92071 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 92071, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

92071 is a zip code in San Diego County, California, which covers San Diego, with a total population of 59,826 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 92071 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 92071.

The estimated population of people living in 92071 is 59,826, with a median age of 39.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 92071 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
59,826
+4.58%
+4.51%
2020
57,207
 -0.87% -
2019
57,710
+0.35%
-
2018
57,511
+0.46%
-
2017
57,245
 - -

Population of 92071 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 92071 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
67.3%
69.9%
 -3.72%
Black/African American
1.3%
1.9%
 -31.58%
Native
0.4%
0.4%
 0.00%
Hispanic
20.1%
18.5%
 +8.65%
Asian
4.8%
4.6%
 +4.35%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.3%
 -66.67%
Two Or More Races
5.8%
4.4%
 +31.82%
Other
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 92071 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 92071 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 92071 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 92071 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 39.3 +0.77% 37.9 +1.88% 40.5 -0.25%
2020 39 +2.09% 37.2 +1.36% 40.6 +1.25%
2019 38.2 -1.55% 36.7 -1.34% 40.1 -0.99%
2018 38.8 +1.57% 37.2 +1.64% 40.5 +0.25%
2017 38.2 - 36.6 - 40.4 -

The median age of the 92071 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 92071 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 3,566 +14.44% 3,512 +4.44% 4,092 3,650
10 to 19 3,801 +2.13% 3,654 -5.36% 3,850 3,453
20 to 29 3,383 -5.06% 3,530 -3.97% 3,175 3,390
30 to 39 4,258 -2.73% 4,122 +11.88% 4,131 4,627
40 to 49 3,564 +19.36% 4,649 -9.2% 4,282 4,221
50 to 59 4,221 -15.2% 4,155 -7.39% 3,581 3,844
60 to 69 2,522 +28.39% 3,482 +12.5% 3,303 3,916
70+ 1,935 +33.72% 2,891 +24.36% 2,659 3,652

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 92071 zip code is $93,043.00.

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 92071.

  • Under 25
    $37,639.00
  • 25 to 44
    $106,080.00
  • 45 to 64
    $109,273.00
  • 65 and over
    $56,707.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 92071 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 92071, 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 92071 is currently $108,281.00.

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.

9.93% of households in 92071 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 92071 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.10%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    13.84%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    14.82%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.20%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    22.60%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    14.50%
  • $200,000 or more
    9.93%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 92071 is $38,914.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 92071 by the total population of 92071.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 92071 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 92071 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
    11.41%
  • Bachelor's degree
    37.58%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.42%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    34.55%
  • Less than high school diploma
    4.05%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 92071 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 92071 zip over the age of 16 is 47,779.

Of those people, a total of 63.20% 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 92071 is 58.30%.

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 92071 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,998 41.80% 15.90%
20 to 24 years 3,026 78.70% 15.00%
25 to 29 years 3,539 78.90% 11.40%
30 to 34 years 4,800 78.50% 4.10%
35 to 44 years 8,461 81.60% 4.00%
45 to 54 years 7,512 79.70% 3.80%
55 to 59 years 3,913 74.00% 4.30%
60 to 64 years 4,241 63.10% 5.00%
65 to 74 years 5,387 26.00% 3.60%
75 years and over 3,902 3.90% 11.90%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 92071. 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 37,376 62.80% 4.70%
Black or African American 738 60.80% 18.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 395 48.60% 0.00%
Asian 2,739 65.90% 7.60%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 104 47.10% 0.00%
Other 2,078 69.90% 7.80%
Two or more races 4,349 63.60% 15.60%
Hispanic or Latino 8,093 65.80% 8.30%
Not Hispanic or Latino 33,664 62.10% 4.70%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 92071 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 92071 is 27,842, with median earnings of $51,623.00.

Women in 92071 are earning approximately 70.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 27,842 $51,623.00
Male 14,426 $60,686.00
Female 13,416 $42,992.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 92071 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 3,112 $76,362.00
Business and Financial 1,957 $73,915.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,024 $91,607.00
Architecture and Engineering 792 $114,885.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 243 $78,622.00
Community and Social Service 490 $52,550.00
Legal 246 $89,900.00
Educational and Library 1,467 $48,438.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 558 $43,750.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,622 $83,000.00
Healthcare Support 785 $25,757.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 401 $50,975.00
Law Enforcement 457 $76,875.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,748 $18,676.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 756 $27,402.00
Personal Care and Service 935 $24,479.00
Sales 2,734 $38,510.00
Office and Administrative Support 3,414 $50,631.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 40 $35,417.00
Construction and Extraction 1,215 $48,603.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 806 $59,353.00
Production 1,177 $44,033.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,047 $27,550.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 92071 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 92071.

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 1,824 $84,308.00 1,288 $60,781.00
Business and Financial 921 $90,373.00 1,036 $68,605.00
Computer and Mathematical 798 $97,333.00 226 $83,095.00
Architecture and Engineering 691 $120,449.00 101 $90,858.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 165 $78,558.00 78 $85,227.00
Community and Social Service 108 $57,500.00 382 $51,991.00
Legal 59 $74,226.00 187 $93,558.00
Educational and Library 429 $70,273.00 1,038 $36,614.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 265 $53,315.00 293 $41,328.00
Healthcare Practitioners 331 $70,583.00 1,291 $85,150.00
Healthcare Support 83 $20,260.00 702 $26,514.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 309 $75,174.00 92 $25,816.00
Law Enforcement 302 $86,786.00 155 $68,750.00
Food Preparation and Serving 815 $21,414.00 933 $14,375.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 585 $33,692.00 171 $17,660.00
Personal Care and Service 238 $37,969.00 697 $21,285.00
Sales 1,265 $50,721.00 1,469 $29,301.00
Office and Administrative Support 855 $61,348.00 2,559 $45,412.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 10 $0.00 30 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,185 $49,044.00 30 $41,875.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 744 $59,181.00 62 $74,500.00
Production 909 $46,496.00 268 $26,750.00
Transportation and Material Moving 837 $25,462.00 210 $32,692.00

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 20,678 households in 92071, with an average household size of 2.81 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 14,862 families living in the 92071 zip code with an average family size of 3.28 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 92071:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 11,173 1,188 2,501 5,816
Average Household Size 3.4 3.18 3.41 1.35
Total Families 11,173 1,188 2,501 0
Average Household Size 3.35 2.98 3.12 0

Poverty

Of the 14,862 families living in 92071, 5.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 92071:

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 21,321 housing units in 92071.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 20,678 96.98%
Vacant 643 3.02%

25.61% of the total 21,321 housing units in 92071 are rental units. This is approximately 5,460 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 14,954 are occupied by the owner - or 70.14% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 92071 is $1,854.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 92071 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
    264
  • Less than $500
    242
  • $500 to $999
    317
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    953
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,721
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    1,118
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    738
  • $3,000 or more
    371

Property Value

The median value of a property in 92071 is $524,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 92071 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    358
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    716
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    330
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    147
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    907
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    4,396
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    7,735
  • $1,000,000 or more
    365

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 92071. The chart below shows the number of properties in 92071 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    180
  • 1940 to 1949
    231
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,409
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,804
  • 1970 to 1979
    7,303
  • 1980 to 1989
    4,278
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,598
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,912
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,606
  • 2014 or later
    0

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 92071 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    702
  • 1 vehicle available
    5,236
  • 2 vehicles available
    9,174
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    5,566

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 92071 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 92071 that commute to work in a particular way.

27.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 92071.

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
    388
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,500
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,823
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,968
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    4,140
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    2,385
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    4,741
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    745
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,365
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,982
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,327
  • 90 or more minutes
    555

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 92071 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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