Harbison Canyon vs Jamul

A side-by-side comparison of Harbison Canyon and Jamul: population, income, housing, and more.

Harbison Canyon and Jamul are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jamul has the higher population (6,617 vs 4,245 in Harbison Canyon). Jamul has the higher median household income ($148,740 vs $121,007 in Harbison Canyon). Jamul has the higher median home value ($961,300 vs $632,700 in Harbison Canyon).

Population, income & housing

	Harbison Canyon	Jamul
Population	4,245	6,617
Median age	43.4 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$121,007	$148,740
Median home value	$632,700	$961,300
Median gross rent	$3,185	$3,501
Housing units	1,486	2,149
Homeownership rate	86.0%	96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harbison Canyon	Jamul
Population	4,155 → 4,245 (+2.2%)	5,445 → 6,617 (+21.5%)
Median household income	$81,129 → $121,007 (+49.2%)	$117,971 → $148,740 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$490,700 → $632,700 (+28.9%)	$669,700 → $961,300 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,769 → $3,185 (+80.0%)	$1,592 → $3,501 (+119.9%)

Harbison Canyon

Population

4,1554,245

Median household income

$81,129$121,007

Median home value

$490,700$632,700

Median gross rent

$1,769$3,185

Jamul

Population

5,4456,617

Median household income

$117,971$148,740

Median home value

$669,700$961,300

Median gross rent

$1,592$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harbison Canyon	Jamul
Under 5	2.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.6%
18 to 24	13.4%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	9.9%	8.6%
55 to 64	21.8%	18.5%
65 to 74	7.9%	17.4%
75 and over	8.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harbison Canyon	Jamul
White (non-Hispanic)	71.0%	67.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	23.0%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harbison Canyon	Jamul
No high school diploma	9.9%	6.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harbison Canyon	Jamul
Drove alone	68.5%	79.7%
Carpooled	13.6%	4.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	14.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harbison Canyon	Jamul
1-unit, detached	76.0%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Harbison Canyon	Jamul
Poverty rate	5.0%	3.7%
Average household size	2.95	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	31	35
Median year structure built	1985	1984