 1.0% from 3,316,073 to 3,282,782, while its median household income rose 29.5% from $78,980 to $102,285.

10.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.74 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,282,782
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $102,285
Median home value: $791,600
Median gross rent: $2,154
Housing units: 1,240,607
Homeownership rate: 54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,316,0733,282,782

Median household income

$78,980$102,285

Median home value

$563,700$791,600

Median gross rent

$1,658$2,154

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,316,073	$78,980	$563,700	$1,658
2020	3,323,970	$82,426	$595,600	$1,732
2021	3,296,317	$88,240	$627,200	$1,842
2022	3,289,701	$96,974	$725,200	$2,011
2023	3,282,782	$102,285	$791,600	$2,154

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	187,443	5.7%
5 to 17	506,726	15.4%
18 to 24	319,478	9.7%
25 to 34	525,571	16.0%
35 to 44	463,596	14.1%
45 to 54	398,388	12.1%
55 to 64	387,743	11.8%
65 to 74	291,867	8.9%
75 and over	201,970	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,417,346	43.2%
Black or African American	145,704	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8,395	0.3%
Asian	390,843	11.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12,216	0.4%
Some other race	17,744	0.5%
Two or more races	163,313	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,127,221	34.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate17.9%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree25.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	249,203	11.0%
High school graduate	407,232	17.9%
Some college or associate's	657,624	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	580,152	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	374,924	16.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit2.2%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home16.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,099,933	67.6%
Carpooled	133,073	8.2%
Public transit	35,317	2.2%
Walked	50,207	3.1%
Bicycle	8,018	0.5%
Worked from home	275,067	16.9%
Other means	26,262	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	279,206	20.6%
15 to 29 min	571,863	42.3%
30 to 44 min	316,206	23.4%
45 to 59 min	96,047	7.1%
60+ min	89,488	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 10.4% (330,602 of 3,193,390)

	Count	Share
Family households	769,188	66.3%
Nonfamily households	390,634	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,159,822	93.5%
Vacant	80,785	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	632,194	54.5%
Renter-occupied	527,628	45.5%

1-unit, detached50.3%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	623,917	50.3%
1-unit, attached	125,335	10.1%
2 to 4 units	82,346	6.6%
5 to 19 units	165,999	13.4%
20 or more units	199,322	16.1%
Mobile home & other	43,688	3.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 06073
State: California
Land area: 4,210 sq mi
Water area: 315 sq mi
Center point: 33.0236, -116.7761