Demographics Information and statistics for Chula Vista

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Chula Vista Demographics Information

Population (year 2000): 173,556, Est. population in July 2002: 193,919 (+11.7% change)
Males: 84,237 (48.5%), Females: 89,319 (51.5%)

Elevation: 70 feet

County: San Diego

Land area: 48.9 square miles

Zip codes: 91910, 91911, 91913, 91914, 91915.

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $44,861 (year 2000)
Median house value: $197,000 (year 2000)

Races in Chula Vista:

Hispanic (49.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (31.7%)
Other race (22.1%)
Filipino (7.3%)
Two or more races (5.8%)
Black (4.6%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Japanese (1.4%)
Korean (0.9%)
Chinese (0.6%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (7.2%), Irish (5.9%), English (5.1%), United States (2.8%), Italian (2.6%), French (2.0%).

For population 25 years and over in Chula Vista

High school or higher: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
Unemployed: 6.4%
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chula Vista city

Never married: 26.2%
Now married: 55.3%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 9.9%

28.7% Foreign born (19.7% Latin America, 7.6% Asia).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: >San Diego, CA (12.5 miles, pop. 1,223,400).

Nearest cities: Bonita, CA (2.3 miles), National City, CA (4.3 miles), Imperial Beach, CA (5.9 miles), La Presa, CA (6.6 miles), Lemon Grove, CA (7.4 miles), Spring Valley, CA (8.7 miles), Coronado, CA (9.2 miles), La Mesa, CA (10.1 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 871 buildings, average cost: $167,600
1997: 927 buildings, average cost: $168,100
1998: 1180 buildings, average cost: $182,200
1999: 1811 buildings, average cost: $171,100
2000: 1775 buildings, average cost: $179,700
2001: 2184 buildings, average cost: $198,600
2002: 1749 buildings, average cost: $218,800
2003: 2137 buildings, average cost: $233,100

Area code: 619

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Retail trade (12.4%), Manufacturing (10.9%).

Crime in Chula Vista (2002):

5 murders (2.8 per 100,000)
50 rapes (27.8 per 100,000)
257 robberies (142.8 per 100,000)
579 assaults (321.8 per 100,000)
1,068 burglaries (593.6 per 100,000)
3,733 larceny counts (2074.7 per 100,000)
1,771 auto thefts (984.3 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 336.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Chula Vista (2001):

8 murders (4.5 per 100,000)
69 rapes (39.0 per 100,000)
242 robberies (136.9 per 100,000)
610 assaults (345.1 per 100,000)
1,009 burglaries (570.8 per 100,000)
3,999 larceny counts (2262.1 per 100,000)
1,707 auto thefts (965.6 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 344.2 (higher means more crime)