Poway

Population: 48,515
Median household income: $143,825
Median home value: $971,500

Poway, a community in San Diego County, California, has 48,515 residents. At $143,825, its median household income sits above San Diego County's $102,285.

Between 2019 and 2023, Poway's population declined 2.4% from 49,701 to 48,515, while its median home value rose 41.5% from $686,400 to $971,500.

77.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,515
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $143,825
Median home value: $971,500
Median gross rent: $2,261
Housing units: 16,969
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,70148,515

Median household income

$107,902$143,825

Median home value

$686,400$971,500

Median gross rent

$1,627$2,261

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,701	$107,902	$686,400	$1,627
2020	49,780	$115,332	$716,300	$1,630
2021	49,005	$119,847	$766,700	$1,838
2022	48,737	$135,605	$911,500	$2,165
2023	48,515	$143,825	$971,500	$2,261

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,729	5.6%
5 to 17	8,382	17.3%
18 to 24	3,068	6.3%
25 to 34	5,451	11.2%
35 to 44	6,573	13.5%
45 to 54	5,941	12.2%
55 to 64	7,162	14.8%
65 to 74	5,608	11.6%
75 and over	3,601	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,892	59.6%
Black or African American	1,215	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82	0.2%
Asian	6,415	13.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	218	0.4%
Some other race	256	0.5%
Two or more races	3,285	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,152	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate13.2%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree31.4%

Graduate or professional degree22.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,119	6.2%
High school graduate	4,534	13.2%
Some college or associate's	9,334	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	10,771	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7,578	22.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home20.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,085	66.9%
Carpooled	1,822	8.1%
Public transit	235	1.0%
Walked	439	1.9%
Bicycle	100	0.4%
Worked from home	4,553	20.2%
Other means	318	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,189	23.3%
15 to 29 min	6,803	37.8%
30 to 44 min	5,282	29.3%
45 to 59 min	1,222	6.8%
60+ min	503	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 5.2% (2,503 of 48,042)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,028	79.4%
Nonfamily households	3,375	20.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,403	96.7%
Vacant	566	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,412	75.7%
Renter-occupied	3,991	24.3%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,078	77.1%
1-unit, attached	789	4.6%
2 to 4 units	387	2.3%
5 to 19 units	931	5.5%
20 or more units	1,149	6.8%
Mobile home & other	635	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0658520
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 39 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 32.9877, -117.0218