Chula Vista

Population & Demographics

Chula Vista, CA

Chula Vista is home to 276,375 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 132,362 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
276,375
people
Population

276,375 residents

Median age 37.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Chula Vista population & demographics

Who lives in Chula Vista — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
276,375
Median age
37.1yrs
Median household income
$108,032
Median home value
$758,700
Median gross rent
$2,229/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
33.2%
Poverty rate
8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Chula Vista

How Chula Vista breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino61.1%
White15.3%
Asian14.2%
Black4.7%
Two or more races3.9%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Chula Vista

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Chula Vista.

Chula Vista at a glance
Employed Residents
132,362
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
17.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Diego
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Chula Vista proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Chula Vista commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

47 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Chula Vista

132,362 commutes, one dot at a time

Chula Vista

Where 132,362 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Chula Vista, by worker count.

1San Diego12.9 mi60,972
2Chula Vista0.0 mi23,180
3National City5.1 mi4,236
4Los Angeles127.3 mi3,199
5El Cajon12.3 mi2,471
6La Mesa9.7 mi2,343
7Coronado9.7 mi1,278
8Poway23.7 mi1,072

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Chula Vista.

1San Diego12.9 mi23,470
2Chula Vista0.0 mi23,180
3National City5.1 mi2,522
4El Cajon12.3 mi1,480
5Imperial Beach6.6 mi1,212
6La Presa5.7 mi1,121
7La Mesa9.7 mi864
8Bonita2.5 mi828

Top industries

The sectors that employ Chula Vista’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.0%
RTRetail Trade14.2%
EDEducational Services13.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.6%
MFManufacturing5.1%
COConstruction4.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Chula Vista

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps98%
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