Moving to Lemon Grove, California
Population: 24,918. Estimated population in July 2024: 24,124 (-3.2% change)
Males: 12,070 (48.4%), Females: 12,848 (51.6%)
San Diego County
Zip codes: 91945.
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $39,823
Median house value: $164,900
Population by Race
Races in Lemon Grove:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.2%)
- Hispanic (28.5%)
- Other race (13.5%)
- Black (12.1%)
- Two or more races (7.1%)
- Filipino (2.9%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Vietnamese (1.2%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.8%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (10.9%), Irish (8.7%), English (7.1%), United States (3.7%), Italian (3.0%), French (2.4%).
Elevation: 440 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lemon Grove
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lemon Grove city
- Never married: 28.9%
- Now married: 48.9%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 12.8%
14.5% Foreign born (8.5% Latin America, 4.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +963 (+4.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lemon Grove:
- ALVARADO PARKWAY INSTITUTE BEHAVIORAL (about 4 miles; LA MESA, CA)
- GROSSMONT HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; LA MESA, CA)
- VILLA VIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lemon Grove:
- SAN DIEGO INTL-LINDBERGH FLD (about 11 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: SAN)
- NORTH ISLAND NAS /HALSEY FIELD/ (about 13 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: NZY)
- MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (about 31 miles; CARLSBAD, CA; Abbreviation: CRQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lemon Grove:
- GILLESPIE FIELD (about 8 miles; SAN DIEGO/EL CAJON, CA; Abbreviation: SEE)
- MONTGOMERY FIELD (about 9 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: MYF)
- BROWN FIELD MUNI (about 13 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: SDM)
Amtrak station near Lemon Grove:
- 10 miles: SAN DIEGO (1050 KETTNER BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lemon Grove:
- SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 25,831)
- GROSSMONT COLLEGE (about 7 miles; EL CAJON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,607)
- SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE (about 7 miles; CHULA VISTA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,533)
- SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,902)
- CUYAMACA COLLEGE (about 10 miles; EL CAJON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,278)
- SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,769)
- UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO (about 12 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,311)
Public primary/middle schools in Lemon Grove:
- LEMON GROVE MIDDLE (Students: 917; Location: 7866 LINCOLN ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- PALM MIDDLE (Students: 705; Location: 8425 PALM ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SAN MIGUEL ELEMENTARY (Students: 568; Location: 7059 SAN MIGUEL AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
- MONTEREY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 464; Location: 7550 CANTON DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
- GOLDEN AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 446; Location: 7885 GOLDEN AVE.; Grades: KG – 08)
- MT. VERNON ELEMENTARY (Students: 398; Location: 8350 MT. VERNON ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- SAN ALTOS ELEMENTARY (Students: 394; Location: 1750 MADERA ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Lemon Grove:
- ST JOHN OF THE CROSS SCHOOL (Students: 356; Location: 8175 LEMON GROVE WAY; Grades: PK – 8)
- CHRISTIAN CREATIVE LRNG CTR (Students: 62; Location: 2920 MAIN; Grades: PK – KG)