San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

131,284

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.7

1.57% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.18%

6.11% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$102,842

5.39% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA is home to a population of 131k people, from which 93.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 18.3% of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (24.1k people).

In 2024, there were 2.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (51.5k people) in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 19.7k Other (Hispanic) and 17.1k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA are Spanish (33,183 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (3,535 households), and Arabic (3,149 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

64,728

Women

49.4%

66,312

Men

50.6%

The resident population of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA in 2024 was 131,040 inhabitants, with 50.6% men, and 49.4% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

93.8%

2024 Citizenship

94.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.8% of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
51.5k ± 2.9k
Other (Hispanic)
19.7k ± 1.73k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
17.1k ± 1.53k

38.8%

Hispanic Population

51k people

38.8% of the people in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA are hispanic (51k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
11,453 ± 2,510 people
Iraq
3,602 ± 1,453 people
Philippines
3,021 ± 1,334 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA was Mexico, the natal country of 11,453 San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA residents, followed by Iraq with 3,602 and Philippines with 3,021.

Foreign-Born Population

18.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

24.1k people

17.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

23k people

As of 2024, 18.3% of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA residents (24.1k 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 San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA was 17.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
33,183 households (26.7%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
3,535 households (2.85%)
Arabic
3,149 households (2.54%)

36.5% of the households in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA was Spanish. 26.7% of the households in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
3,439 ± 522
Vietnam
2,361 ± 367
Gulf War (1990s)
1,703 ± 334

San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA.

Health

93.4% of the population of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 42% on employee plans, 20.5% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 15.7% on non-group plans, and 4.07% 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, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,233 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,233 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in California in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.58%

Uninsured

42%

Employer Coverage

20.5%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

15.7%

Non-Group

4.07%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA declined by 0.82% from 6.64% to 6.58%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA employs 57.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA were Construction (5,330 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,520 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,224 people), and the highest paying industries were Truck transportation ($189,561), Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($147,809), and Electric & gas, and other combinations ($140,139).

Males in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.23 times higher than the average income of females, which is $69,836. The income inequality in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.42, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

26,658

Women

46.4%

30,780

Men

53.6%

The workforce of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA in 2024 was 57,438 people, with 46.4% woman, and 53.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

57.4k

2024 Value

−0.613%

1 Year decline

± −0.613%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA declined at a rate of −0.613%, from 57.8k employees to 57.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA, are Cashiers (1,992 people), Other managers (1,540 people), and Retail salespersons (1,465 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, 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

57.4k

2024 Value

−0.613%

1 Year decline

± −0.613%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA declined at a rate of −0.613%, from 57.8k employees to 57.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA, are Construction (5,330 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,520 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,224 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,556

Median earning men ± $4,249

$44,434

Median earning women ± $2,318

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($109,387), Manufacturing ($73,247), and Information ($71,364).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,835), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,488), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,620).

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.

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 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

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 California

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.

Education

The student population of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 4,015 male students and 4,890 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA are White (594 and 56.8%), Hispanic or Latino (315 and 30.1%), Asian (49 and 4.69%), and Two or More Races (41 and 3.92%).

The largest universities in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are Cuyamaca College (1,050 and 100%).

The most popular majors in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (235 and 22.4%), Biological & Physical Sciences (124 and 11.8%), and General Business Administration & Management (104 and 9.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 8,905 students enrolled in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA, 45.1% men and 54.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,157 records, of which 54.9% were women and 45.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
178 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
124 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
97 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 178 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Cuyamaca College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,050 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Cuyamaca College with 1,050 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 411 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA, which is 0.643 times less than the 639 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 594 degrees mean that there were 1.89 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 315 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, 2-year ($1,288) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($58) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 2% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.91% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA in 2024 were Some college (28.9k), High School or Equivalent (26.2k), and Bachelors Degree (17.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA was $753,900 in 2024, which is 2.27 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $685,300 to $753,900, a 10% increase. The homeownership rate in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA is 65.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$753,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,123

$27,728

Median Property Taxes

±$1,186

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 San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.5%

Homeownership

2024

75.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.5% of the housing units in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, 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.

$102,842

Median Household Income

± $4,443

42.4k

Number of Households

± 1,684

In 2024, the median household income of the 42.4k households in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA grew to $102,842 from the previous year's value of $97,586.

The following chart displays the households in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, 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

0.42

2024 Wage GINI in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA

0.423

2023 Wage GINI in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA

In 2024, the income inequality in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA was 0.42 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.553% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.7%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)
Carpooled (8.28%)

In 2024, 76.7% of workers in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.28%).

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

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.33% of the workforce in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA (11.8k out of 128k 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 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Diego County (South Central)--Lemon Grove City, La Presa & Spring Valley PUMA, CA is White, followed by Hispanic 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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