2017 Growth Rate
0.46%
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County Seat
San Diego
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San Diego County, California's estimated population is 3,325,468 with a growth rate of 0.46% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. San Diego County, California is the 2nd largest county in California.
| Year | Population | Growth | Growth Rate |
| 2018 | 3,343,364 | 17,896 | 0.54% |
| 2017 | 3,325,468 | 15,188 | 0.46% |
| 2016 | 3,310,280 | 26,219 | 0.80% |
| 2015 | 3,284,061 | 33,068 | 1.02% |
| 2014 | 3,250,993 | 39,745 | 1.24% |
| 2013 | 3,211,248 | 36,047 | 1.14% |
| 2012 | 3,175,201 | 37,829 | 1.21% |
| 2011 | 3,137,372 | 34,066 | 1.10% |
| 2010 | 3,103,306 | 605,290 | 24.23% |
| 1990 | 2,498,016 | 636,170 | 34.17% |
| 1980 | 1,861,846 | 503,992 | 37.12% |
| 1970 | 1,357,854 | 324,843 | 31.45% |
| 1960 | 1,033,011 | 476,203 | 85.52% |
| 1950 | 556,808 | 267,460 | 92.44% |
| 1940 | 289,348 | 79,689 | 38.01% |
| 1930 | 209,659 | 97,411 | 86.78% |
| 1920 | 112,248 | 50,583 | 82.03% |
| 1910 | 61,665 | 26,575 | 75.73% |
| 1900 | 35,090 | 103 | 0.29% |
| 1890 | 34,987 | 26,369 | 305.98% |
| 1880 | 8,618 | 3,667 | 74.07% |
| 1870 | 4,951 | 627 | 14.50% |
| 1860 | 4,324 | 3,526 | 441.85% |
| 1850 | 798 | 0.00% |
| Race | Population | Percentage |
| White | 2,325,434 | 70.82% |
| Asian | 384,154 | 11.70% |
| Some Other Race | 207,640 | 6.32% |
| Two or More Races | 166,620 | 5.07% |
| Black or African American | 164,571 | 5.01% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 21,064 | 0.64% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 14,182 | 0.43% |
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There are 2,555,203 adults, (425,217 of whom are seniors) in San Diego County, California.
Female
1,632,518
49.72%
Male
1,651,147
50.28%
| Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
| All | 1,111,739 | 2.87 | 53 |
| Married | 556,665 | 3.52 | 65.4 |
| Non Family | 364,494 | 1.46 | 41.2 |
| Female | 133,696 | 3.72 | 38.3 |
| Male | 56,884 | 3.67 | 42 |
| Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
| Less Than 9th Grade | 151,499 | 6.90% |
| 9th to 12th Grade | 140,701 | 6.40% |
| High School Graduate | 408,582 | 18.60% |
| Some College | 492,290 | 22.41% |
| Associates Degree | 183,059 | 8.33% |
| Bachelors Degree | 505,483 | 23.01% |
| Graduate Degree | 315,431 | 14.36% |
| Name | Total | High School | Bachelors |
| White | 1,136,114 | 1,088,541 | 533,380 |
| Hispanic | 618,277 | 417,912 | 100,597 |
| Asian | 276,411 | 245,825 | 138,397 |
| Other Race | 123,998 | 79,420 | 15,876 |
| Black | 105,218 | 95,440 | 25,536 |
| Multiple Races | 70,430 | 63,906 | 25,651 |
| Native American | 13,400 | 10,301 | 2,084 |
| Islander | 9,916 | 8,833 | 2,250 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 95.81%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 50.07%.
$41,194
Average Earnings
$47,537
Average Male
$34,930
Average Female
62.32% of San Diego County, California residents speak only English, while 37.68% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 24.77% of the population.
| Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
| Hispanic | 1,073,244 | 200,294 | 18.66% |
| White | 1,475,793 | 140,646 | 9.53% |
| Other | 202,830 | 43,699 | 21.54% |
| Asian | 379,756 | 38,987 | 10.27% |
| Black | 154,291 | 30,779 | 19.95% |
| Multiple | 164,453 | 22,702 | 13.80% |
| Native | 20,088 | 4,095 | 20.39% |
| Islander | 13,762 | 1,775 | 12.90% |
13.33%
Overall Poverty Rate
12.43%
Male Poverty Rate
14.22%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in San Diego County, California is Other, with 21.54% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in San Diego County, California is White, with 9.53% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.46%. Among those working part-time, it was 15.76%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 22.30%.
47.4%
Overall Marriage Rate
48.2%
Male Marriage Rate
46.6%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
| Name | Veterans | % of Total |
| White | 168,454 | 9.42% |
| Hispanic | 31,815 | 4.25% |
| Black | 22,234 | 18.71% |
| Asian | 19,198 | 6.21% |
| 2 or More | 7,295 | 8.15% |
| Other | 5,607 | 3.73% |
| Indian | 1,745 | 11.11% |
| Hawaiian | 1,161 | 10.49% |
6.33%
Veteran Poverty Rate
22.47%
Veteran Disability Rate
65.4%
Labor Force Participation
58.3%
Employment Rate
7.1%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
76.42%
Native Born
23.58%
Foreign Born
11.43%
Non Citizen
76.42% of San Diego County, California residents were born in the United States, with 49.26% having been born in California. 11.43% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
| City | 2010 Census | 2016 Estimated | Growth | Growth Rate |
| San Diego | 1301722 | 1406630 | 104908 | 8.06% |
| Chula Vista | 243920 | 267172 | 23252 | 9.53% |
| Oceanside | 166992 | 175464 | 8472 | 5.07% |
| Escondido | 143923 | 151613 | 7690 | 5.34% |
| Carlsbad | 105569 | 113952 | 8383 | 7.94% |
| El Cajon | 99516 | 103768 | 4252 | 4.27% |
| Vista | 93712 | 101659 | 7947 | 8.48% |
| San Marcos | 83654 | 95261 | 11607 | 13.88% |
| Encinitas | 59519 | 63131 | 3612 | 6.07% |
| National City | 58560 | 61147 | 2587 | 4.42% |
| La Mesa | 57013 | 59948 | 2935 | 5.15% |
| Santee | 53414 | 57834 | 4420 | 8.27% |
| Poway | 47806 | 50077 | 2271 | 4.75% |
| Imperial Beach | 26324 | 27418 | 1094 | 4.16% |
| Lemon Grove | 25318 | 26860 | 1542 | 6.09% |
| Coronado | 24702 | 25952 | 1250 | 5.06% |
| Solana Beach | 12867 | 13449 | 582 | 4.52% |
| Del Mar | 4163 | 4365 | 202 | 4.85% |