San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA

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2023 Population

115,033

1.09% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAdam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

30.5

2.24% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

15.3%

3.26% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$103,708

3.61% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

60,448

3.57% 1-year growth

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The 5 largest ethnic groups in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (38.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (34.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.15%), White (Hispanic) (5.49%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.42%).

43.3% of the households in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, 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.

Most people in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA was 2 cars per household.

San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA borders San Diego County (Central)--San Diego (Northeast/Rancho Bernardo) & Poway Cities PUMA, CA, San Diego County (West)--San Diego City (Southwest/Central Coastal) PUMA, CA, San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Northwest/Del Mar Mesa) PUMA, CA, San Diego County (Central)--San Diego (East Central/Navajo) & La Mesa Cities PUMA, CA, San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA, and San Diego County (West)--San Diego (Northwest/San Dieguito) & Encinitas Cities PUMA, CA.

United States California

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 1.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.2k people) in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 40.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 7.08k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA are Spanish (10,642 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (8,286 households), and Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (5,731 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

53,658

Women

47.5%

59,233

Men

52.5%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 112,891 inhabitants, with 52.5% men, and 47.5% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
44.2k ± 2.05k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
40.2k ± 2.16k
Two+ (Hispanic)
7.08k ± 1.78k

17.4%

Hispanic Population

20k people

17.4% of the people in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA are hispanic (20k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Philippines
6,071 ± 1,861 people
India
6,010 ± 1,852 people
China
4,706 ± 1,649 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA was Philippines, the natal country of 6,071 San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA residents, followed by India with 6,010 and China with 4,706.

Foreign-Born Population

33.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

38.5k people

34.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

39.6k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
10,642 households (9.69%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
8,286 households (7.54%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
5,731 households (5.22%)

43.3% of the households in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22%. 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.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA was Spanish. 9.69% of the households in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Economy

The economy of San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA employs 60.4k people. The largest industries in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (5,462 people), Computer Systems Design (4,018 people), and Scientific research & development services (3,650 people), and the highest paying industries are Taxi & limousine service ($200,481), Software publishing ($188,521), and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($145,736).

Males in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.18 times higher than the average income of females, which is $76,469. The income inequality in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.473, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA.

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Occupations

60.4k

2022 Value

3.57%

1 Year growth

± 3.57%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA, are Software developers (3,981 people), Other Physical Scientists (2,158 people), and Postsecondary teachers (1,952 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

60.4k

2022 Value

3.57%

1 Year growth

± 3.57%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA, are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (5,462 people), Computer Systems Design (4,018 people), and Scientific research & development services (3,650 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($125,478), Public Administration ($110,700), and Manufacturing ($92,071).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($85,891), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,678), and Manufacturing ($70,667).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2024 Election Results

N/AKamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
N/ADonald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
N/ARobert 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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

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.

N/AAdam Schiff

Senator from California

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA awarded 14,189 degrees. The student population of San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 27,722 male students and 28,271 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.47% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (27.4k), Graduate Degree (22.6k), and Some college (19.7k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA is $103,708. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA was Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA with a value of $229,111, followed by Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Palo Alto City & Los Altos Hills Town PUMA, CA and Contra Costa County (South)--San Ramon City & Danville Town PUMA, CA, with respective values of $210,275 and $208,750.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA was Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA with a value of $229,111, followed by Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Palo Alto City & Los Altos Hills Town PUMA, CA and Contra Costa County (South)--San Ramon City & Danville Town PUMA, CA, with respective values of $210,275 and $208,750.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$103,708

Median Household Income

± $6,520

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, 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.

Wage Distribution

0.473

2022 Wage GINI in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA

In 2022, the income inequality in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.11% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (56.9%)
Worked At Home (20.8%)
Carpooled (7.84%)

In 2023, 56.9% of workers in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.84%).

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.

Commute Time

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.19% of the workforce in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA (16k out of 105k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA is Asian, followed by White and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.2% of the population of San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 56.2% on employee plans, 10.3% on Medicaid, 7.65% on Medicare, 18.1% on non-group plans, and 2.94% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1234 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.484% decrease from the previous year (1240 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1102 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 236 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,234 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,234 patients per year. This represents a 0.484% decrease from the previous year (1,240 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in California in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.82%

Uninsured

56.2%

Employer Coverage

10.3%

Medicaid

7.65%

Medicare

18.1%

Non-Group

2.94%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Diego County (Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.