Living in La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, California

Overview

A total of 48,004 households are located in La Mesa-Spring Valley School District area. Among them, 16,023 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.41 people. The total number of children in the region is 42,795 and 36,179 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7% (9,602) of residents are non-citizens and 30% (41,580) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, California
Household	48,004
Population	138,357
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	16,023 (33%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	42,795
Total Students	36,179
Pre-Kindergarten	2,120
Kindergarten	1,881
Grade 1-8	12,994
Grade 9-12	6,799
College/Graduate School	12,385
Veterans	107,061
Non-citizen	9,602
Non-English Home Language	41,580
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

111,801 residents are over the age of 16 and 73,578 people are in labor force. Among them, 72,109 people are in civilian labor force and 1,469 are in armed labor force. 66,945 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for La Mesa-Spring Valley School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	66,591	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	54,005	81.10%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,701	8.56%
Public transportation	1,759	2.64%
Walked	792	1.19%
Other method	1,069	1.61%
Worked from home	3,265	4.90%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	66,945	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	25,858	38.63%
Service	13,581	20.29%
Sales and office	14,471	21.62%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,049	9.04%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,986	10.44%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	66,945	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	290	0.43%
Construction	4,393	6.56%
Manufacturing	4,429	6.62%
Wholesale trade	1,579	2.36%
Retail trade	7,513	11.22%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,129	4.67%
Information	1,509	2.25%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,659	5.47%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	8,564	12.79%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	15,504	23.16%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	7,061	10.55%
Other services, except public administration	4,144	6.19%
Public administration	5,171	7.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	66,945	-
Private wage and salary workers	49,497	73.94%
Government workers	12,205	18.23%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,109	7.63%
Unpaid family workers	134	0.20%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $89,671 for the 48,004 households in La Mesa-Spring Valley School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $36,279. 126,690 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.19%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	48,004	-
Less than $10,000	1,914	3.99%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,018	4.20%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,265	6.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,963	8.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,457	11.37%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,833	18.40%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,903	14.38%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,601	17.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,743	7.80%
More than $200,000	3,307	6.89%
Median Household Income	$70,997	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$89,671	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	32,986	-
Less than $10,000	813	2.46%
$10,000 - $14,999	573	1.74%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,749	5.30%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,435	7.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,715	11.26%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,990	18.16%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,025	15.23%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,755	20.48%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,109	9.43%
More than $200,000	2,822	8.56%

Median Family Income	$81,161	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$100,099	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,279	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,290	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,290	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	137,417	-
With health insurance coverage	126,690	92.19%
Public coverage	51,806	37.70%
Private health insurance	90,995	66.22%
Without health insurance coverage	10,727	7.81%

Housing

There are 50,472 housing units in La Mesa-Spring Valley School District area, California with 48,004 units (95.11%) occupied. 25,473 houses (53.06%) are occupied by owner and 22,531 houses (46.94%) are rented. The average housing value is $496,900 and the average rental cost is $1,562. 441 houses (0.87%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,834 houses (9.58%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	50,472	-
Occupied	48,004	95.11%
Owner Occupied	25,473	53.06%
Renter Occupied	22,531	46.94%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	28,878	57.22%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,895	5.74%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	17,378	34.43%
Mobile Homes	1,253	2.48%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	68	0.13%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	50,472	-
Built 2014 or later	441	0.87%
Built 2010 - 2013	375	0.74%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,743	5.43%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,310	6.56%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,021	13.91%
Built 1970 - 1979	12,151	24.07%
Built 1960 - 1969	9,383	18.59%
Built 1950 - 1959	10,214	20.24%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,834	9.58%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	50,472	-
1 room	1,398	2.77%
2 rooms	1,736	3.44%
3 rooms	5,485	10.87%
4 rooms	9,925	19.66%
5 rooms	9,875	19.57%
6 rooms	9,046	17.92%
7 rooms	6,391	12.66%
8 rooms	3,697	7.32%
9 rooms or more	2,919	5.78%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	50,472	-
no bedroom	1,560	3.09%
1 bedroom	6,389	12.66%
2 bedrooms	14,270	28.27%
3 bedrooms	18,720	37.09%
4 bedrooms	7,883	15.62%
5 bedrooms or more	1,650	3.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	25,473	-
Less than $50,000	726	2.85%
$50,000 - $99,999	303	1.19%
$100,000 - $149,999	192	0.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	314	1.23%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,296	5.09%
$300,000 - $499,999	10,106	39.67%
$500,000 - $999,999	11,994	47.09%
$1,000,000 or more	542	2.13%
Median House Value	$496,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	21,919	-
Less than $500	882	4.02%
$500 - $999	1,823	8.32%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,340	33.49%
$1,500 - $1,999	7,364	33.60%
$2,000 - $2,499	2,619	11.95%
$2,500 - $2,999	1,270	5.79%
$3,000 or more	621	2.83%
Median Rental Costs	$1,562	-

Demographic

A total of 139,692 people lives in La Mesa-Spring Valley School District area, California with 67,724 male and 71,968 female. The males to female ratio is 48.48 to 51.52. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	139,692	-
Male	67,724	48.48%
Female	71,968	51.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	139,692	-
Under 5 years	9,853	7.05%
5 - 9 years	8,094	5.79%
10 - 14 years	8,144	5.83%
15 - 19 years	7,750	5.55%
20 - 24 years	9,175	6.57%
25 - 34 years	24,125	17.27%
35 - 44 years	18,683	13.37%
45 - 54 years	16,858	12.07%
55 - 59 years	8,797	6.30%
60 - 64 years	8,017	5.74%
65 - 74 years	11,174	8.00%
75 - 84 years	5,965	4.27%
85 years and older	3,057	2.19%
Median Age	36.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	139,692	-
One Race	130,303	93.28%
White	94,684	67.78%
Black or African American	12,825	9.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native	805	0.58%
Asian	10,776	7.71%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	913	0.65%
Other	10,300	7.37%

Two or more races	9,389	6.72%
White and Black or African American	1,806	1.29%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,139	0.82%
White and Asian	2,527	1.81%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	183	0.13%

Living in La Mesa-Spring Valley School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic