Poway, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
48,713
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.2
1.67% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
5.64%
8.28% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$148,359
3.15% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1.03M
6.52% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
23,044
0.862% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Poway, 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.

93.3% of the residents in Poway, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Poway, CA are Bellus Academy-Poway (364 degrees awarded in 2023) and Poway Adult School (112 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Poway, CA was $1.03M, and the homeownership rate was 75.2%.

Most people in Poway, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Poway, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Poway, CA is home to a population of 48.7k people, from which 93.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.9% of Poway, CA residents were born outside of the country (8.73k people).

In 2024, there were 4.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.2k people) in Poway, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.85k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.3%
2024 Citizenship
93.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.3% of Poway, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Poway, CA was 93.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Poway, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    28.2k ± 1.06k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    6k ± 742
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.85k ± 985
18.8%
Hispanic Population
9.18k people

In 2024, there were 4.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.2k people) in Poway, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.85k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18.8% of the people in Poway, CA are hispanic (9.18k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Poway, 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

17.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
8.73k people
17.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
8.59k people

As of 2024, 17.9% of Poway, CA residents (8.73k 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 Poway, CA was 17.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,120 ± 257
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    998 ± 231
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    431 ± 140

Poway, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Poway, CA employs 23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Poway, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,778 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,237 people), and Manufacturing (2,862 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($167,500), Manufacturing ($132,778), and Information ($119,135).

Employment

Occupations

23k
2024 Value
± 1,150
0.862%
1 Year growth
± 7.01%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Poway, CA grew at a rate of 0.862%, from 22.8k employees to 23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Poway, CA, are Management Occupations (3,633 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,949 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,891 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Poway, 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

23k
2024 Value
± 1,150
0.862%
1 Year growth
± 7.01%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Poway, CA grew at a rate of 0.862%, from 22.8k employees to 23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Poway, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,778 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,237 people), and Manufacturing (2,862 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Poway, CA, though some of these residents may live in Poway, 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

$90,903
Median earning men ± $6,280
$58,118
Median earning women ± $7,365

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($135,221), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,354), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,829).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($154,018), Manufacturing ($127,708), and Construction ($85,605).

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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 Poway, 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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
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 Poway, CA awarded 476 degrees. The student population of Poway, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 59 male students and 463 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Poway, CA are White (172 and 36.1%), Hispanic or Latino (163 and 34.2%), Two or More Races (56 and 11.8%), and Asian (51 and 10.7%).

The largest universities in Poway, CA by number of degrees awarded are Bellus Academy-Poway (364 and 76.5%) and Poway Adult School (112 and 23.5%).

The most popular majors in Poway, CA are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (122 and 25.6%), Master Aesthetician (106 and 22.3%), and General Cosmetology (50 and 10.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 522 students enrolled in Poway, CA, 11.3% men and 88.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 196 records, of which 87.8% were women and 12.2% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Barbering
    18 degrees awarded
  2. Master Aesthetician
    106 degrees awarded
  3. General Cosmetology
    50 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Poway, CA was Barbering with 18 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Poway, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Bellus Academy-Poway
    364 degrees awarded
  2. Poway Adult School
    112 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bellus Academy-Poway with 364 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 39 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Poway, CA, which is 0.0892 times less than the 437 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 172 degrees mean that there were 1.06 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 163 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Poway, CA was $1.03M in 2024, which is 3.11 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $971,500 to $1.03M, a 6.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Poway, CA is 75.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Poway, CA have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Poway, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.03M
Median Property Value 2024
±$33,198
$12,347
Median Property Taxes
±$606

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 Poway, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

75.2%
Homeownership
2024
68.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.2% of the housing units in Poway, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.7%.

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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.
$148,359
Median Household Income
± $8,311
16.4k
Number of Households
± 827

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.4k households in Poway, CA grew to $148,359 from the previous year's value of $143,825.

The following chart displays the households in Poway, 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 Poway, 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 (64.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.9%)
  3. Carpooled (6.72%)

In 2024, 64.8% of workers in Poway, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.9%) and those who carpooled to work (6.72%).

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

25.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Poway, CA have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.75% of the workforce in Poway, 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 Poway, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Poway, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Poway, CA (2.72k out of 48.3k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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

96.7% of the population of Poway, CA has health coverage, with 54.7% on employee plans, 9.93% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 16.6% on non-group plans, and 1.65% 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, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.4% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.8% over 64 years.

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

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Uninsured People

3.25%
Uninsured
54.7%
Employer Coverage
9.93%
Medicaid
13.9%
Medicare
16.6%
Non-Group
1.65%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Poway, CA declined by 3.82% from 3.38% to 3.25%.

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