National City, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
58,893
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.1
1.37% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.6%
4.53% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$66,841
4.04% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$612,200
5.39% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
26,035
2.18% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in National City, 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.

83.9% of the residents in National City, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in National City, CA are California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City (59 degrees awarded in 2023) and The Nurse Academy (0 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in National City, CA was $612,200, and the homeownership rate was 34.7%.

Most people in National City, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in National City, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

National City, CA is home to a population of 58.9k people, from which 83.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 36% of National City, CA residents were born outside of the country (21.2k people).

In 2024, there were 1.26 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (15.6k people) in National City, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.4k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 9.86k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.9%
2024 Citizenship
83.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.9% of National City, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in National City, CA was 83.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in National City, CA
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    15.6k ± 1.55k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    12.4k ± 1.46k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    9.86k ± 1.03k
63.5%
Hispanic Population
37.4k people

In 2024, there were 1.26 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (15.6k people) in National City, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.4k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 9.86k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

63.5% of the people in National City, CA are hispanic (37.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in National City, 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

36%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
21.2k people
36.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
20.7k people

As of 2024, 36% of National City, CA residents (21.2k 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 National City, CA was 36.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,381 ± 345
  2. Vietnam
    529 ± 168
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    277 ± 139

National City, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.61 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in National City, CA.

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Economy

The economy of National City, CA employs 26k people. In 2024, the largest industries in National City, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,934 people), Retail Trade (3,398 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (2,900 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,066), Utilities ($74,589), and Public Administration ($64,252).

Employment

Occupations

26k
2024 Value
± 1,410
2.18%
1 Year growth
± 7.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in National City, CA grew at a rate of 2.18%, from 25.5k employees to 26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in National City, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,941 people), Production Occupations (2,229 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,167 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of National City, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

26k
2024 Value
± 1,410
2.18%
1 Year growth
± 7.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in National City, CA grew at a rate of 2.18%, from 25.5k employees to 26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in National City, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,934 people), Retail Trade (3,398 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (2,900 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of National City, CA, though some of these residents may live in National City, 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

$41,305
Median earning men ± $2,306
$29,961
Median earning women ± $2,514

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($75,398), Public Administration ($72,744), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,278).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,984), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,875).

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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 National City, 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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Education

In 2023, universities in National City, CA awarded 59 degrees. The student population of National City, CA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 1,146 male students and 298 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in National City, CA are Two or More Races (22 and 37.3%), Black or African American (14 and 23.7%), Hispanic or Latino (9 and 15.3%), and Asian (8 and 13.6%).

The largest universities in National City, CA by number of degrees awarded are California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City (59 and 100%) and The Nurse Academy (0 and 0%).

The most popular majors in National City, CA are Computer & Computer Systems Technology (38 and 64.4%), System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management (8 and 13.6%), and Computer Installation & Repair Technology (6 and 10.2%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,444 students enrolled in National City, CA, 79.4% men and 20.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Two or More Races with 396 records, of which 18.2% were women and 81.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Specific Applications Computer Programming
    2 degrees awarded
  2. Computer & Computer Systems Technology
    22 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in National City, CA was Specific Applications Computer Programming with 2 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in National City, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City
    59 degrees awarded
  2. The Nurse Academy
    0 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City with 59 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 51 men were awarded degrees from institutions in National City, CA, which is 6.38 times more than the 8 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Two or More Races students. These 22 degrees mean that there were 1.57 times more degrees awarded to Two or More Races students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 14 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($14,640) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($750) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,124) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in National City, CA was $612,200 in 2024, which is 1.84 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $580,900 to $612,200, a 5.39% increase. The homeownership rate in National City, CA is 34.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in National City, CA have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in National City, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$612,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,608
$6,330
Median Property Taxes
±$599

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

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

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Rent vs Own

34.7%
Homeownership
2024
76.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 34.7% of the housing units in National City, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 34.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in National City, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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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.
$66,841
Median Household Income
± $4,798
18.2k
Number of Households
± 1,155

In 2024, the median household income of the 18.2k households in National City, CA grew to $66,841 from the previous year's value of $64,248.

The following chart displays the households in National City, 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 National City, 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 (68.5%)
  2. Carpooled (14.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.53%)

In 2024, 68.5% of workers in National City, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.6%) and those who worked at home (6.53%).

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

25.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in National City, CA have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.82% of the workforce in National City, 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 National City, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in National City, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in National City, CA (8k out of 54.8k 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 75+, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in National City, CA is Hispanic, followed by Other 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.

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Health

87.8% of the population of National City, CA has health coverage, with 34% on employee plans, 30.4% on Medicaid, 8.68% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 2.86% 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, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

12.2%
Uninsured
34%
Employer Coverage
30.4%
Medicaid
8.68%
Medicare
11.8%
Non-Group
2.86%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in National City, CA declined by 5.11% from 12.9% to 12.2%.

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

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