California · Census place 13392
Chula Vista city, CA
Quick answer
Chula Vista city has 275,030 residents, ranking #15 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $105,173, the median home is worth $697,400 and median gross rent runs $2,122 a month.
- Population
- 275,030Chula Vista city residents
- Median household income
- $105,173Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $697,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,122Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chula Vista city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chula Vista city median would spend about 24.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 60.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Riverside city 316,241
- Santa Ana city 311,639
- Irvine city 308,160
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- Fremont city 228,518
- San Bernardino city 221,774
- Modesto city 218,614
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