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92101 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92101 covers San Diego, California, with a population of about 48,163 and a median household income of $90,477.

Population
48,1638,946 per square mile
Median age
371.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$90,4776% below the California median
Poverty rate
16.8%4.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$722,224up 5.3% in five years
Median rent
$2,3511.2× the California median
Degree or higher
57.3%22.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
25.1%39.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4,330

Where 92101 is

San Diego, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population48,163
Median age37
Family households24.2%
Born outside the US19.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.7%
White (non-Hispanic)53.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.5%
Hispanic or Latino23.5%
Veterans8.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$90,477
Income per person$75,269
Poverty rate16.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.6%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k7.0%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k11.3%
$200k or more17.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed24,790
Mean adjusted gross income$121,430
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13%
Returns, under $25k16.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.0%
Returns, $200k or more13.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$740,500
Median gross rent$2,351
Rent as a share of household income31.1%
Owner-occupied25.1%
Vacant homes12.9%
Median year built2003

What the homes are

Detached house2.4%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units3.3%
5 to 19 units8.2%
20 or more units83.9%
Mobile home0.4%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$722,224as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 21.1%
Typical asking rent$2,949as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 17.3%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 43.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$828,552$297,231

$297,231 in 2000 to $722,224 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,949$1,999

$1,999 in 2015 to $2,949 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.3%
High school diploma or higher92.2%
Works from home26.7%
Drives to work alone48.3%
Takes public transport4.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity25.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27% 7.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.8% 7.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication64.8% 9.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71% 5.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.2% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65% 3.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.7% 6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.9% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.9% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4,330
People employed73,692
Annual payroll$5,964,944,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 41.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 26 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss43.1 out of 100
Community resilience5.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake89.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding40.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide40.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding28.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire17.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail15.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane9.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning3.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$90,477$96,334$78,538
Income per person$75,269$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate16.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$740,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,351$1,956$1,348
Homeownership25.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.3%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.3%6.4%5.2%
Works from home26.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US19.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age3737.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSAN DIEGO LINDBERGH FLD, CA US2.8 km away
Rain in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January66.4°F / 50.3°F1.98 in rain
February66.2°F / 51.8°F2.2 in rain
March67°F / 54.5°F1.46 in rain
April68.8°F / 57.1°F0.65 in rain
May69.5°F / 60°F0.28 in rain
June71.7°F / 62.6°F0.05 in rain
July75.3°F / 66.1°F0.08 in rain
August77.3°F / 67.5°F0.01 in rain
September77.2°F / 66.2°F0.12 in rain
October74.6°F / 61.5°F0.5 in rain
November70.7°F / 54.8°F0.79 in rain
December66°F / 49.8°F1.67 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket28% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

San Diego City Unified School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Racial and ethnic minority status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability15.3 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

92112 San Diego, CA0.4 km away
92135 San Diego, CA0.4 km away
92138 San Diego, CA0.4 km away
92142 San Diego, CA0.4 km away
92147 San Diego, CA0.4 km away
92149 San Diego, CA0.4 km away
92150 San Diego, CA0.4 km away
92152 San Diego, CA0.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

San Diego County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.38 sq mi
Water area5.66 sq mi
Population density8,946 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.7185, -117.1593

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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