Chula Vista vs Oceanside

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

Chula Vista and Oceanside 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 172,542 in Oceanside). Chula Vista has the higher median household income ($105,173 vs $93,724 in Oceanside). Oceanside has the higher median home value ($702,000 vs $697,400 in Chula Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Chula Vista	Oceanside
Population	275,030	172,542
Median age	37.0 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$105,173	$93,724
Median home value	$697,400	$702,000
Median gross rent	$2,122	$2,207
Housing units	90,535	66,744
Homeownership rate	60.2%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chula Vista	Oceanside
Population	268,920 → 275,030 (+2.3%)	175,622 → 172,542 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$81,272 → $105,173 (+29.4%)	$72,697 → $93,724 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$492,700 → $697,400 (+41.5%)	$492,600 → $702,000 (+42.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,622 → $2,122 (+30.8%)	$1,753 → $2,207 (+25.9%)

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

Oceanside

Population

175,622172,542

Median household income

$72,697$93,724

Median home value

$492,600$702,000

Median gross rent

$1,753$2,207

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chula Vista	Oceanside
Under 5	5.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.8%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	14.3%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.4%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.5%	13.4%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.1%
75 and over	5.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chula Vista	Oceanside
White (non-Hispanic)	15.9%	43.3%
Black or African American	5.0%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	14.4%	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.5%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.5%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	60.4%	38.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chula Vista	Oceanside
No high school diploma	14.3%	13.5%
High school graduate	20.7%	18.8%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chula Vista	Oceanside
Drove alone	73.3%	71.4%
Carpooled	9.9%	7.9%
Public transit	2.4%	2.1%
Walked	1.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.7%	14.8%
Other means	1.2%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chula Vista	Oceanside
1-unit, detached	52.1%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	14.1%	12.5%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	14.1%
20 or more units	13.9%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Chula Vista	Oceanside
Poverty rate	8.4%	8.1%
Average household size	3.20	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1986	1984