San Diego, CA Population

Overview

1.39 million

Total Population

35.4

Median age

48.99%

Female population %

104.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

42.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

416,325

Hispanic population

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

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Age

San Diego's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in San Diego is 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
San Diego's population under 18 was 19.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
San Diego's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in San Diego, 16.48% were under the age of 15, 23.64% aged 15 to 29, 46.62% aged 30 to 64, 11.63% aged 65 to 84, and 1.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28,008 less females than males in San Diego:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.99% females and 51.01% males in San Diego, CA.
The San Diego, CA gender ratio is 104.1:100 i.e. 104.1 men to 100 women (1.041).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 70,507.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 65,403.

San Diego's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of San Diego population: 58.23% are White, 6.01% are Black or African American, 0.59% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 17.16% are Asian, 0.46% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.28% are some other race and 10.28% are multiracial.
San Diego's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 416,325 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 969,073 (69.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in San Diego is White with a population of 806,72 (58.23% of the total population).

San Diego's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,420,200 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, San Diego's population increased by 77,753 (6.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, San Diego's population increased by 81,240 (6.22%), 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, San Diego's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,227,879.