Demographics of Chula Vista city, California

Chula Vista city, California had 275,533 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −276 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chula Vista city, in four figures

275,533
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 276,375 ±86.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −276 people.; 37.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $108,032 ±$2,863
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chula Vista city, California's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chula Vista city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chula Vista city, California's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chula Vista city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	275,809	100.0	100.0
2021	275,748	100.0	100.2
2022	275,262	99.8	100.7
2023	275,851	100.0	101.6
2024	276,747	100.3	102.5
2025	275,533	99.9	103.1

Population of Chula Vista city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	275,809	—
2021	275,748	−61
2022	275,262	−486
2023	275,851	+589
2024	276,747	+896
2025	275,533	−1,214

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±0.5: for men 36.6 ±0.9 and for women 37.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chula Vista city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	15,467 ±1,136	5.6% ±0.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	52,183 ±2,009	18.9% ±0.7	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	24,096 ±1,382	8.7% ±0.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	78,996 ±2,550	28.6% ±0.9	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	68,642 ±2,099	24.8% ±0.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	36,991 ±1,472	13.4% ±0.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $108,032 ±$2,863, and income per person $41,343 ±$1,118, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chula Vista city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	8,900 ±972	10.4% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	10,846 ±883	12.7% ±1.0	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,495 ±1,000	12.2% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,743 ±927	11.4% ±1.1	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	17,051 ±1,005	19.9% ±1.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	13,467 ±884	15.7% ±1.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	15,208 ±1,051	17.7% ±1.2	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chula Vista city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	24,042 ±2,498	8.7% ±0.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,666 ±940	10.0% ±1.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	12,218 ±1,440	7.8% ±0.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,158 ±723	9.9% ±1.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chula Vista city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chula Vista city	California	United States
Housing units	90,273 ±1,268	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.9% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.1% ±0.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.8% ±1.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.2% ±1.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$758,700 ±$14,842	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,229 ±$42	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chula Vista city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	168,934 ±3,158	61.1% ±1.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	42,245 ±2,281	15.3% ±0.8	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,959 ±1,597	4.7% ±0.6	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	39,180 ±2,350	14.2% ±0.9	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	108 to 412	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	712 ±330	0.3% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,442 ±464	0.5% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10,643 ±1,203	3.9% ±0.4	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chula Vista city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	148,864 ±3,220	53.9% ±1.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	37,862 ±2,011	13.7% ±0.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8,394 ±958	3.0% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	81,255 ±2,596	29.4% ±0.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	51,574 ±1,943	18.7% ±0.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	29,681 ±1,851	10.7% ±0.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chula Vista city among the places of California

14th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Chula Vista city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Anaheim city	344,521 ±90
Stockton city	322,326 ±89
Riverside city	319,069 ±87
Santa Ana city	312,534 ±138
Irvine city	311,690 ±103
Chula Vista city	276,375 ±86
Santa Clarita city	230,221 ±96
Fremont city	228,295 ±110
San Bernardino city	222,724 ±72
Modesto city	219,215 ±93
Fontana city	214,169 ±89

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Chula Vista city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 129 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 130 Places in California by median rent
No. 137 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 166 Places in California by median household income
No. 213 Places in California by median home value
No. 233 Places in California by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026