Chula Vista city, CA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 276,103 ( 32,187 from 2010 )
Land area: 49.6 square miles
Population density: 5562.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	44,353	16.06%	10.7%
Black:	13,399	4.85%	34.4%
Indian:	215	0.08%	64.2%
Asian:	41,940	15.19%	20.9%
2+ races:	9,141	3.31%	38.7%
Hispanic:	166,129	60.17%	16.9%

Total non-White:	231,750	83.94%	19.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-5,288	-2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	37,475	18.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
243,916
49,641	20.35%
9,972	4.09%
600	0.25%
34,686	14.22%
6,591	2.70%
142,066	58.24%
194,275	79.65%

2000
173,860
54,707	31.47%
7,378	4.24%
662	0.38%
19,136	11.01%
5,142	2.96%
86,500	49.75%
119,153	68.53%

1990
135,163
67,544	49.97%
5,812	4.30%
685	0.51%
11,353	8.40%
n/a
49,769	36.82%
67,619	50.03%

1980
83,927
57,193	68.15%
1,730	2.06%
52	0.06%
5,167	6.16%
n/a
19,573	23.32%
26,734	31.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-5,066	-2.9
75,122	43.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-12,837	-9.5
51,534	38.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

10,351	12.3
40,885	48.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Chula Vista city, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.1
68,263	24.7%
207,840	75.3%
33,786	12.2%

83,074
3.30

66,048	79.5%
48,048	72.7%
5,604	8.5%
17,026	20.5%

2010
Number	Percent
33.7
68,126	27.9%
175,790	72.1%
24,439	10.0%

75,515
3.21

59,408	78.7%
42,153	71.0%
6,655	11.2%
16,107	21.3%

2000
Number	Percent
33.1
50,143	28.8%
123,717	71.2%
19,543	11.2%

57,626
3.00

43,955	76.3%
32,573	74.1%
4,951	11.3%
13,671	23.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
35,408	26.2%
99,755	73.8%
15,429	11.4%

47,869
2.79

35,095	73.3%
27,623	78.7%
3,389	9.7%
12,774	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
23,173	27.6%
60,754	72.4%
8,587	10.2%

30,419
2.74

22,405	73.7%
18,392	82.1%
2,230	10.0%
8,014	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for Chula Vista city, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,574	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,381	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,078	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,967	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,186	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,568	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,538	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,958	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,912	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,243	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,234	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,784	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,545	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,195	11.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,751	14.1%
$200,000 or more	12,160	14.6%

Median Household Income	101,984
Per Capita Income	37,618

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,363	5.3%
Public Assistance	2,138	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,569	11.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	47,884	66.5%
Unemployed	3,041	4.2%
In Armed Forces	3,839	5.3%

Total Labor Force	54,764	76.1%
Not in Labor Force	17,192	23.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	45,860	36,239	55.9%
Non-Profit	3,915	5,495	41.6%
Self-Employed	7,311	4,806	60.3%

Local Government	4,128	6,374	39.3%
State Government	1,985	2,807	41.4%
Federal Government	5,711	2,675	68.1%

Total Private + Self	53,171	41,045	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15,739	17,351	47.6%
Total	68,910	58,396	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19,643	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	28,254	22.2%
Professional, Technical	29,838	23.4%
Service Occupations	25,917	20.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	405	0.3%
All others	23,783	18.7%

White Collar		61.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	19,631	15.4%
Retail trade	14,495	11.4%
Public administration	10,753	8.4%
Manufacturing	10,508	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	10,449	8.2%
Educational services	10,349	8.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,700	7.6%
Construction	8,585	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	7,303	5.7%
Other services	5,475	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,878	3.8%
Finance and insurance	4,481	3.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,897	2.3%
Wholesale trade	2,479	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,066	1.6%
Information	1,743	1.4%
Utilities	944	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	509	0.4%
Management	129	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	61	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	151,911	55.02%
Puerto Rican	3,585	1.30%
Cuban	528	0.19%
Dominican	466	0.17%

Total Central American	2,294	0.83%
Costa Rican	153	0.06%
Guatemalan	753	0.27%
Honduran	84	0.03%
Nicaraguan	710	0.26%
Panamanian	75	0.03%
Salvadoran	519	0.19%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,985	1.08%
Argentinean	458	0.17%
Bolivian	42	0.02%
Chilean	267	0.10%
Colombian	788	0.29%
Ecuadorian	379	0.14%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	691	0.25%
Uruguayan	56	0.02%
Venezuelan	304	0.11%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,360	1.58%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	32,614	11.81%
Chinese	2,111	0.76%
Korean	1,656	0.60%
Vietnamese	1,372	0.50%
Japanese	1,364	0.49%
Indian	745	0.27%
Laotian	242	0.09%
Cambodian	237	0.09%
Taiwanese	171	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	118,688	45.6%
English	114,292	43.9%
Tagalog	17,312	6.6%
Other Asian	2,721	1.0%
Chinese	1,844	0.7%
Korean	1,379	0.5%
Other Indo-European	1,373	0.5%
Vietnamese	763	0.3%
Arabic	647	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	8,909	3.2%
Irish	8,094	2.9%
English	7,283	2.6%
Italian	5,414	2.0%
American	4,579	1.7%
French	2,596	0.9%
European	2,472	0.9%
Polish	2,019	0.7%
Swedish	1,258	0.5%
African	1,237	0.4%
Scottish	1,150	0.4%
Norwegian	986	0.4%
Russian	909	0.3%
Dutch	903	0.3%
Portuguese	811	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	244,719	88.6%
Not a citizen	31,384	11.4%

Native	195,089	70.7%
Foreign-born	81,014	29.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12,355	6.8%	14,396	7.9%	38,869	21.3%	59,959	32.8%	38,313	21.0%	18,645	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12,355	6.8%
9-12 Years	14,396	7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,869	21.3%
Some College	59,959	32.8%
Bach. Degree	38,313	21.0%
Grad Degree	18,645	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +14,369	D +2,884	R + 7.7%
D +17,253
2020 vs. 2012	R +12,139	D +21,436	D + 8.8%
D +33,575
2020 vs. 2008	R +10,583	D +22,938	D + 11.2%
D +33,521

2016 vs. 2008	R -3,786	D +20,054	D + 18.9%
D +16,268
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Joe Biden (D)	81,794	64.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	42,360	33.5%	2,438	1.9%	126,592	-1	-13	0.72%
2016	49%	Hillary Clinton (D)	64,541	66.1%	Donald Trump (R)	27,991	28.7%	5,064	5.2%	97,596	-3	-17	0.69%
2012	43%	Barack Obama* (D)	48,219	60.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	30,221	37.9%	1,271	1.6%	79,711	1	-9	0.61%
2008	49%	Barack Obama (D)	48,273	59.5%	John McCain (R)	31,777	39.2%	1,105	1.4%	81,155	2	-6	0.60%
2004	48%	George W. Bush* (R)	34,524	50.2%	John Kerry (D)	33,725	49.0%	539	0.8%	68,788	6	-1	0.55%
2000	41%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	25,857	51.0%	George W. Bush (R)	22,860	45.1%	2,004	4.0%	50,721	3	-3	0.46%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chula Vista city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

81,794

64.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

42,360

33.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,049

0.8%

Other

1,389

1.1%

TOTAL

126,592

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -13

2016 President, Chula Vista city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

64,541

66.1%

Donald Trump (R)

27,991

28.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,971

3.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,694

1.7%

Other

399

0.4%

TOTAL

97,596

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -17

2012 President, Chula Vista city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

48,219

60.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

30,221

37.9%

Other

1,271

1.6%

TOTAL

79,711

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -9

2008 President, Chula Vista city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

48,273

59.5%

John McCain (R)

31,777

39.2%

Other

1,105

1.4%

TOTAL

81,155

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -6

2004 President, Chula Vista city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

34,524

50.2%

John Kerry (D)

33,725

49.0%

Other

539

0.8%

TOTAL

68,788

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Chula Vista city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

22,860

45.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

25,857

51.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,446

2.9%

Other

558

1.1%

TOTAL

50,721

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chula Vista city, CA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	62%	Alex Padilla* (D)	82,042	61.0%	Mark Meuser (R)	52,368	39.0%	0	0.0%	134,410	0	1.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	31%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	40,157	59.2%	Brian Dahle (R)	27,712	40.8%	0	0.0%	67,869	0	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	34%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	36,209	50.8%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	35,087	49.2%	0	0.0%	71,296	n/a	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	38%	Gavin Newsom (D)	49,834	62.5%	John H. Cox (R)	29,850	37.5%	0	0.0%	79,684	-1	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	44%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	44,417	50.6%	Kamala Harris (D)	43,449	49.4%	0	0.0%	87,866	n/a	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	20%	Jerry Brown* (D)	22,906	58.2%	Neel Kashkari (R)	16,419	41.8%	0	0.0%	39,325	2	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	42%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	47,552	61.8%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	29,413	38.2%	0	0.0%	76,965	1	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	31%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	27,745	50.3%	Carly Fiorina (R)	23,713	43.0%	3,697 [+]	6.7%	55,155	1	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 1,071 (1.9%); Duane Roberts (Green) 995 (1.8%); Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 831 (1.5%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 800 (1.5%);
2010	G	32%	Jerry Brown (D)	28,460	51.0%	Meg Whitman (R)	23,369	41.9%	3,957 [+]	7.1%	55,786	1	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 1,402 (2.5%); Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 980 (1.8%); Laura Wells (Green) 954 (1.7%); Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 621 (1.1%);
2006	S1	28%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	25,928	59.1%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	15,872	36.2%	2,036 [+]	4.6%	43,836	1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 713 (1.6%); Michael Metti (Libertarian) 606 (1.4%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 393 (0.9%); Todd Chretien (Green) 324 (0.7%);
2006	G	29%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	25,808	58.0%	Phil Angelides (D)	16,870	37.9%	1,828 [+]	4.1%	44,506	2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Camejo (Green) 748 (1.7%); Art Olivier (Libertarian) 418 (0.9%); Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 402 (0.9%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 260 (0.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	88,526
Median Value	$647,100

Occupied	83,074	93.8%
Vacant	5,452	6.2%

Owned	49,795	59.9%
Rented	33,279	40.1%
Median Rent	$2,035

Single-Family Units	59,073	66.7%
Detached	47,047	53.1%
Attached	12,026	13.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	20,810	23.5%
Mobile Homes	4,054	4.6%

Chula Vista city, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chula Vista city, CA

2022 Housing Data for Chula Vista city, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chula Vista city, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chula Vista city, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chula Vista city, CA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chula Vista city, CA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chula Vista city, CA