Chula Vista, California demographics

Chula Vista, CA demographics: median age 37.1; 33.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Chula Vista city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0613392. The survey estimates a population of 276,375 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Chula Vista is 37.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.5 years. There are 85,710 households (±1,263). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.1 ±0.5	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 276,375
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	67,650 ±2,308	24.5% ±0.8 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	62,420 ±2,328	22.6% ±0.8 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	109,314 ±2,720	39.6% ±1.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	36,991 ±1,472	13.4% ±0.5 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 276,375
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	135,911 ±1,985	49.2% ±0.7 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	140,464 ±1,990	50.8% ±0.7 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 276,375
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	71,110 ±3,699	25.7% ±1.3 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	14,426 ±1,723	5.2% ±0.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3,179 ±788	1.2% ±0.3 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	40,363 ±2,391	14.6% ±0.9 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1,019 ±366	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	50,245 ±2,829	18.2% ±1.0 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	96,033 ±3,987	34.7% ±1.4 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 276,375
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	107,441 ±3,164	38.9% ±1.1 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	168,934 ±3,158	61.1% ±1.1 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 85,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	48,836 ±1,356	57.0% ±1.3 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	5,472 ±632	6.4% ±0.7 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	13,458 ±936	15.7% ±1.1 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	14,122 ±1,073	16.5% ±1.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,822 ±474	4.5% ±0.5 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 85,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	35,829 ±1,120	41.8% ±1.2 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	49,881 ±1,661	58.2% ±1.7 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 85,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	14,122 ±1,073	16.5% ±1.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	21,092 ±1,295	24.6% ±1.5 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	18,535 ±1,071	21.6% ±1.2 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	16,986 ±1,196	19.8% ±1.4 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	8,955 ±802	10.4% ±0.9 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	3,425 ±434	4.0% ±0.5 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	2,595 ±460	3.0% ±0.5 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 276,375
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	195,120 ±2,597	70.6% ±0.9 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	81,255 ±2,596	29.4% ±0.9 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 260,908
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	111,189 ±3,516	42.6% ±1.3 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	122,226 ±3,599	46.8% ±1.4 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	290 ±144	0.1% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	240 ±118	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	770 ±351	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,977 ±875	0.8% ±0.3 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	1,465 ±443	0.6% ±0.2 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	2,343 ±661	0.9% ±0.3 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,156 ±471	0.4% ±0.2 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	14,376 ±1,533	5.5% ±0.6 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	3,753 ±791	1.4% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	726 ±331	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	397 ±206 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 184,629
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	25,421 ±1,477	13.8% ±0.8 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	39,760 ±1,979	21.5% ±1.0 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	40,905 ±2,035	22.2% ±1.1 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	17,288 ±1,213	9.4% ±0.6 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	40,774 ±1,824	22.1% ±0.9 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20,481 ±1,250	11.1% ±0.7 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 272,654
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	248,834 ±2,304	91.3% ±0.8 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	17,056 ±2,075	6.3% ±0.8 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,461 ±561	0.9% ±0.2 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,022 ±560	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,281 ±642	0.8% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.4% of Chula Vista residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 94.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chula Vista	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.4% ±0.5 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.7% ±0.6 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.4% ±0.5 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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