La Mesa

Population: 60,835
Median household income: $84,337
Median home value: $738,800

La Mesa, a community in San Diego County, California, has 60,835 residents. Its median household income of $84,337 runs below the San Diego County figure of $102,285.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Mesa's population grew 2.1% from 59,556 to 60,835, while its median home value rose 39.3% from $530,400 to $738,800.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 51.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 60,835
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $84,337
Median home value: $738,800
Median gross rent: $1,958
Housing units: 26,420
Homeownership rate: 46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

59,55660,835

Median household income

$66,051$84,337

Median home value

$530,400$738,800

Median gross rent

$1,547$1,958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	59,556	$66,051	$530,400	$1,547
2020	60,208	$71,287	$564,900	$1,607
2021	61,040	$75,616	$600,000	$1,685
2022	60,888	$83,649	$684,200	$1,819
2023	60,835	$84,337	$738,800	$1,958

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,965	6.5%
5 to 17	8,829	14.5%
18 to 24	4,324	7.1%
25 to 34	11,062	18.2%
35 to 44	9,767	16.1%
45 to 54	6,955	11.4%
55 to 64	6,441	10.6%
65 to 74	5,670	9.3%
75 and over	3,822	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,550	51.9%
Black or African American	4,900	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.0%
Asian	3,669	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	143	0.2%
Some other race	145	0.2%
Two or more races	3,434	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,968	27.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate17.1%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,549	5.8%
High school graduate	7,470	17.1%
Some college or associate's	16,912	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	10,623	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,163	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit2.4%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,334	71.4%
Carpooled	2,294	7.3%
Public transit	737	2.4%
Walked	672	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,671	14.9%
Other means	565	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,989	22.5%
15 to 29 min	11,941	44.9%
30 to 44 min	5,357	20.1%
45 to 59 min	1,692	6.4%
60+ min	1,623	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 11.7% (7,000 of 59,901)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,089	56.0%
Nonfamily households	11,089	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,178	95.3%
Vacant	1,242	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,581	46.0%
Renter-occupied	13,597	54.0%

1-unit, detached44.5%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units24.7%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,746	44.5%
1-unit, attached	1,891	7.2%
2 to 4 units	2,371	9.0%
5 to 19 units	3,519	13.3%
20 or more units	6,538	24.7%
Mobile home & other	355	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0640004
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.7695, -117.0219