Lemon Grove, CA has a population of 26,421 people with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $58,694. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Lemon Grove, CA grew from 26,225 to 26,421, a 0.75% increase and its median household income grew from $55,404 to $58,694, a 5.94% increase.
The population of Lemon Grove, CA is 44.5% Hispanic, 33.2% White, and 11.5% Black. 41.8% of the people in Lemon Grove, CA speak a non-English language, and 91.2% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Lemon Grove, CA are San Diego State University, with 8,984 graduates, University of California-San Diego, with 7,724 graduates, and National University, with 5,182 graduates.
The median property value in Lemon Grove, CA is $346,400, and the homeownership rate is 54.8%. Most people in Lemon Grove, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Lemon Grove, CA is 2 cars per household.
Lemon Grove, CA is a census place located in San Diego County, CA. It borders La Mesa, CA; La Presa, CA; San Diego, CA; and Spring Valley, CA.
The economy of Lemon Grove, CA employs 12,079 people. The economy of Lemon Grove, CA is specialized in Construction; Arts, Entertainment, Recreation; and Transportation & Warehousing, which employ respectively 1.63; 1.61; and 1.57 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Lemon Grove, CA are Healthcare & Social Assistance (1,514), Retail trade (1,288), and Construction (1,147), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($57,391), Finance & Insurance ($51,223), and Professional, Scientific, Tech Services ($39,511).
Median household income in Lemon Grove, CA is $58,694. Males in Lemon Grove, CA have an average income that is 1.17 times higher than the average income of females, which is $45,331. The income inequality of Lemon Grove, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.436 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Lemon Grove, CA. In San Diego County, CA the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 25-34, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 78 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $8,629. Monterey County, CA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in California.
Lemon Grove, CA is home to a population of 26,421 people, from which 91.2% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Lemon Grove, CA is composed of 11,769 Hispanic residents (44.5%), 8,759 White residents (33.2%), 3,034 Black residents (11.5%), 1,689 Asian residents (6.39%), and 923 Two+ residents (3.49%). The most common foreign languages in Lemon Grove, CA are Spanish (7,673 speakers), Tagalog (492 speakers), and Vietnamese (490 speakers), but compared to other places, Lemon Grove, CA has a relative high number of Vietnamese (490 speakers), Tagalog (492 speakers), and Other Pacific Island (122 speakers).
In 2015 universities in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area awarded 56,034 degrees. The student population of San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area is skewed towards females, with 24,304 male students and 31,730 female students. Most students in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area are White (21,810 and 38.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (15,036 and 26.8%), Asian (7,638 and 13.6%), and Unknown (3,073 and 5.48%). The largest universities in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area by number of graduates are San Diego State University (8,984 and 16%), University of California-San Diego (7,724 and 13.8%), and National University (5,182 and 9.2%). The most popular majors in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area are General Business Administration & Management (2,245 and 4.01%), General Psychology (1,522 and 2.72%), and General Economics (773 and 1.38%). The median tuition costs in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area are $20,700 for private four year colleges, and $5,472 and $16,632 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Lemon Grove, CA is $346,400, which is 1.69 times larger than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $316,500 to $346,400, a 9.4% increase. The homeownership rate of Lemon Grove, CA is 54.8%, which is lower than the national average of 63.6%. People in Lemon Grove, CA have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Lemon Grove, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.