California · Census place 66000
San Diego city, CA
Quick answer
San Diego city has 1,385,061 residents, ranking #2 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $104,321, the median home is worth $848,500 and median gross rent runs $2,223 a month.
- Population
- 1,385,061San Diego city residents
- Median household income
- $104,321Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $848,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,223Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in San Diego city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the San Diego city median would spend about 25.6% 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 8.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.1% of residents and 47.6% 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
Places of similar size in California.
- Los Angeles city 3,857,897
- San Jose city 990,054
- San Francisco city 836,321
- Fresno city 543,615
- Sacramento city 524,802
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