Solana Beach

Population: 12,841
Median household income: $150,820
Median home value: $1,934,700

Located in San Diego County, California, Solana Beach is a community with a population of 12,841. Its median household income of $150,820 runs above the San Diego County figure of $102,285.

Between 2019 and 2023, Solana Beach's population declined 3.9% from 13,356 to 12,841, while its median home value rose 62.2% from $1,192,600 to $1,934,700.

The median resident is 47.9 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,841
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $150,820
Median home value: $1,934,700
Median gross rent: $3,022
Housing units: 6,388
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,35612,841

Median household income

$108,118$150,820

Median home value

$1,192,600$1,934,700

Median gross rent

$2,232$3,022

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,356	$108,118	$1,192,600	$2,232
2020	13,301	$106,904	$1,333,200	$2,372
2021	13,025	$113,903	$1,431,600	$2,665
2022	12,946	$137,647	$1,617,500	$2,881
2023	12,841	$150,820	$1,934,700	$3,022

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	534	4.2%
5 to 17	1,845	14.4%
18 to 24	706	5.5%
25 to 34	1,275	9.9%
35 to 44	1,453	11.3%
45 to 54	1,931	15.0%
55 to 64	2,064	16.1%
65 to 74	1,767	13.8%
75 and over	1,266	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,626	75.0%
Black or African American	93	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	654	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.3%
Two or more races	890	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,536	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate9.0%

Some college or associate's16.3%

Bachelor's degree43.1%

Graduate or professional degree28.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	273	2.8%
High school graduate	881	9.0%
Some college or associate's	1,594	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,201	43.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,807	28.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone56.6%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit1.7%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home30.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,300	56.6%
Carpooled	288	4.9%
Public transit	99	1.7%
Walked	220	3.8%
Bicycle	63	1.1%
Worked from home	1,793	30.7%
Other means	70	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,291	32.0%
15 to 29 min	1,620	40.1%
30 to 44 min	864	21.4%
45 to 59 min	140	3.5%
60+ min	125	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 5.5% (705 of 12,841)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,397	62.4%
Nonfamily households	2,046	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,443	85.2%
Vacant	945	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,722	68.4%
Renter-occupied	1,721	31.6%

1-unit, detached46.0%

1-unit, attached20.8%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units14.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,940	46.0%
1-unit, attached	1,329	20.8%
2 to 4 units	450	7.0%
5 to 19 units	757	11.9%
20 or more units	903	14.1%
Mobile home & other	9	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0672506
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 32.9913, -117.2581