Chula Vista, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

4,746

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.8

15% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

24.4%

1.51% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$39,271

16.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$100,700

21.2% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Chula Vista, TX is home to a population of 4.75k people, from which 77.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 35.1% of Chula Vista, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.66k people).

In 2024, there were 3.31 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (3.33k people) in Chula Vista, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.01k Other (Hispanic) and 413 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

77.5%

2024 Citizenship

81.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 77.5% of Chula Vista, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chula Vista, TX was 81.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chula Vista, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chula Vista, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.33k ± 913
Other (Hispanic)
1.01k ± 621
White (Hispanic)
413 ± 361

100%

Hispanic Population

4.75k people

100% of the people in Chula Vista, TX are hispanic (4.75k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

35.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.66k people

35.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.72k people

As of 2024, 35.1% of Chula Vista, TX residents (1.66k 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, TX was 35.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chula Vista, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
41 ± 57
Korea
19 ± 33

Chula Vista, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.16 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Chula Vista, TX employs 1.83k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chula Vista, TX were Retail Trade (510 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (226 people), and Construction (180 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,250), Transportation & Warehousing ($65,274), and Educational Services ($55,450).

Employment

Occupations

1.83k

2024 Value

± 435

11.1%

1 Year growth

± 30.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chula Vista, TX grew at a rate of 11.1%, from 1.65k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chula Vista, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (232 people), Production Occupations (202 people), and Management Occupations (199 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chula Vista, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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

1.83k

2024 Value

± 435

11.1%

1 Year growth

± 30.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chula Vista, TX grew at a rate of 11.1%, from 1.65k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chula Vista, TX, are Retail Trade (510 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (226 people), and Construction (180 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chula Vista, TX, though some of these residents may live in Chula Vista, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,476

Median earning men ± $11,019

$31,942

Median earning women ± $14,425

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,250), Public Administration ($54,135), and Manufacturing ($51,453).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,028) and Retail Trade ($31,049).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chula Vista, TX was $100,700 in 2024, which is 0.303 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $83,100 to $100,700, a 21.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Chula Vista, TX is 82.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chula Vista, TX have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chula Vista, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$100,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,569

$1,235

Median Property Taxes

±$340

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, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

82.5%

Homeownership

2024

58.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.5% of the housing units in Chula Vista, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chula Vista, TX 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.

$39,271

Median Household Income

± $22,823

1.5k

Number of Households

± 412

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.5k households in Chula Vista, TX grew to $39,271 from the previous year's value of $33,750.

The following chart displays the households in Chula Vista, TX 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chula Vista, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.3%)
Carpooled (23.7%)

In 2024, 76.3% of workers in Chula Vista, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (23.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

18.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chula Vista, TX have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.513% of the workforce in Chula Vista, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chula Vista, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chula Vista, TX (1.16k out of 4.75k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chula Vista, TX 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.

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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