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San Diego County Facts

Census Statistics

	San Diego County	California
Population, 2003 estimate	2,930,886	35,484,453
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003	4.2%	4.8%
Population, 2000	2,813,833	33,871,648
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	12.6%	13.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.1%	7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	25.7%	27.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	11.2%	10.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000	49.7%	50.2%?
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	66.5%	59.5%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	5.7%	6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.9%	1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	8.9%	10.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a	0.5%	0.3%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	12.8%	16.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	4.7%	4.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	26.7%	32.4%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	55.0%	46.7%?
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000	45.1%	50.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	21.5%	26.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	33.0%	39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	82.6%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	29.5%	26.6%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	448,590	5,923,361
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	25.3	27.7?
Housing units, 2002	1,072,792	12,507,767
Homeownership rate, 2000	55.4%	56.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	35.1%	31.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$227,200	$211,500?
Households, 2000	994,677	11,502,870
Persons per household, 2000	2.73	2.87
Median household income, 1999	$47,067	$47,493
Per capita money income, 1999	$22,926	$22,711
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	12.4%	14.2%
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001	69,059	806,733
Private nonfarm employment, 2001	1,081,762	13,239,616
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001	2.8%	2.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000	175,100	2,103,178
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	22,233,599	379,612,443
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	22,215,341	263,118,346
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$8,161	$8,167
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	23.2%	28.8%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	28.5%	27.3%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002	13,684	159,573
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)	23,160,592	206,401,495
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	4,200	155,959
Persons per square mile, 2000	670.0	217.2
Metropolitan Area	San Diego, CA MSA	?
FIPS Code	073	06

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