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People Facts San Diego County California
Population, 2008 estimate 3,001,072 36,756,666
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 6.7% 8.5%
Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 2,813,834 33,871,650
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 7.4% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 24.9% 25.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 11.1% 11.0%
Female persons, percent, 2007 49.8% 50.0%
 
White persons, percent, 2007 (a) 79.6% 76.8%
Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) 5.5% 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) 1.0% 1.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) 10.4% 12.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) 0.5% 0.4%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 3.0% 2.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) 30.3% 36.2%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 51.4% 42.7%
 
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 45.1% 50.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 21.5% 26.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 33.0% 39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.6% 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 29.5% 26.6%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 448,590 5,923,361
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.3 27.7
 
Housing units, 2007 1,133,061 13,308,346
Homeownership rate, 2000 55.4% 56.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 35.1% 31.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $227,200 $211,500
 
Households, 2000 994,677 11,502,870
Persons per household, 2000 2.73 2.87
Median household income, 2007 $61,724 $59,928
Per capita money income, 1999 $22,926 $22,711
Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 11.1% 12.4%
 
Business Facts San Diego County California
Private non-farm establishments, 2006 78,352 878,128
Private non-farm employment, 2006 1,205,862 13,834,264
Private non-farm employment, percent change 2000-2006 14.6% 7.4%
Non-employer establishments, 2006 218,205 2,645,256
Total number of firms, 2002 244,445 2,908,758
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.7% 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.9% 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 8.0% 12.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 S 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 13.4% 14.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.1% 29.9%
 
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 25,798,424 378,661,414
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 31,314,549 655,954,708
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 31,586,056 359,120,365
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,906 $10,264
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 6,331,146 55,559,669
Building permits, 2007 7,435 110,073
Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) 30,907,083 260,421,921
 
Geography Facts San Diego County California
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 4,199.89 155,959.34
Persons per square mile, 2000 670 217.2

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts