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92124 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92124 covers San Diego, California, with a population of about 31,032 and a median household income of $108,219.

Population
31,0323,172 per square mile
Median age
32.46.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$108,2191.1× the California median
Poverty rate
5.5%6.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,061,764up 25.3% in five years
Median rent
$3,0801.6× the California median
Degree or higher
55.4%20.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
45.1%19.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
328

Where 92124 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

Population31,032
Median age32.4
Family households70.3%
Born outside the US15.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.7%
White (non-Hispanic)57.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.5%
Hispanic or Latino20.2%
Veterans13.5%
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$108,219
Income per person$50,477
Poverty rate5.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k0.5%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k13.9%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k7.8%
$150–200k16.2%
$200k or more19.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,090
Mean adjusted gross income$108,308
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.4%
Returns, under $25k15.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.1%
Returns, $200k or more13.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$868,900
Median gross rent$3,080
Rent as a share of household income37.9%
Owner-occupied45.1%
Vacant homes4.4%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house38.2%
Attached house30.3%
2 to 4 units4.3%
5 to 19 units13.5%
20 or more units13.6%
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$1,061,764as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.5%
Typical asking rent$3,012as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,085,720$309,658

$309,658 in 2000 to $1,061,764 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$3,012$2,344

$2,344 in 2021 to $3,012 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%
High school diploma or higher97.8%
Works from home18.7%
Drives to work alone73.4%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.3%
Health

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

Obesity24% 9.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.4% 8.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16% 9.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication64.6% 10.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 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 year72.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67% 2.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.9% 7.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.8% 5.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.1% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.2% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments328
People employed2,374
Annual payroll$133,019,000
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 50.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.4 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.

Wildfire94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail21.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather10.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane10.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind7.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning7.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado4.7Very 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$108,219$96,334$78,538
Income per person$50,477$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$868,900$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,080$1,956$1,348
Homeownership45.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%6.4%5.2%
Works from home18.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US15.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age32.437.638.7
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 MONTGOMERY FLD, CA US3.8 km away
Rain in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January67.3°F / 46°F2.32 in rain
February67.3°F / 46.9°F2.65 in rain
March68.5°F / 49.6°F1.63 in rain
April70.7°F / 52.4°F0.77 in rain
May72.1°F / 56.6°F0.28 in rain
June74.7°F / 60°F0.06 in rain
July79.8°F / 64°F0.07 in rain
August82°F / 65.3°F0.01 in rain
September81.4°F / 63.6°F0.17 in rain
October77.8°F / 57.8°F0.54 in rain
November72.7°F / 50.1°F0.91 in rain
December67.3°F / 45.3°F1.61 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 supermarket59% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability8.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92120 San Diego, CA3.8 km away
92137 San Diego, CA4.2 km away
92123 San Diego, CA4.6 km away
92182 San Diego, CA5.4 km away
92108 San Diego, CA5.7 km away
92116 San Diego, CA6.8 km away
92119 San Diego, CA7 km away
92115 San Diego, CA7.1 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 area9.78 sq mi
Population density3,172 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.8201, -117.0986

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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