Postal Codes

92131 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92131 covers San Diego, California, with a population of about 35,831 and a median household income of $181,281.

Population
35,831927 per square mile
Median age
434.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$181,2811.9× the California median
Poverty rate
2.9%9.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,488,780up 37.1% in five years
Median rent
$3,1431.6× the California median
Degree or higher
71.4%36.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
81.1%16.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,119

Where 92131 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

Population35,831
Median age43
Family households78.6%
Born outside the US26.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home33.1%
White (non-Hispanic)50.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)30%
Hispanic or Latino10.9%
Veterans7.8%
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$181,281
Income per person$79,703
Poverty rate2.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k0.5%
$15–20k0.9%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k0.3%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k1.8%
$60–75k3.8%
$75–100k8.4%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k16.0%
$200k or more44.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,530
Mean adjusted gross income$190,825
Returns declaring $200,000 or more31.9%
Returns, under $25k16.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.8%
Returns, $200k or more31.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,107,900
Median gross rent$3,143
Rent as a share of household income30.9%
Owner-occupied81.1%
Vacant homes3.6%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house64.2%
Attached house16.6%
2 to 4 units6%
5 to 19 units8.1%
20 or more units5%
Mobile home0.1%
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$1,488,780as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 104.4%
Typical asking rent$3,671as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 66.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,514,643$336,534

$336,534 in 2000 to $1,488,780 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$3,671$2,126

$2,126 in 2015 to $3,671 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher71.4%
High school diploma or higher98.1%
Works from home23.9%
Drives to work alone67.6%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.1%
Health

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

Obesity20% 13.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.4% 6.8 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 health11.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.9% 11.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.1% 6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.1% 4.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.3% 2.1 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 year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.3% 3.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.6% 13.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability18.9% 11.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.8% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.9% 10.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.5% 8.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.6% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.9% 5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.8% 4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,119
People employed20,504
Annual payroll$1,648,189,000
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 66.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.7 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.

Wildfire96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather16.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane10.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind8.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning8.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5.8Very 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$181,281$96,334$78,538
Income per person$79,703$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate2.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,107,900$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,143$1,956$1,348
Homeownership81.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher71.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home23.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US26.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age4337.638.7
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 US6.5 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 supermarket8% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

San Diego City Unified School District56.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Poway Unified School District21.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Grossmont Union High School District11.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Santee School District11.1% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability7.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92145 San Diego, CA2.8 km away
92126 San Diego, CA4.7 km away
92129 San Diego, CA6.6 km away
92091 Rancho Santa Fe, CA6.9 km away
92137 San Diego, CA7.1 km away
92074 Poway, CA7.5 km away
92064 Poway, CA8.4 km away
92124 San Diego, CA10.3 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 area38.64 sq mi
Water area0.2 sq mi
Population density927 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.9123, -117.0898

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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