Valle Vista, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
18,602
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
35.1
2.63% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
16.7%
8.48% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$66,825
8.13% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$336,200
6.59% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,593
8.16% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Valle Vista, 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.

91.7% of the residents in Valle Vista, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Valle Vista, CA was $336,200, and the homeownership rate was 73.9%.

Most people in Valle Vista, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 37.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Valle Vista, CA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Valle Vista, CA is home to a population of 18.6k people, from which 91.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.5% of Valle Vista, CA residents were born outside of the country (3.25k people).

In 2024, there were 2.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.77k people) in Valle Vista, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.64k Other (Hispanic) and 2.78k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.7%
2024 Citizenship
91.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.7% of Valle Vista, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Valle Vista, CA was 91.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Valle Vista, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.77k ± 1.38k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    3.64k ± 1.11k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.78k ± 987
49.2%
Hispanic Population
9.16k people

In 2024, there were 2.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.77k people) in Valle Vista, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.64k Other (Hispanic) and 2.78k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

49.2% of the people in Valle Vista, CA are hispanic (9.16k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Valle Vista, 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

17.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.25k people
16.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.11k people

As of 2024, 17.5% of Valle Vista, CA residents (3.25k 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 Valle Vista, CA was 16.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    335 ± 136
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    231 ± 127
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    139 ± 91

Valle Vista, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Valle Vista, CA employs 6.59k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Valle Vista, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (909 people), Retail Trade (821 people), and Construction (769 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($125,177), Information ($105,046), and Utilities ($97,794).

Occupations

6.59k
2024 Value
± 750
−8.16%
1 Year decline
± 17.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Valle Vista, CA declined at a rate of −8.16%, from 7.18k employees to 6.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Valle Vista, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (682 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (570 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (535 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Valle Vista, 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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Employment by Industries

6.59k
2024 Value
± 750
−8.16%
1 Year decline
± 17.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Valle Vista, CA declined at a rate of −8.16%, from 7.18k employees to 6.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Valle Vista, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (909 people), Retail Trade (821 people), and Construction (769 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Valle Vista, CA, though some of these residents may live in Valle Vista, 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

$47,417
Median earning men ± $4,496
$31,542
Median earning women ± $5,391

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($95,880), Manufacturing ($63,558), and Wholesale Trade ($62,171).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,286), Construction ($48,594), and Manufacturing ($37,480).

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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.

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 Valle Vista, CA was $336,200 in 2024, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $315,400 to $336,200, a 6.59% increase. The homeownership rate in Valle Vista, CA is 73.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Valle Vista, CA have an average commute time of 37.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Valle Vista, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$336,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$34,912
$4,476
Median Property Taxes
±$571

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

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

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Rent vs Own

73.9%
Homeownership
2024
59.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.9% of the housing units in Valle Vista, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.4%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,825
Median Household Income
± $6,338
6.06k
Number of Households
± 658

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.06k households in Valle Vista, CA grew to $66,825 from the previous year's value of $61,799.

The following chart displays the households in Valle Vista, 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Valle Vista, 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.1%)
  2. Carpooled (10.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (10%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Valle Vista, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (10%).

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

37.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Valle Vista, CA have a longer commute time (37.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.52% of the workforce in Valle Vista, 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 Valle Vista, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Valle Vista, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

16.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Valle Vista, CA (3.11k out of 18.6k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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Health

91.9% of the population of Valle Vista, CA has health coverage, with 31.3% on employee plans, 38.3% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 1.05% 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, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.7% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

8.11%
Uninsured
31.3%
Employer Coverage
38.3%
Medicaid
10.8%
Medicare
10.5%
Non-Group
1.05%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Valle Vista, CA grew by 22.3% from 6.63% to 8.11%.

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