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Moving to Chula Vista, California

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Population: 173,556. Estimated population in July 2024: 210,497 (+21.3% change)
Males: 84,237 (48.5%), Females: 89,319 (51.5%)

San Diego County

Zip codes: 91910, 91911, 91913, 91914, 91915.

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $44,861
Median house value: $197,000

Population by Race

Races in Chula Vista:

  • Hispanic (49.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (31.7%)
  • Other race (22.1%)
  • Filipino (7.3%)
  • Two or more races (5.8%)
  • Black (4.6%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Japanese (1.4%)
  • Korean (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (7.2%), Irish (5.9%), English (5.1%), United States (2.8%), Italian (2.6%), French (2.0%).

Elevation: 70 feet

Land area: 48.9 square miles

Map of Chula Vista, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chula Vista

  • High school or higher: 78.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chula Vista city

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

28.7% Foreign born (19.7% Latin America, 7.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +37,464 (+27.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Chula Vista:

  • SCRIPPS MEM HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA (435 H STREET)
  • SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER (751 MEDICAL CENTER COURT)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Chula Vista:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chula Vista:

  • NORTH ISLAND NAS /HALSEY FIELD/ (about 12 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: NZY)
  • SAN DIEGO INTL-LINDBERGH FLD (about 12 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: SAN)
  • MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (about 37 miles; CARLSBAD, CA; Abbreviation: CRQ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chula Vista:

  • IMPERIAL BEACH NOLF (REAM FLD) (about 7 miles; IMPERIAL BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: NRS)
  • BROWN FIELD MUNI (about 8 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: SDM)
  • MONTGOMERY FIELD (about 14 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: MYF)

Amtrak station near Chula Vista:

  • 11 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 in Chula Vista:

  • SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 9,533; Location: 900 OTAY LAKES RD; Public; Website: www.swc.cc.ca.us)
  • PIMA MEDICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 159; Location: 780 BAY BLVD STE 101; Private, for-profit; Website: www.pimamedical.com)
  • ROP CAREER CENTER (Location: 1355 2ND AVE; Public)
  • PACIFIC SOUTHWEST SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (Location: 880 CANARIOS CT; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.psar.org)
  • INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION (Location: 1161 BAY BLVD STE A; Private, not-for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Chula Vista:

  • SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,902)
  • SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 25,831)
  • GROSSMONT COLLEGE (about 13 miles; EL CAJON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,607)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO (about 15 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,311)
  • POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
  • SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,769)
  • CUYAMACA COLLEGE (about 15 miles; EL CAJON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,278)

Biggest public high schools in Chula Vista:

  • BONITA VISTA SENIOR HIGH (Students: 2,764; Location: 751 OTAY LAKES ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CHULA VISTA SENIOR HIGH (Students: 2,736; Location: 820 FOURTH AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • EASTLAKE HIGH (Students: 2,676; Location: 1120 EASTLAKE PARKWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CASTLE PARK SENIOR HIGH (Students: 2,387; Location: 1395 HILLTOP DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • HILLTOP SENIOR HIGH (Students: 2,303; Location: 555 CLAIRE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OTAY RANCH SENIOR HIGH (Students: 1,146; Location: 1250 OLYMPIC PARKWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PALOMAR HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 456; Location: 480 PALOMAR ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • OPTIONS SECONDARY (ALT) (Students: 406; Location: 467 1/2 MOSS ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • MAAC COMMUNITY CHARTER (Students: 248; Location: 1385 THIRD AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ALTA VISTA ACADEMY (Students: 68; Location: 730 MEDICAL CENTER CT.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private high schools in Chula Vista:

  • FILIPINO AND AMER BIBLE BAPT (Students: 114; Location: 345 FIFTH AVE.; Grades: PK – 12)
  • STRONG TOWER CHRISTIAN (Students: 12; Location: 1581 SKYLARK WAY; Grades: 1 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Chula Vista:

  • RANCHO DEL REY MIDDLE (Students: 1,599; Location: 1120 EASTLAKE PARKWAY; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • CASTLE PARK MIDDLE (Students: 1,530; Location: 160 QUINTARD ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • CHULA VISTA MIDDLE (Students: 1,412; Location: 415 FIFTH AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • BONITA VISTA MIDDLE (Students: 1,156; Location: 650 OTAY LAKES ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • HILLTOP MIDDLE (Students: 1,155; Location: 44 EAST J ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • FEASTER-EDISON CHARTER (Students: 1,118; Location: 670 FLOWER ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MUELLER ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 916; Location: 715 I ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • HERITAGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 886; Location: 1450 SANTA LUCIA ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • LAUDERBACH (J. CALVIN) ELEMENTARY (Students: 863; Location: 390 PALOMAR ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • DISCOVERY CHARTER (Students: 851; Location: 1100 CAMINO BISCAY; Grades: KG – 06)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Chula Vista:

  • ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL PARISH DA (Students: 353; Location: 760 FIRST AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location: 473 THIRD AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST PIUS X ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 310; Location: 37 E EMERSON STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 482 L STREET; Grades: KG – 6)
  • PILGRIM LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 220; Location: 497 E STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • LOVE N LEARN BONITA CHRTN SCH (Students: 154; Location: 73 BONITA RDR; Grades: PK – 3)
  • CHULA VISTA CHR ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 123; Location: 960 5TH AVE; Grades: KG – 6)
  • CHILDRENS WORLD LEARNING CENTE (Students: 118; Location: 612 PASEO DEL REY; Grades: PK – 1)
  • CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF CHULA VIS (Students: 96; Location: 494 E ST; Grades: KG – 6)
  • THE MONTESSORI AMERICAN SCHOOL (Students: 94; Location: 3604 BONITA RD; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Chula Vista:

  • CHULA VISTA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,844,051; Location: 365 F ST.; 430,642 books; 18,480 audio materials; 17,149 video materials; 873 serial subscriptions)

 

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