La Presa

Population: 36,669
Median household income: $88,479
Median home value: $595,400

La Presa, a community in San Diego County, California, has 36,669 residents. The median household income of $88,479 is below the San Diego County median ($102,285).

From 2019 to 2023, La Presa's population declined 4.1% from 38,227 to 36,669, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $421,300 to $595,400.

24.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,669
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $88,479
Median home value: $595,400
Median gross rent: $1,795
Housing units: 11,464
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,22736,669

Median household income

$66,158$88,479

Median home value

$421,300$595,400

Median gross rent

$1,438$1,795

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,227	$66,158	$421,300	$1,438
2020	37,410	$70,619	$445,000	$1,444
2021	38,492	$75,743	$467,400	$1,553
2022	38,618	$82,845	$562,800	$1,722
2023	36,669	$88,479	$595,400	$1,795

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,211	6.0%
5 to 17	6,599	18.0%
18 to 24	2,968	8.1%
25 to 34	6,208	16.9%
35 to 44	5,067	13.8%
45 to 54	4,145	11.3%
55 to 64	4,280	11.7%
65 to 74	3,216	8.8%
75 and over	1,975	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,658	23.6%
Black or African American	4,387	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.1%
Asian	3,130	8.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	118	0.3%
Some other race	524	1.4%
Two or more races	1,612	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,202	49.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,457	13.9%
High school graduate	6,527	26.2%
Some college or associate's	8,919	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,357	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,631	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,699	77.3%
Carpooled	1,787	10.9%
Public transit	113	0.7%
Walked	104	0.6%
Bicycle	7	0.0%
Worked from home	1,414	8.6%
Other means	308	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,488	9.9%
15 to 29 min	7,536	50.2%
30 to 44 min	3,670	24.4%
45 to 59 min	1,066	7.1%
60+ min	1,258	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.26
Poverty rate: 9.9% (3,606 of 36,389)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,120	72.8%
Nonfamily households	3,035	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,155	97.3%
Vacant	309	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,451	66.8%
Renter-occupied	3,704	33.2%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units10.6%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,514	65.5%
1-unit, attached	633	5.5%
2 to 4 units	641	5.6%
5 to 19 units	716	6.2%
20 or more units	1,216	10.6%
Mobile home & other	744	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0640326
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.5 sq mi
Water area: 0.52 sq mi
Center point: 32.7123, -117.0037