Chula Vista vs Vista

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

Chula Vista and Vista 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 98,646 in Vista). Chula Vista has the higher median household income ($105,173 vs $91,854 in Vista). Chula Vista has the higher median home value ($697,400 vs $674,400 in Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Chula Vista	Vista
Population	275,030	98,646
Median age	37.0 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$105,173	$91,854
Median home value	$697,400	$674,400
Median gross rent	$2,122	$2,148
Housing units	90,535	32,589
Homeownership rate	60.2%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chula Vista	Vista
Population	268,920 → 275,030 (+2.3%)	100,686 → 98,646 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$81,272 → $105,173 (+29.4%)	$72,125 → $91,854 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$492,700 → $697,400 (+41.5%)	$480,900 → $674,400 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,622 → $2,122 (+30.8%)	$1,669 → $2,148 (+28.7%)

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

Vista

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chula Vista	Vista
Under 5	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	9.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	15.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	7.6%
75 and over	5.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chula Vista	Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	15.9%	36.7%
Black or African American	5.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	14.4%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.8%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	60.4%	49.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chula Vista	Vista
No high school diploma	14.3%	18.7%
High school graduate	20.7%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chula Vista	Vista
Drove alone	73.3%	75.7%
Carpooled	9.9%	7.4%
Public transit	2.4%	1.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.7%	13.2%
Other means	1.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chula Vista	Vista
1-unit, detached	52.1%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	14.1%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	20.2%
20 or more units	13.9%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Chula Vista	Vista
Poverty rate	8.4%	10.2%
Average household size	3.20	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1986	1984