San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

169,077

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.6

0.272% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.65%

5.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$109,198

3.3% 1-year growth

Health

95.3% of the population of San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 50.6% on employee plans, 15.3% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 15.1% on non-group plans, and 4.03% 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, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,233 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,233 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 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 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.2% under 18 years, 28.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.75%

Uninsured

50.6%

Employer Coverage

15.3%

Medicaid

10.2%

Medicare

15.1%

Non-Group

4.03%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA declined by 17.9% from 5.78% to 4.75%.

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

Economy

The economy of San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA employs 90.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA were Restaurants & Food Services (5,525 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,439 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (4,293 people), and the highest paying industries were Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($239,350), Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate ($206,408), and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($171,814).

Males in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.17 times higher than the average income of females, which is $86,559. The income inequality in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.442, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

41,979

Women

46.5%

48,393

Men

53.5%

The workforce of San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA in 2024 was 90,372 people, with 46.5% woman, and 53.5% men.

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

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

90.4k

2024 Value

3.29%

1 Year growth

± 3.29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 3.29%, from 87.5k employees to 90.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA, are Software developers (2,609 people), Other managers (2,591 people), and Registered nurses (2,465 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

90.4k

2024 Value

3.29%

1 Year growth

± 3.29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 3.29%, from 87.5k employees to 90.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA, are Restaurants & Food Services (5,525 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,439 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (4,293 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,931

Median earning men ± $3,245

$53,777

Median earning women ± $2,906

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($94,744), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($94,185), and Public Administration ($86,150).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($91,349), Public Administration ($81,384), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,011).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

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 51 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

Voting results are not available for San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex 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.

Adam 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.

Education

The student population of San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 35,879 male students and 56,231 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA are White (8,450 and 38.6%), Hispanic or Latino (5,411 and 24.7%), Black or African American (3,719 and 17%), and Asian (1,721 and 7.86%).

The largest universities in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are Ashford University (8,005 and 36.1%), National University (5,851 and 26.4%), and University of San Diego (3,042 and 13.7%).

The most popular majors in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA are General Business Administration & Management (2,692 and 12.1%), General Education (1,608 and 7.25%), and General Psychology (1,366 and 6.16%).

The median tuition costs are $13,284 for private four year colleges, and $1,104 and $9,960 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 51.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 12.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 92,110 (39% men and 61% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 92,110 students enrolled in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA, 39% men and 61% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 30,618 records, of which 59.5% were women and 40.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
1,187 degrees awarded
General Education
1,069 degrees awarded
Applied Behavior Analysis
809 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 1,187 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Ashford University
8,005 degrees awarded
National University
5,851 degrees awarded
University of San Diego
3,042 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ashford University with 8,005 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 7,793 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA, which is 0.542 times less than the 14,387 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 8,450 degrees mean that there were 1.56 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 5,411 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($13,284) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,298) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,044) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 1.44% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.32% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (41.8k), Some college (32k), and Graduate Degree (24.6k).

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

The median property value in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA was $897,700 in 2024, which is 2.7 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $836,400 to $897,700, a 7.33% increase. The homeownership rate in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA is 47.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$897,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,473

$32,342

Median Property Taxes

±$1,430

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 San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

47.4%

Homeownership

2024

69.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 47.4% of the housing units in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 48.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$109,198

Median Household Income

± $3,954

68.3k

Number of Households

± 2,428

In 2024, the median household income of the 68.3k households in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA grew to $109,198 from the previous year's value of $105,711.

The following chart displays the households in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) 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

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA

In 2024, the income inequality in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.28% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.7%)
Worked At Home (22.5%)
Carpooled (7.09%)

In 2024, 64.7% of workers in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.09%).

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

21.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.07% of the workforce in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) 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 (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) 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 (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA (15.8k out of 164k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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