92139 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 92139, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

92139 is a zip code in San Diego County, California, which covers San Diego, with a total population of 35,364 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 92139 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 92139.

The estimated population of people living in 92139 is 35,364, with a median age of 35.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 92139 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
35,364
 -2.23% -4.00%
2020
36,172
+0.19%
-
2019
36,105
 -2.52% -
2018
37,040
+0.55%
-
2017
36,836
 - -

Population of 92139 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 92139 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
11.6%
12.5%
 -7.20%
Black/African American
12.7%
12.7%
 0.00%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
38.3%
40.7%
 -5.90%
Asian
29.5%
27.9%
 +5.73%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.5%
1.5%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
6.3%
4.6%
 +36.96%
Other
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 92139 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 92139 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 92139 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 92139 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 35.8 -0.56% 33.3 +0.6% 37.8 -0.79%
2020 36 +2.56% 33.1 +0.61% 38.1 +1.06%
2019 35.1 +1.74% 32.9 +1.86% 37.7 +0.53%
2018 34.5 -0.29% 32.3 0% 37.5 -0.27%
2017 34.6 - 32.3 - 37.6 -

The median age of the 92139 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 92139 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 2,602 -21.34% 2,303 +10.23% 2,073 2,543
10 to 19 2,258 +20.47% 2,592 -17.85% 2,744 2,151
20 to 29 3,311 -11.71% 3,229 -35.68% 2,916 2,217
30 to 39 2,166 +22.03% 2,044 +41.96% 2,670 3,016
40 to 49 2,477 +5.54% 2,508 -11.07% 2,551 2,227
50 to 59 2,105 -26.81% 2,641 -26.6% 1,581 1,994
60 to 69 1,732 -12.6% 2,010 0.64% 1,497 2,009
70+ 1,015 +31.79% 1,843 -1.2% 1,369 1,806

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 92139 zip code is $80,594.00.

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 92139.

  • Under 25
    $62,860.00
  • 25 to 44
    $80,585.00
  • 45 to 64
    $98,214.00
  • 65 and over
    $62,212.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 92139 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 92139, 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 92139 is currently $96,993.00.

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.

6.50% of households in 92139 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 92139 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    10.02%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    18.11%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.15%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    16.02%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    24.01%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8.19%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.50%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 92139 is $28,981.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 92139 by the total population of 92139.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 92139 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 92139 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
    6.24%
  • Bachelor's degree
    30.64%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    14.93%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    42.30%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.88%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 92139 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 92139 zip over the age of 16 is 27,895.

Of those people, a total of 67.10% 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 92139 is 60.00%.

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 92139 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,042 29.90% 35.20%
20 to 24 years 2,227 75.10% 9.30%
25 to 29 years 2,906 86.60% 4.30%
30 to 34 years 2,724 89.60% 5.20%
35 to 44 years 5,535 87.90% 5.50%
45 to 54 years 4,025 85.80% 8.80%
55 to 59 years 1,755 73.60% 2.70%
60 to 64 years 1,919 63.40% 1.70%
65 to 74 years 2,712 20.90% 1.60%
75 years and over 2,050 3.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 92139. 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 8,621 64.10% 7.10%
Black or African American 3,519 66.20% 5.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native 71 94.40% 47.80%
Asian 9,116 68.30% 4.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 400 66.50% 17.30%
Other 2,802 70.70% 5.50%
Two or more races 3,366 68.60% 10.60%
Hispanic or Latino 10,103 70.40% 6.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,662 59.60% 8.70%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 92139 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 92139 is 16,740, with median earnings of $36,250.00.

Women in 92139 are earning approximately 89.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 16,740 $36,250.00
Male 8,368 $38,293.00
Female 8,372 $34,334.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 92139 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 878 $63,480.00
Business and Financial 879 $52,083.00
Computer and Mathematical 473 $70,564.00
Architecture and Engineering 260 $70,370.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 106 $68,056.00
Community and Social Service 271 $36,728.00
Legal 197 $83,283.00
Educational and Library 923 $32,402.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 158 $58,750.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,258 $50,000.00
Healthcare Support 1,402 $28,981.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 253 $26,761.00
Law Enforcement 131 $106,450.00
Food Preparation and Serving 870 $16,449.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 668 $26,351.00
Personal Care and Service 269 $26,758.00
Sales 2,169 $27,410.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,931 $37,764.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 35 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 793 $39,137.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 712 $51,389.00
Production 908 $38,596.00
Transportation and Material Moving 488 $30,972.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 92139 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 92139.

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 336 $64,900.00 542 $61,061.00
Business and Financial 302 $65,307.00 577 $47,898.00
Computer and Mathematical 390 $67,935.00 83 $102,574.00
Architecture and Engineering 158 $74,444.00 102 $63,269.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 75 $67,951.00 31 $70,313.00
Community and Social Service 113 $41,106.00 158 $35,735.00
Legal 55 $49,671.00 142 $83,341.00
Educational and Library 279 $31,578.00 644 $40,882.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 104 $36,944.00 54 $103,714.00
Healthcare Practitioners 293 $49,844.00 965 $50,054.00
Healthcare Support 396 $35,486.00 1,006 $27,410.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 180 $17,431.00 73 $29,009.00
Law Enforcement 106 $110,156.00 25 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 445 $13,986.00 425 $21,082.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 477 $26,054.00 191 $26,619.00
Personal Care and Service 38 $38,704.00 231 $25,742.00
Sales 1,101 $26,919.00 1,068 $30,255.00
Office and Administrative Support 506 $42,143.00 1,425 $34,716.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 35 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 793 $39,137.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 712 $51,389.00 0 $0.00
Production 556 $39,907.00 352 $34,145.00
Transportation and Material Moving 414 $46,765.00 74 $0.00

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 9,929 households in 92139, with an average household size of 3.53 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 7,872 families living in the 92139 zip code with an average family size of 3.91 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 92139:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,194 659 2,019 2,057
Average Household Size 4.03 4.11 4.19 1.4
Total Families 5,194 659 2,019 0
Average Household Size 3.98 3.71 3.8 0

Poverty

Of the 7,872 families living in 92139, 6.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 92139:

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 10,656 housing units in 92139.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 9,929 93.18%
Vacant 727 6.82%

37.63% of the total 10,656 housing units in 92139 are rental units. This is approximately 4,010 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,647 are occupied by the owner - or 52.99% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 92139 is $1,768.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 92139 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
    272
  • Less than $500
    109
  • $500 to $999
    109
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,133
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,219
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    761
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    491
  • $3,000 or more
    188

Property Value

The median value of a property in 92139 is $466,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 92139 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    154
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    46
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    28
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    240
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    3,081
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,038
  • $1,000,000 or more
    47

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 92139. The chart below shows the number of properties in 92139 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    52
  • 1940 to 1949
    266
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,029
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,225
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,696
  • 1980 to 1989
    3,172
  • 1990 to 1999
    929
  • 2000 to 2009
    190
  • 2010 to 2013
    89
  • 2014 or later
    8

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 92139 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    284
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,235
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,806
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,604

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 92139 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 92139 that commute to work in a particular way.

27.2 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 92139.

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
    124
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    432
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,220
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    3,245
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,452
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,031
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,661
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    923
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    587
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    872
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,123
  • 90 or more minutes
    249

Summary

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