San Diego Country Estates vs Valley Center

A side-by-side comparison of San Diego Country Estates and Valley Center: population, income, housing, and more.

San Diego Country Estates and Valley Center are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Valley Center has the higher population (10,303 vs 10,142 in San Diego Country Estates). San Diego Country Estates has the higher median household income ($134,639 vs $116,620 in Valley Center). Valley Center has the higher median home value ($809,300 vs $715,000 in San Diego Country Estates).

Population, income & housing

	San Diego Country Estates	Valley Center
Population	10,142	10,303
Median age	43.2 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$134,639	$116,620
Median home value	$715,000	$809,300
Median gross rent	$2,499	$1,163
Housing units	3,490	3,450
Homeownership rate	89.1%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Diego Country Estates	Valley Center
Population	10,514 → 10,142 (-3.5%)	11,077 → 10,303 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$120,446 → $134,639 (+11.8%)	$101,331 → $116,620 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$508,700 → $715,000 (+40.6%)	$614,800 → $809,300 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$2,340 → $2,499 (+6.8%)	$1,184 → $1,163 (-1.8%)

San Diego Country Estates

Population

10,51410,142

Median household income

$120,446$134,639

Median home value

$508,700$715,000

Median gross rent

$2,340$2,499

Valley Center

Population

11,07710,303

Median household income

$101,331$116,620

Median home value

$614,800$809,300

Median gross rent

$1,184$1,163

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Diego Country Estates	Valley Center
Under 5	6.0%	9.6%
5 to 17	18.0%	15.0%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	15.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	13.6%
75 and over	6.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Diego Country Estates	Valley Center
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	45.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	1.7%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.8%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	43.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Diego Country Estates	Valley Center
No high school diploma	8.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	15.8%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Diego Country Estates	Valley Center
Drove alone	70.7%	78.0%
Carpooled	11.4%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	15.3%
Other means	2.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Diego Country Estates	Valley Center
1-unit, detached	81.6%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	16.2%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	San Diego Country Estates	Valley Center
Poverty rate	1.7%	12.4%
Average household size	2.97	3.40
Mean commute (minutes)	37	36
Median year structure built	1987	1983