Chula Vista, CA

Census Place

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2023 Population
275,030
0.389% 1-year decline
US Senator
N/AAlex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
N/AAdam Schiff
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
37
2.49% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
8.42%
4.1% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$105,173
3.13% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$697,400
7.77% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
126,860
0.451% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Chula Vista, CA had a population of 275k people with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $105,173. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Chula Vista, CA declined from 276,103 to 275,030, a −0.389% decrease and its median household income grew from $101,984 to $105,173, a 3.13% increase.

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None of the households in Chula 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.

88.7% of the residents in Chula Vista, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Chula Vista, CA was $697,400, and the homeownership rate was 60.2%.

Most people in Chula Vista, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Chula Vista, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Chula Vista, CA is home to a population of 275k people, from which 88.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 29.5% of Chula Vista, CA residents were born outside of the country (81.1k people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.7%
2023 Citizenship
88.6%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 88.7% of Chula Vista, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Chula Vista, CA was 88.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Foreign-Born Population

29.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
81.1k people
29.3%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
81k people

As of 2023, 29.5% of Chula Vista, CA residents (81.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chula Vista, CA was 29.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    7,228 ± 788
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    3,990 ± 639
  3. Vietnam
    3,008 ± 381

Chula Vista, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.81 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Chula Vista, CA employs 127k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Chula Vista, CA were N/A, and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($95,980), Public Administration ($87,046), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($81,650).

Employment

Occupations

127k
2023 Value
± 3,382
−0.451%
1 Year decline
± 3.82%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Chula Vista, CA declined at a rate of −0.451%, from 127k employees to 127k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chula Vista, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (15,503 people), Management Occupations (12,393 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (11,850 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chula Vista, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

127k
2023 Value
± 3,382
−0.451%
1 Year decline
± 3.82%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Chula Vista, CA declined at a rate of −0.451%, from 127k employees to 127k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chula Vista, CA, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chula Vista, CA, though some of these residents may live in Chula 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

$57,120
Median earning men ± $2,700
$41,285
Median earning women ± $1,206

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($101,865), Manufacturing ($79,390), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,286).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($68,367), Wholesale Trade ($49,923), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,899).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Presidential Elections

2024 Election Results
  1. N/AKamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. N/ADonald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. N/ARobert 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex 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.
N/AAdam 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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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Chula Vista, CA awarded 4,960 degrees. The student population of Chula Vista, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 9,328 male students and 11,539 female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 20,867 students enrolled in Chula Vista, CA, 44.7% men and 55.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 13,828 records, of which 58.3% were women and 41.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Chula Vista, CA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Chula Vista, CA according to their major.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,288) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($56) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,080) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 2.25% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.39% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (6.79M), Some college (6.7M), and Bachelors Degree (6.45M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Chula Vista, CA was $697,400 in 2023, which is 2.3 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $647,100 to $697,400, a 7.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Chula Vista, CA is 60.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Chula Vista, CA have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chula Vista, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$697,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$9,544
$51,264
Median Property Taxes
±$1,787

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

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

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Rent vs Own

60.2%
Homeownership
2023
74.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 60.2% of the housing units in Chula Vista, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.9%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Chula Vista, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$105,173
Median Household Income
± $3,132
85.2k
Number of Households
± 2,506

In 2023, the median household income of the 85.2k households in Chula Vista, CA grew to $105,173 from the previous year's value of $101,984.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chula Vista, CA is from Chula Vista, CA.
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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (73.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.7%)
  3. Carpooled (9.86%)

In 2023, 73.3% of workers in Chula Vista, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.86%).

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

28.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chula Vista, CA have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Chula 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 Chula Vista, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chula Vista, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.42% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chula Vista, CA (23k out of 273k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chula Vista, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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

N/A% of the population of Chula Vista, CA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

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Uninsured People

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