Chula Vista, CA Population

Overview

274,818

Total Population

36.3

Median age

50.25%

Female population %

99:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

47.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

165,538

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Chula Vista's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chula Vista is 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chula Vista's population under 18 was 24.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chula Vista's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chula Vista, 20.07% were under the age of 15, 20.63% aged 15 to 29, 47.20% aged 30 to 64, 10.47% aged 65 to 84, and 1.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,354 more females than males in Chula Vista:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.25% females and 49.75% males in Chula Vista, CA.
The Chula Vista, CA gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 11,021.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 10,546.

Chula Vista's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chula Vista population: 48.56% are White, 5.29% are Black or African American, 0.63% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 15.37% are Asian, 0.37% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 11.57% are some other race and 18.21% are multiracial.
Chula Vista's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 165,538 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 109,28 (39.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chula Vista is White with a population of 133,451 (48.56% of the total population).

Chula Vista's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 279,170 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Chula Vista's population increased by 69,058 (39.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chula Vista's population increased by 31,297 (12.79%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Chula Vista's population was lowest in year 2000 at 175,686.