Winter Gardens

Population: 22,003
Median household income: $94,320
Median home value: $558,800

Winter Gardens, a community in San Diego County, California, has 22,003 residents. At $94,320, its median household income sits below San Diego County's $102,285.

From 2019 to 2023, Winter Gardens's population declined 6.5% from 23,545 to 22,003, while its median home value rose 35.0% from $414,000 to $558,800.

73.0% of workers drive to work alone. 42.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,003
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $94,320
Median home value: $558,800
Median gross rent: $1,855
Housing units: 7,869
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,54522,003

Median household income

$69,063$94,320

Median home value

$414,000$558,800

Median gross rent

$1,354$1,855

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,545	$69,063	$414,000	$1,354
2020	22,785	$77,394	$445,100	$1,464
2021	21,978	$79,099	$470,400	$1,550
2022	21,320	$86,009	$543,600	$1,714
2023	22,003	$94,320	$558,800	$1,855

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,101	5.0%
5 to 17	4,264	19.4%
18 to 24	1,922	8.7%
25 to 34	2,805	12.7%
35 to 44	2,975	13.5%
45 to 54	2,705	12.3%
55 to 64	3,424	15.6%
65 to 74	1,870	8.5%
75 and over	937	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,288	64.9%
Black or African American	145	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	668	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	110	0.5%
Some other race	33	0.1%
Two or more races	751	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,989	27.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's40.8%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,415	9.6%
High school graduate	4,005	27.2%
Some college or associate's	5,997	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,353	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	946	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,739	73.0%
Carpooled	812	7.7%
Public transit	94	0.9%
Walked	99	0.9%
Bicycle	28	0.3%
Worked from home	1,485	14.0%
Other means	340	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,471	16.1%
15 to 29 min	3,842	42.2%
30 to 44 min	2,684	29.5%
45 to 59 min	669	7.3%
60+ min	446	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 9.3% (2,015 of 21,759)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,485	73.0%
Nonfamily households	2,030	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,515	95.5%
Vacant	354	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,631	61.6%
Renter-occupied	2,884	38.4%

1-unit, detached42.5%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units14.2%

Mobile home & other15.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,341	42.5%
1-unit, attached	706	9.0%
2 to 4 units	646	8.2%
5 to 19 units	815	10.4%
20 or more units	1,117	14.2%
Mobile home & other	1,244	15.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0685992
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.8375, -116.9266