92026 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 92026, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

92026 is a zip code in San Diego County, California, which covers Fallbrook CCD, Oceanside-Escondido CCD, Pauma Valley CCD, and Valley Center, with a total population of 51,953 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 92026 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 92026.

The estimated population of people living in 92026 is 51,953, with a median age of 37.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 92026 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
51,953
+2.96%
+6.55%
2020
50,461
+0.28%
-
2019
50,321
+0.8%
-
2018
49,921
+2.39%
-
2017
48,757
 - -

Population of 92026 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 92026 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
45.1%
48.5%
 -7.01%
Black/African American
1.5%
2.1%
 -28.57%
Native
0.8%
0.1%
 +700.00%
Hispanic
40.7%
37.1%
 +9.70%
Asian
8%
8.8%
 -9.09%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.5%
0.2%
 +150.00%
Two Or More Races
3.3%
2.9%
 +13.79%
Other
0.2%
0.2%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 92026 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 92026 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 92026 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 92026 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 37.3 +1.36% 36 +0.56% 39.6 +1.28%
2020 36.8 +0.82% 35.8 +3.77% 39.1 0%
2019 36.5 -1.62% 34.5 -0.86% 39.1 -1.01%
2018 37.1 +0.54% 34.8 -1.14% 39.5 +1.8%
2017 36.9 - 35.2 - 38.8 -

The median age of the 92026 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 92026 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 3,313 +21.1% 2,934 0.29% 4,057 2,933
10 to 19 2,819 +8.69% 3,252 -27.85% 3,028 2,396
20 to 29 4,206 -20.72% 3,346 +9.04% 3,336 3,645
30 to 39 2,996 +36.95% 3,230 +19.92% 4,239 3,900
40 to 49 3,468 1.33% 3,119 -4.07% 3,468 2,964
50 to 59 3,008 +4.07% 3,106 +1.63% 3,103 3,137
60 to 69 2,113 +22.6% 2,864 +16.04% 2,591 3,344
70+ 1,986 +28.46% 2,997 +7.38% 2,593 3,219

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 92026 zip code is $83,194.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 92026.

  • Under 25
    $40,982.00
  • 25 to 44
    $89,643.00
  • 45 to 64
    $108,648.00
  • 65 and over
    $50,566.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 92026 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 92026, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 92026 is currently $105,688.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

10.92% of households in 92026 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 92026 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    14.41%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    16.59%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    14.18%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.28%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    20.07%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    10.56%
  • $200,000 or more
    10.92%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 92026 is $38,668.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 92026 by the total population of 92026.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 92026 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 92026 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    15.68%
  • Bachelor's degree
    33.59%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    17.09%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    29.77%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.87%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 92026 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 92026 zip over the age of 16 is 41,681.

Of those people, a total of 65.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 92026 is 61.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 92026 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,142 32.00% 9.90%
20 to 24 years 2,997 79.40% 13.00%
25 to 29 years 3,984 85.80% 5.40%
30 to 34 years 4,327 84.90% 8.20%
35 to 44 years 6,898 80.80% 2.30%
45 to 54 years 6,777 83.70% 2.60%
55 to 59 years 2,809 78.40% 4.90%
60 to 64 years 3,614 53.60% 3.70%
65 to 74 years 4,095 33.70% 7.00%
75 years and over 4,038 5.30% 4.20%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 92026. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 27,275 63.50% 4.10%
Black or African American 756 67.90% 13.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 381 67.20% 0.00%
Asian 3,826 58.90% 7.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 180 76.70% 0.00%
Other 5,114 77.70% 4.00%
Two or more races 4,149 64.70% 11.70%
Hispanic or Latino 15,600 71.10% 6.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 19,820 61.00% 3.30%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 92026 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 92026 is 25,569, with median earnings of $44,890.00.

Women in 92026 are earning approximately 67.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 25,569 $44,890.00
Male 14,158 $53,693.00
Female 11,411 $35,992.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 92026 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,591 $75,025.00
Business and Financial 1,183 $72,212.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,197 $102,365.00
Architecture and Engineering 751 $104,306.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 360 $69,545.00
Community and Social Service 472 $38,782.00
Legal 155 $72,417.00
Educational and Library 1,256 $57,237.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 483 $53,795.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,109 $96,417.00
Healthcare Support 818 $22,321.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 130 $29,250.00
Law Enforcement 65 $67,083.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,443 $21,236.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,484 $31,439.00
Personal Care and Service 1,136 $18,691.00
Sales 2,426 $30,313.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,631 $40,956.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 243 $27,825.00
Construction and Extraction 1,770 $44,732.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 946 $61,926.00
Production 1,318 $44,825.00
Transportation and Material Moving 604 $47,763.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 92026 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 92026.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,543 $78,925.00 1,048 $51,818.00
Business and Financial 644 $87,414.00 539 $63,290.00
Computer and Mathematical 901 $120,642.00 296 $64,261.00
Architecture and Engineering 612 $104,784.00 139 $77,578.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 200 $61,389.00 160 $88,929.00
Community and Social Service 139 $51,146.00 333 $27,303.00
Legal 25 $156,250.00 130 $71,667.00
Educational and Library 210 $55,658.00 1,046 $57,754.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 292 $47,368.00 191 $63,417.00
Healthcare Practitioners 252 $110,583.00 857 $85,701.00
Healthcare Support 49 $15,855.00 769 $24,750.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 119 $30,417.00 11 $0.00
Law Enforcement 51 $0.00 14 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 809 $23,149.00 634 $17,169.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 933 $33,860.00 551 $19,634.00
Personal Care and Service 400 $18,587.00 736 $19,792.00
Sales 1,190 $47,929.00 1,236 $18,411.00
Office and Administrative Support 678 $40,126.00 1,953 $41,770.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 196 $27,750.00 47 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,763 $44,888.00 7 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 946 $61,926.00 0 $0.00
Production 917 $52,831.00 401 $26,042.00
Transportation and Material Moving 535 $48,531.00 69 $14,506.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 18,432 households in 92026, with an average household size of 2.78 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 12,444 families living in the 92026 zip code with an average family size of 3.35 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 92026:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 9,399 1,110 1,935 5,988
Average Household Size 3.42 3.62 3.87 1.27
Total Families 9,399 1,110 1,935 0
Average Household Size 3.39 3.1 3.32 0

Poverty

Of the 12,444 families living in 92026, 7.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 92026:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 19,569 housing units in 92026.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 18,432 94.19%
Vacant 1,137 5.81%

36.40% of the total 19,569 housing units in 92026 are rental units. This is approximately 7,123 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 11,064 are occupied by the owner - or 56.54% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 92026 is $1,800.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 92026 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    245
  • Less than $500
    310
  • $500 to $999
    139
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,214
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    3,162
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    1,251
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    677
  • $3,000 or more
    370

Property Value

The median value of a property in 92026 is $539,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 92026 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    156
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    79
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    348
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    178
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    586
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    3,478
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    5,795
  • $1,000,000 or more
    444

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 92026. The chart below shows the number of properties in 92026 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    196
  • 1940 to 1949
    378
  • 1950 to 1959
    724
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,512
  • 1970 to 1979
    5,718
  • 1980 to 1989
    5,363
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,824
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,996
  • 2010 to 2013
    843
  • 2014 or later
    15

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 92026 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,002
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,874
  • 2 vehicles available
    7,445
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    5,111

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 92026 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 92026 that commute to work in a particular way.

29.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 92026.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    204
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    986
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,329
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    3,328
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,604
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,589
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    4,227
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    1,079
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,176
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,313
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,608
  • 90 or more minutes
    523

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 92026 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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