Chula Vista vs Escondido

A side-by-side comparison of Chula Vista and Escondido: population, income, housing, and more.

Chula Vista and Escondido are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chula Vista has the higher population (275,030 vs 149,913 in Escondido). Chula Vista has the higher median household income ($105,173 vs $84,477 in Escondido). Chula Vista has the higher median home value ($697,400 vs $663,500 in Escondido).

Population, income & housing

	Chula Vista	Escondido
Population	275,030	149,913
Median age	37.0 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$105,173	$84,477
Median home value	$697,400	$663,500
Median gross rent	$2,122	$1,922
Housing units	90,535	52,662
Homeownership rate	60.2%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chula Vista	Escondido
Population	268,920 → 275,030 (+2.3%)	151,300 → 149,913 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$81,272 → $105,173 (+29.4%)	$64,038 → $84,477 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$492,700 → $697,400 (+41.5%)	$450,200 → $663,500 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,622 → $2,122 (+30.8%)	$1,448 → $1,922 (+32.7%)

Chula Vista

Population

268,920275,030

Median household income

$81,272$105,173

Median home value

$492,700$697,400

Median gross rent

$1,622$2,122

Escondido

Population

151,300149,913

Median household income

$64,038$84,477

Median home value

$450,200$663,500

Median gross rent

$1,448$1,922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chula Vista	Escondido
Under 5	5.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.8%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.3%	15.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.2%
75 and over	5.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chula Vista	Escondido
White (non-Hispanic)	15.9%	34.5%
Black or African American	5.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	14.4%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.4%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	60.4%	51.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chula Vista	Escondido
No high school diploma	14.3%	19.6%
High school graduate	20.7%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chula Vista	Escondido
Drove alone	73.3%	72.0%
Carpooled	9.9%	9.8%
Public transit	2.4%	1.5%
Walked	1.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.7%	12.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chula Vista	Escondido
1-unit, detached	52.1%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	14.1%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	9.0%
20 or more units	13.9%	19.1%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Chula Vista	Escondido
Poverty rate	8.4%	13.4%
Average household size	3.20	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1986	1981