Vista

Population: 98,646
Median household income: $91,854
Median home value: $674,400

Vista, a community in San Diego County, California, has 98,646 residents. The median household income of $91,854 is below the San Diego County median ($102,285).

Between 2019 and 2023, Vista's population declined 2.0% from 100,686 to 98,646, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $480,900 to $674,400.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 49.7% of the population. 75.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 98,646
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $91,854
Median home value: $674,400
Median gross rent: $2,148
Housing units: 32,589
Homeownership rate: 49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

100,68698,646

Median household income

$72,125$91,854

Median home value

$480,900$674,400

Median gross rent

$1,669$2,148

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	100,686	$72,125	$480,900	$1,669
2020	100,659	$73,163	$503,500	$1,731
2021	98,651	$79,196	$534,100	$1,850
2022	98,392	$88,715	$622,900	$2,002
2023	98,646	$91,854	$674,400	$2,148

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,103	6.2%
5 to 17	18,175	18.4%
18 to 24	9,753	9.9%
25 to 34	15,387	15.6%
35 to 44	14,909	15.1%
45 to 54	12,509	12.7%
55 to 64	9,474	9.6%
65 to 74	7,466	7.6%
75 and over	4,870	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,238	36.7%
Black or African American	2,627	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	411	0.4%
Asian	4,850	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	744	0.8%
Some other race	233	0.2%
Two or more races	4,492	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49,051	49.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,062	18.7%
High school graduate	14,301	22.1%
Some college or associate's	20,707	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	11,815	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,730	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,853	75.7%
Carpooled	3,603	7.4%
Public transit	463	1.0%
Walked	472	1.0%
Bicycle	38	0.1%
Worked from home	6,419	13.2%
Other means	863	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,770	13.6%
15 to 29 min	18,998	44.9%
30 to 44 min	11,539	27.3%
45 to 59 min	3,277	7.7%
60+ min	2,708	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.07
Poverty rate: 10.2% (9,861 of 97,099)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,493	71.8%
Nonfamily households	8,828	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,321	96.1%
Vacant	1,268	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,398	49.2%
Renter-occupied	15,923	50.8%

1-unit, detached48.9%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units20.2%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,931	48.9%
1-unit, attached	2,623	8.0%
2 to 4 units	1,798	5.5%
5 to 19 units	6,583	20.2%
20 or more units	3,728	11.4%
Mobile home & other	1,926	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0682996
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.1895, -117.2386