ZIP Code 92040

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in San Diego County, California.

Population: 45,978
Median household income: $103,585
Median home value: $648,800

ZIP Code 92040 (San Diego County, California) is home to about 45,978 residents. Its median household income of $103,585 runs in line with the San Diego County figure of $102,285.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 92040's population held roughly steady from 46,306 to 45,978, while its median gross rent rose 33.1% from $1,434 to $1,908.

58.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,978
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $103,585
Median home value: $648,800
Median gross rent: $1,908
Housing units: 16,147
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,30645,978

Median household income

$79,803$103,585

Median home value

$460,900$648,800

Median gross rent

$1,434$1,908

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,306	$79,803	$460,900	$1,434
2020	45,392	$83,692	$503,300	$1,487
2021	45,371	$88,820	$540,200	$1,602
2022	45,906	$95,952	$613,500	$1,779
2023	45,978	$103,585	$648,800	$1,908

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,765	6.0%
5 to 17	7,879	17.1%
18 to 24	4,533	9.9%
25 to 34	5,466	11.9%
35 to 44	6,218	13.5%
45 to 54	5,038	11.0%
55 to 64	6,643	14.4%
65 to 74	4,551	9.9%
75 and over	2,885	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,551	68.6%
Black or African American	803	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	253	0.6%
Asian	771	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	176	0.4%
Some other race	359	0.8%
Two or more races	1,968	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,097	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,294	7.4%
High school graduate	8,691	28.2%
Some college or associate's	12,018	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,390	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,408	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,365	74.1%
Carpooled	1,204	5.8%
Public transit	220	1.1%
Walked	241	1.2%
Bicycle	99	0.5%
Worked from home	3,160	15.2%
Other means	445	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,800	21.6%
15 to 29 min	6,341	36.1%
30 to 44 min	4,806	27.3%
45 to 59 min	1,547	8.8%
60+ min	1,080	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 8.9% (4,040 of 45,492)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,358	73.6%
Nonfamily households	4,080	26.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,438	95.6%
Vacant	709	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,235	66.3%
Renter-occupied	5,203	33.7%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units11.3%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,393	58.2%
1-unit, attached	801	5.0%
2 to 4 units	1,009	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1,477	9.1%
20 or more units	1,817	11.3%
Mobile home & other	1,650	10.2%

ZIP Code 92040

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