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92122 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92122 covers San Diego, California, with a population of about 45,437 and a median household income of $98,825.

Population
45,4378,448 per square mile
Median age
31.27.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$98,825about the California median
Poverty rate
20.9%8.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,089,232up 24.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,6011.3× the California median
Degree or higher
74.3%39.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
33.6%31.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,333

Where 92122 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

Population45,437
Median age31.2
Family households45.4%
Born outside the US31.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home38.7%
White (non-Hispanic)51%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)27.7%
Hispanic or Latino13.4%
Veterans4.3%
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$98,825
Income per person$59,062
Poverty rate20.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.2%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k3.4%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k7.6%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k13.2%
$200k or more21.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed20,290
Mean adjusted gross income$125,993
Returns declaring $200,000 or more16.9%
Returns, under $25k20.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.4%
Returns, $200k or more16.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,005,000
Median gross rent$2,601
Rent as a share of household income33.3%
Owner-occupied33.6%
Vacant homes7.7%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house24%
Attached house8%
2 to 4 units6.3%
5 to 19 units12.8%
20 or more units48.9%
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$1,089,232as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 87%
Typical asking rent$3,314as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 25.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 62.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,149,301$264,663

$264,663 in 2000 to $1,089,232 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$3,347$1,894

$1,894 in 2015 to $3,314 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher74.3%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home25.1%
Drives to work alone55.1%
Takes public transport6.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.9%
Health

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

Obesity19.8% 13.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7% 5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.4% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure23.5% 10.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.3% 6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.9% 9.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication64.7% 10 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.4% 2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.6% 3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.1% 7.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol29.4% 6.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.3% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,333
People employed24,809
Annual payroll$2,875,644,000
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 49.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.8 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.

Earthquake86.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail20.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami15.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane9.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind7.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning5.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding0.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather0.1Very 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$98,825$96,334$78,538
Income per person$59,062$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate20.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,005,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,601$1,956$1,348
Homeownership33.6%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher74.3%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home25.1%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US31.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age31.237.638.7
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 MIRAMAR NAS, CA US7.4 km away
Rain in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January67.4°F / 47°F2.3 in rain
February67.2°F / 48.1°F2.66 in rain
March67.5°F / 49.9°F1.64 in rain
April70.3°F / 52.2°F0.78 in rain
May71.9°F / 56.6°F0.28 in rain
June75.3°F / 60°F0.05 in rain
July80°F / 64.1°F0.12 in rain
August82.4°F / 65.2°F0.02 in rain
September81.5°F / 63.2°F0.14 in rain
October77.6°F / 57.5°F0.57 in rain
November72.4°F / 50.8°F0.93 in rain
December66.6°F / 46.1°F1.99 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket17% 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.

Overall social vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability11.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92161 San Diego, CA2.3 km away
92121 San Diego, CA3.9 km away
92117 San Diego, CA4 km away
92037 La Jolla, CA4 km away
92038 La Jolla, CA6 km away
92039 La Jolla, CA6 km away
92092 La Jolla, CA6 km away
92093 La Jolla, CA6 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
Population density8,448 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.8577, -117.2115

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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