City in California
San Diego, CA
Seat of San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California.
- Population
- 1,404,452 (2024)
- Density
- 4,308 / sq mi
- Land area
- 326.0 sq mi
- Water area
- 16.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 422 ft
- Founded
- 1769
- Coordinates
- 32.8304, -117.1209
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Climate
- July average high
- 80°F
- January average low
- 46°F
- Annual rainfall
- 11.0 in
- Annual snowfall
- 0.0 in
- 67° 46° Jan 2.3"
- 67° 47° Feb 2.7"
- 69° 50° Mar 1.6"
- 71° 52° Apr 0.8"
- 72° 57° May 0.3"
- 75° 60° Jun 0.1"
- 80° 64° Jul 0.1"
- 82° 65° Aug 0.0"
- 81° 64° Sep 0.2"
- 78° 58° Oct 0.5"
- 73° 50° Nov 0.9"
- 67° 45° Dec 1.6"
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from San Diego Montgomery Fld (2 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.
Trends
$1,695 / mo$2,223 / mo
$79,673$104,321
$602,600$848,500
12.8%11.1%
5.8%5.9%
7467
4933
Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.
How San Diego ranks
- #9 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 90.9
- #11 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 79.4
- #15 Best Cities for Food Lovers of 22 cities · score 37.6
- #16 Most Bike-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 31.6
- #17 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 75.4
- #18 Best College Cities of 22 cities · score 24.6
- #18 Greenest Cities of 22 cities · score 20.0
- #18 Most Walkable Cities of 22 cities · score 27.3
- #19 Most Family-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 20.6
- #19 Best Cities for Healthcare Access of 22 cities · score 17.3
- #20 Best Cities for Nightlife of 22 cities · score 13.5
- #22 Best Cities for Arts & Culture of 22 cities · score 5.4
- #29 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 68.5
- #51 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 55 cities · score 15.2
- #82 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 13.2
- #87 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 34.1
- #88 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 30.4
- #88 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 8.4
Things to do in San Diego
Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.
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Parks 59
Avion Community Park, Cabrillo Heights Park, Centrum Park…
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Playgrounds 59
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Restaurants 170
94th Aero Sqaudron, Applebee's, Banh Mi Express…
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Cafes 58
3CAT Handcrafted Beverage, Bear Buns Bakery And Cafe, Bei Yuan Tea & Boba…
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Bars & pubs 16
3 Day Suit Broker, Blue Agave, Carriage House Cocktails…
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Libraries 2
Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library, Tierrasanta Branch San Diego Public Library…
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99 Ranch Market, Carnival Supermarket, Carnival Supermarket…
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1904 Barbell, 24 Hour Fitness, Admiral Baker Swimming Pool…
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Adjust Physical Therapy, COAST Medical Center, Concentra Urgent Care…
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Coleman University, National University, SDSU Mission Valley…
Local facts
- Median household income
- $104,321
- Median rent
- $2,223 / mo
- Median home value
- $848,500
- Median age
- 36.0
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 49.9%
- Poverty rate
- 11.1%
- Renter-occupied homes
- 52.4%
Public schools
Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.
- Public schools
- 286
- Students enrolled
- 163,825
- Students per teacher
- 22.4 : 1
- Free or reduced-price lunch
- 48.6%
- Charter schools
- 17.1%
- School districts serving the city
- 59
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Districts: San Diego Unified, Poway Unified, Del Mar Union Elementary, Sweetwater Union High, South Bay Union
Health & wellbeing
CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.
- Adults with obesity
- 24.6%
- No leisure-time physical activity
- 20.0%
- Adults with diabetes
- 9.4%
- Adults who smoke
- 9.6%
- Frequent mental distress
- 16.3%
- Sleeping under 7 hours
- 34.8%
- Adults without health insurance
- 8.4%
- Routine checkup in past year
- 72.4%
Parks, air & walkability
- Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
- 81.8%
- Share of city that is parkland
- 21.0%
- EPA walkability index (1-20)
- 12.2
- Median air quality index (county)
- 67
- Unhealthy air days (county)
- 33
Internet & commuting
- Households with broadband
- 94.6%
- Households with no internet
- 3.9%
- Average commute
- 23.9 min
- Work from home
- 19.2%
- Commute by transit
- 3.0%
- Commute on foot
- 3.4%
- Commute by bike
- 0.7%
Natural hazard risk
FEMA rates San Diego County as very high overall for natural hazard risk, with 11 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.
- Wildfire: very high
- Riverine flooding: very high
- Earthquake: relatively high
- Landslide: relatively high
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata
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