Valley Center

Population: 10,303
Median household income: $116,620
Median home value: $809,300

Valley Center is a community in San Diego County, California, home to 10,303 residents. At $116,620, its median household income sits above San Diego County's $102,285.

From 2019 to 2023, Valley Center's population declined 7.0% from 11,077 to 10,303, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $614,800 to $809,300.

Owners occupy 88.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,303
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $116,620
Median home value: $809,300
Median gross rent: $1,163
Housing units: 3,450
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,07710,303

Median household income

$101,331$116,620

Median home value

$614,800$809,300

Median gross rent

$1,184$1,163

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,077	$101,331	$614,800	$1,184
2020	11,320	$99,223	$633,900	$1,313
2021	11,435	$103,224	$665,800	$1,238
2022	10,929	$104,115	$755,700	$1,203
2023	10,303	$116,620	$809,300	$1,163

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	985	9.6%
5 to 17	1,546	15.0%
18 to 24	767	7.4%
25 to 34	1,343	13.0%
35 to 44	1,028	10.0%
45 to 54	1,051	10.2%
55 to 64	1,166	11.3%
65 to 74	1,406	13.6%
75 and over	1,011	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,702	45.6%
Black or African American	290	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	88	0.9%
Asian	231	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	187	1.8%
Two or more races	364	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,441	43.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate16.7%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree24.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	953	13.6%
High school graduate	1,172	16.7%
Some college or associate's	2,383	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,741	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	756	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,431	78.0%
Carpooled	257	5.8%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	674	15.3%
Other means	32	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	566	15.2%
15 to 29 min	502	13.5%
30 to 44 min	1,291	34.7%
45 to 59 min	913	24.5%
60+ min	451	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.40
Poverty rate: 12.4% (1,242 of 10,030)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,395	79.4%
Nonfamily households	621	20.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,016	87.4%
Vacant	434	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,662	88.3%
Renter-occupied	354	11.7%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,893	83.9%
1-unit, attached	109	3.2%
2 to 4 units	7	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	441	12.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0681736
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.2330, -117.0158