Chula Vista, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
276,375
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.1
0.27% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.75%
3.85% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$108,032
2.72% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$758,700
8.79% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
127,605
0.587% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Chula Vista, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.3% of the residents in Chula Vista, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Chula Vista, CA are Southwestern College (3,101 degrees awarded in 2023), UEI College-Chula Vista (1,112 degrees), and Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista (432 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Chula Vista, CA was $758,700, and the homeownership rate was 59.8%.

Most people in Chula Vista, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Chula Vista, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Chula Vista, CA is home to a population of 276k people, from which 89.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 29.4% of Chula Vista, CA residents were born outside of the country (81.3k people).

In 2024, there were 1.58 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (77.3k people) in Chula Vista, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48.8k Other (Hispanic) and 42.2k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.3%
2024 Citizenship
88.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.3% of Chula Vista, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chula Vista, CA was 88.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chula Vista, CA
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    77.3k ± 3.85k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    48.8k ± 2.77k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    42.2k ± 2.28k
61.1%
Hispanic Population
169k people

In 2024, there were 1.58 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (77.3k people) in Chula Vista, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48.8k Other (Hispanic) and 42.2k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

61.1% of the people in Chula Vista, CA are hispanic (169k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chula Vista, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

29.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
81.3k people
29.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
81.1k people

As of 2024, 29.4% of Chula Vista, CA residents (81.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chula Vista, CA was 29.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    7,773 ± 903
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    4,116 ± 610
  3. Vietnam
    2,853 ± 349

Chula Vista, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Chula Vista, CA.

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Economy

The economy of Chula Vista, CA employs 128k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chula Vista, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (20,793 people), Retail Trade (13,047 people), and Educational Services (11,523 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($106,250), Public Administration ($82,781), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($74,610).

Employment

Occupations

128k
2024 Value
± 3,463
0.587%
1 Year growth
± 3.78%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chula Vista, CA grew at a rate of 0.587%, from 127k employees to 128k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chula Vista, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (15,752 people), Management Occupations (13,520 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (11,197 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chula Vista, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

128k
2024 Value
± 3,463
0.587%
1 Year growth
± 3.78%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chula Vista, CA grew at a rate of 0.587%, from 127k employees to 128k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chula Vista, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (20,793 people), Retail Trade (13,047 people), and Educational Services (11,523 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chula Vista, CA, though some of these residents may live in Chula Vista, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,892
Median earning men ± $2,831
$43,395
Median earning women ± $2,143

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($102,227), Manufacturing ($77,978), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,373).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($64,167), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,766), and Wholesale Trade ($52,738).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Chula Vista, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Chula Vista, CA awarded 4,960 degrees. The student population of Chula Vista, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 9,328 male students and 11,539 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Chula Vista, CA are Hispanic or Latino (2,870 and 57.9%), Unknown (774 and 15.6%), Asian (512 and 10.3%), and White (384 and 7.74%).

The largest universities in Chula Vista, CA by number of degrees awarded are Southwestern College (3,101 and 62.5%), UEI College-Chula Vista (1,112 and 22.4%), and Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista (432 and 8.71%).

The most popular majors in Chula Vista, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (581 and 11.7%), Medical Assistant (500 and 10.1%), and General Business Administration & Management (289 and 5.83%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 20,867 students enrolled in Chula Vista, CA, 44.7% men and 55.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 13,828 records, of which 58.3% were women and 41.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    275 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    199 degrees awarded
  3. Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
    148 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Chula Vista, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 275 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Chula Vista, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Southwestern College
    3,101 degrees awarded
  2. UEI College-Chula Vista
    1,112 degrees awarded
  3. Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista
    432 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southwestern College with 3,101 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,929 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Chula Vista, CA, which is 0.636 times less than the 3,031 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 2,870 degrees mean that there were 3.71 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 774 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,288) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($56) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,080) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Chula Vista, CA was $758,700 in 2024, which is 2.28 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $697,400 to $758,700, a 8.79% increase. The homeownership rate in Chula Vista, CA is 59.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chula Vista, CA have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chula Vista, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$758,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,842
$51,281
Median Property Taxes
±$1,594

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chula Vista, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chula Vista, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

59.8%
Homeownership
2024
72.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 59.8% of the housing units in Chula Vista, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chula Vista, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$108,032
Median Household Income
± $2,863
85.7k
Number of Households
± 2,546

In 2024, the median household income of the 85.7k households in Chula Vista, CA grew to $108,032 from the previous year's value of $105,173.

The following chart displays the households in Chula Vista, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chula Vista, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.6%)
  3. Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2024, 71.6% of workers in Chula Vista, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.6%) and those who carpooled to work (10.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chula Vista, CA have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.73% of the workforce in Chula Vista, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chula Vista, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chula Vista, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chula Vista, CA (24k out of 275k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chula Vista, CA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.6% of the population of Chula Vista, CA has health coverage, with 47.7% on employee plans, 19.2% on Medicaid, 7.56% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 5% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.36%
Uninsured
47.7%
Employer Coverage
19.2%
Medicaid
7.56%
Medicare
14.2%
Non-Group
5%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chula Vista, CA declined by 7.33% from 6.86% to 6.36%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Chula Vista, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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