Lemon Grove, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
27,686
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.1
4.38% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
9.2%
10.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$88,009
11% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$705,400
10.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
13,629
5.65% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lemon Grove, 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 Lemon Grove, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lemon Grove, CA was $705,400, and the homeownership rate was 52.5%.

Most people in Lemon Grove, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Lemon Grove, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lemon Grove, CA is home to a population of 27.7k people, from which 93.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 17% of Lemon Grove, CA residents were born outside of the country (4.72k people).

In 2024, there were 1.54 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.46k people) in Lemon Grove, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.83k Other (Hispanic) and 4.62k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.3%
2024 Citizenship
93.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.3% of Lemon Grove, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lemon Grove, CA was 93.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lemon Grove, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.46k ± 865
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    4.83k ± 923
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    4.62k ± 912
45.4%
Hispanic Population
12.6k people

In 2024, there were 1.54 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.46k people) in Lemon Grove, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.83k Other (Hispanic) and 4.62k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

45.4% of the people in Lemon Grove, CA are hispanic (12.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lemon Grove, 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%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.72k people
17.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.74k people

As of 2024, 17% of Lemon Grove, CA residents (4.72k 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 Lemon Grove, CA was 17.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    711 ± 226
  2. Vietnam
    475 ± 134
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    421 ± 217

Lemon Grove, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lemon Grove, CA.

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Economy

The economy of Lemon Grove, CA employs 13.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lemon Grove, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,890 people), Retail Trade (1,732 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,484 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($193,750), Public Administration ($85,313), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,992).

Employment

Occupations

13.6k
2024 Value
± 1,009
5.65%
1 Year growth
± 9.77%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lemon Grove, CA grew at a rate of 5.65%, from 12.9k employees to 13.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lemon Grove, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,518 people), Management Occupations (1,507 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,202 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lemon Grove, CA.

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.6k
2024 Value
± 1,009
5.65%
1 Year growth
± 9.77%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lemon Grove, CA grew at a rate of 5.65%, from 12.9k employees to 13.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lemon Grove, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,890 people), Retail Trade (1,732 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,484 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lemon Grove, CA, though some of these residents may live in Lemon Grove, 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

$52,350
Median earning men ± $3,775
$39,358
Median earning women ± $3,290

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($97,813), Manufacturing ($71,139), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($78,594), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,173).

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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.

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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 Lemon Grove, 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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lemon Grove, CA was $705,400 in 2024, which is 2.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $640,600 to $705,400, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Lemon Grove, CA is 52.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lemon Grove, CA have an average commute time of 29.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lemon Grove, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$705,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$30,897
$4,750
Median Property Taxes
±$509

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

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

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Rent vs Own

52.5%
Homeownership
2024
74.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 52.5% of the housing units in Lemon Grove, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.3%.

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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.
$88,009
Median Household Income
± $6,740
9.05k
Number of Households
± 784

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.05k households in Lemon Grove, CA grew to $88,009 from the previous year's value of $79,278.

The following chart displays the households in Lemon Grove, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lemon Grove, 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.

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

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.4%)
  3. Carpooled (8.96%)

In 2024, 75.5% of workers in Lemon Grove, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.96%).

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

29.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lemon Grove, CA have a longer commute time (29.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.24% of the workforce in Lemon Grove, 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 Lemon Grove, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lemon Grove, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lemon Grove, CA (2.5k out of 27.2k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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

92.1% of the population of Lemon Grove, CA has health coverage, with 43.5% on employee plans, 22.6% on Medicaid, 8.9% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 3.86% 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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% 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.

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Uninsured People

7.95%
Uninsured
43.5%
Employer Coverage
22.6%
Medicaid
8.9%
Medicare
13.2%
Non-Group
3.86%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lemon Grove, CA grew by 20.9% from 6.58% to 7.95%.

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

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