Casa de Oro-Mount Helix

Population: 19,651
Median household income: $123,037
Median home value: $906,500

Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is a community in San Diego County, California, home to 19,651 residents. At $123,037, its median household income sits above San Diego County's $102,285.

Between 2019 and 2023, Casa de Oro-Mount Helix's population held roughly steady from 19,804 to 19,651, while its median home value rose 37.0% from $661,500 to $906,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 61.0% of the population. 72.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,651
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $123,037
Median home value: $906,500
Median gross rent: $1,970
Housing units: 7,285
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,80419,651

Median household income

$100,097$123,037

Median home value

$661,500$906,500

Median gross rent

$1,395$1,970

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,804	$100,097	$661,500	$1,395
2020	19,327	$98,904	$667,500	$1,502
2021	19,804	$102,454	$687,900	$1,557
2022	20,055	$111,702	$841,500	$1,837
2023	19,651	$123,037	$906,500	$1,970

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,026	5.2%
5 to 17	3,184	16.2%
18 to 24	1,005	5.1%
25 to 34	2,691	13.7%
35 to 44	2,050	10.4%
45 to 54	2,725	13.9%
55 to 64	2,699	13.7%
65 to 74	2,110	10.7%
75 and over	2,161	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,981	61.0%
Black or African American	676	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	118	0.6%
Asian	694	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	107	0.5%
Some other race	229	1.2%
Two or more races	1,094	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,752	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate16.3%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree20.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	861	6.0%
High school graduate	2,350	16.3%
Some college or associate's	4,302	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,925	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,998	20.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,293	72.7%
Carpooled	612	7.1%
Public transit	28	0.3%
Walked	117	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,556	18.0%
Other means	53	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,164	16.4%
15 to 29 min	2,924	41.2%
30 to 44 min	1,990	28.0%
45 to 59 min	631	8.9%
60+ min	394	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 4.7% (918 of 19,549)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,436	77.9%
Nonfamily households	1,544	22.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,980	95.8%
Vacant	305	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,366	76.9%
Renter-occupied	1,614	23.1%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,875	80.6%
1-unit, attached	148	2.0%
2 to 4 units	205	2.8%
5 to 19 units	462	6.3%
20 or more units	588	8.1%
Mobile home & other	7	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0611691
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.7640, -116.9688