Population & Demographics
National City, CA
National City is home to 58,893 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,299 resident workers commute each day.
58,893 residents
Median age 36.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
National City population & demographics
Who lives in National City — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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 National City
How National City 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).
Race across National City
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 National City.
These figures are for National City 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 National City 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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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
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28,299 commutes, one dot at a time
National City
Where 28,299 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in National City, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into National City.
Top industries
The sectors that employ National City’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%.
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