Chula Vista, CA Demographic Data
Chula Vista, CA Summary
Chula Vista is located in San Diego County in California
- Population: 252,424
- Area: 52.09 sq. miles
- Land Area: 49.63 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.46 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4,845.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 440.62 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Chula Vista, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
134,692
50%
50.8
Male
132,477
50%
49.2
Total Population
267,169
323,128,000
Chula Vista, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
18,572
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
18,563
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
18,810
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
15,455
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
15,988
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
39,523
14.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
39,812
14.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
35,947
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
14,298
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
15,157
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
19,032
7.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
11,513
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,499
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
201,577
75.4%
77.2
Female
101,860
50.5%
51.3
Male
99,717
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
191,503
71.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
44,074
16.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
35,044
13.1%
15.2
Female
20,566
58.7%
55.8
Male
14,478
41.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Chula Vista, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
249,614
93.4%
96.8
White
179,666
67.2%
72.6
Black or African American
9,150
3.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,018
0.4%
0.8
Asian
40,423
15.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
357
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
2,734
1.0%
1.3
Filipino
28,996
10.9%
0.9
Japanese
2,236
0.8%
0.2
Korean
3,076
1.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,627
0.6%
0.6
Other Asian
1,397
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,465
0.9%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
16,892
6.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
17,555
6.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
159,153
59.6%
17.8
Mexican
147,263
55.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,333
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
203
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9,354
3.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
108,016
40.4%
82.2
Chula Vista, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
15,947
8.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
19,793
11.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
39,047
21.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
40,926
22.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
14,815
8.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
32,971
18.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
16,282
9.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
35,740
19.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
144,041
80.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
49,253
27.4%
31.2
Chula Vista, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
68,919
32.6%
33.7%
Now Married
108,405
51.3%
47.5
Divorced
17,650
8.4%
11.0%
Separated
4,161
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
12,089
5.7
5.8%
Chula Vista, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
92,832
37.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
155,765
62.7%
21.6%
Spanish
123,851
49.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3,047
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
28,615
11.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
252
0.1%
1.1%
Chula Vista, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,936
4.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,541
4.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,604
7.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
6,730
8.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
8,945
11.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
14,679
18.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
11,388
14.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
13,966
17.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5,782
7.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5,068
6.4%
6.4
Median household income
68,699
57,617
Per capita income
27,103
31,128
Chula Vista, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
220
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
11,378
9.5%
9.8
Construction
7,838
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
29,726
24.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7,857
6.6%
6.6
Information
1,385
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
9,130
7.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
7,236
6.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
13,368
11.2%
11.4
Public administration
10,561
8.8%
4.6
Retail trade
12,468
10.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,156
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3,307
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
11,511
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
45,324
37.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10,757
9.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
28,127
23.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
23,911
20.0%
18.1%
Chula Vista, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
119,120
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
94,190
79.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
10,921
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,974
3.3%
5.1
Walked
2,113
1.8%
2.7
Other means
1,842
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
6,080
5.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.3
26.6
Chula Vista, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,932
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
22,533
28.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
32,303
40.6%
37.1
3 or more
20,871
26.2%
21.0
Chula Vista, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
79,639
91.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
44,929
56.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
34,710
43.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,821
8.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.5
Chula Vista, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
87,460
1 room
2,878
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
5,772
6.6%
2.7
3 rooms
15,018
17.2%
9.1
4 rooms
10,836
12.4%
16.5
5 rooms
16,831
19.2%
19.8
6 rooms
11,994
13.7%
17.8
7 rooms
11,494
13.1%
12.0
8 rooms
6,944
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,693
6.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Chula Vista, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
87,460
1-unit, detached
45,445
52.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
12,133
13.9%
5.9
2-units
1,724
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,553
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,621
4.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,840
5.5%
4.4
20 or more units
13,254
15.2%
9.0
Mobile home
3,844
4.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
46
0.1%
0.1
Chula Vista, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,544
1.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,357
2.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
12,683
14.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
9,979
11.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
12,808
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
12,687
14.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
14,016
16.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
16,663
19.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,114
3.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,609
1.8%
1.4%
Chula Vista, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
52,142
65.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,008
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
22,853
28.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
47
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
510
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
983
1.2%
0.1
Other fuel
50
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
2,046
2.6%
1.1
Chula Vista, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
34,029
47295100.0
Less than $500
152
0.4%
1.6%
$500 to $999
1,278
3.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,622
10.6%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
5,512
16.2%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
6,293
18.5%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
8,094
23.8%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
9,078
26.7%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
7,811
23.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,728
20.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,547
13.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,928
8.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
11,641
34.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
374
0.0%
0.0%
Chula Vista, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
33,114
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
692
2.1%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,234
3.7%
1.9%
Less than $500
1,387
4.2%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,883
14.7%
4.4%
$500 to $999
7,179
21.7%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,463
25.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
9,276
28.0%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
1,596
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,413
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,209
6.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,875
8.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,660
14.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,194
12.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,224
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
15,764
47.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,784
0.0%
0.0%
Chula Vista, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
44,929
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,129
4.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
750
1.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
460
1.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
569
1.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,726
6.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
20,284
45.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
17,229
38.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
782
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
464,500
205,000
