Oceanside, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

172,242

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.9

2.1% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.26%

1.52% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$97,737

4.28% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$770,300

Population & Diversity

Oceanside, CA is home to a population of 172k people, from which 90.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 21.7% of Oceanside, CA residents were born outside of the country (37.3k people).

In 2024, there were 2.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (73.3k people) in Oceanside, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 31k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 18.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.5%

2024 Citizenship

90.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.5% of Oceanside, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oceanside, CA was 90.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oceanside, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
73.3k ± 2.45k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
31k ± 2.5k
Other (Hispanic)
18.2k ± 1.67k

37.5%

Hispanic Population

64.6k people

37.5% of the people in Oceanside, CA are hispanic (64.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oceanside, CA 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 California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

21.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

37.3k people

20.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

35.9k people

As of 2024, 21.7% of Oceanside, CA residents (37.3k 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 Oceanside, CA was 20.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
4,602 ± 671
Vietnam
2,826 ± 333
Gulf War (1990s)
1,923 ± 348

Oceanside, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Oceanside, CA employs 85.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oceanside, CA were Manufacturing (10,548 people), Retail Trade (10,104 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,445 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($90,380), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($89,365), and Public Administration ($80,890).

Employment

Occupations

85.3k

2024 Value

± 2,425

0.564%

1 Year growth

± 4.04%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oceanside, CA grew at a rate of 0.564%, from 84.8k employees to 85.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oceanside, CA, are Management Occupations (8,981 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,808 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (7,817 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oceanside, 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

85.3k

2024 Value

± 2,425

0.564%

1 Year growth

± 4.04%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oceanside, CA grew at a rate of 0.564%, from 84.8k employees to 85.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oceanside, CA, are Manufacturing (10,548 people), Retail Trade (10,104 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,445 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oceanside, CA, though some of these residents may live in Oceanside, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,130

Median earning men ± $2,681

$42,009

Median earning women ± $1,470

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($89,078), Information ($76,906), and Wholesale Trade ($75,568).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($84,375), Public Administration ($71,023), and Information ($65,268).

Education

The student population of Oceanside, CA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 5,325 male students and 6,988 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Oceanside, CA are Hispanic or Latino (2,023 and 44.7%), White (1,377 and 30.5%), Unknown (372 and 8.23%), and Asian (317 and 7.01%).

The largest universities in Oceanside, CA by number of degrees awarded are MiraCosta College (3,883 and 84.9%), UEI College-Oceanside (639 and 14%), and West Coast Barber College (49 and 1.07%).

The most popular majors in Oceanside, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,518 and 33.2%), General Business Administration & Management (287 and 6.28%), and Biological & Physical Sciences (261 and 5.71%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $1,104 for in-state students and $9,696 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 12,313 students enrolled in Oceanside, CA, 43.2% men and 56.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 5,253 records, of which 62% were women and 38% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
437 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
261 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
232 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Oceanside, CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 437 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

MiraCosta College
3,883 degrees awarded
UEI College-Oceanside
639 degrees awarded
West Coast Barber College
49 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was MiraCosta College with 3,883 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 1,883 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Oceanside, CA, which is 0.701 times less than the 2,688 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 2,023 degrees mean that there were 1.47 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 1,377 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

Public, 4-year or above ($1,104) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($54) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($938) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oceanside, CA was $770,300 in 2024, which is 2.32 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $702,000 to $770,300, a 9.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Oceanside, CA is 58.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oceanside, CA have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oceanside, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$770,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,686

$36,141

Median Property Taxes

±$1,318

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

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

Rent vs Own

58.3%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58.3% of the housing units in Oceanside, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oceanside, 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.

$97,737

Median Household Income

± $4,411

61.9k

Number of Households

± 1,879

In 2024, the median household income of the 61.9k households in Oceanside, CA grew to $97,737 from the previous year's value of $93,724.

The following chart displays the households in Oceanside, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oceanside, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.3%)
Worked At Home (16%)
Carpooled (7.7%)

In 2024, 70.3% of workers in Oceanside, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16%) and those who carpooled to work (7.7%).

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

28.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oceanside, CA have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.04% of the workforce in Oceanside, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oceanside, CA (14.2k out of 171k 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 Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oceanside, CA is Hispanic, followed by White 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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