Housing density: 2,862 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,783,684.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,751 (lower quartile is $1,412, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,831
Median gross rent in La Mesa, CA in 2022: $1,849
Housing units in La Mesa with a mortgage: 7,774 (732 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 553 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 56
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $132,170
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $89,377
7,873 married couples with children.
3,077 single-parent households (1,074 men, 2,003 women).
74.8% of residents of La Mesa speak English at home.
13.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 8,407 (13.9%)
(70.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 99.3% Number of people working at home: 5,156 (16.2% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 976
5 to 9 minutes: 1,510
10 to 14 minutes: 3,376
15 to 19 minutes: 4,038
20 to 24 minutes: 5,372
25 to 29 minutes: 2,395
30 to 34 minutes: 4,650
35 to 39 minutes: 653
40 to 44 minutes: 695
45 to 59 minutes: 1,629
60 to 89 minutes: 806
90 or more minutes: 657
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 19,883 (68.5%)
Carpooled: 2,308 (7.9%)
Bus: 273 (0.9%)
Subway or elevated rail: 44 (0.2%)
Long-distance train or commuter rail: 5 (0.0%)
Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 41 (0.1%)
Taxi: 507 (1.7%)
Bicycle: 101 (0.3%)
Walked: 658 (2.3%)
Worked at home: 5,156 (17.8%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
5.5%Males
4.3%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
6.5%Males
6.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
3.0%Males
7.6%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
6.7%Males
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
5.7%Males
4.7%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
6.0%Males
1.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in La Mesa, California
2,3882010 or later
1,6352000 to 2009
1,3381990 to 1999
1,4481980 to 1989
9461970 to 1979
1,464Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
German: 1,488 (5.6%)
English: 1,372 (5.1%)
American: 1,226 (4.6%)
Irish: 1,157 (4.3%)
European: 748 (2.8%)
Italian: 687 (2.6%)
Polish: 432 (1.6%)
Norwegian: 400 (1.5%)
Arab: 376 (1.4%)
Ethiopian: 318 (1.2%)
French: 291 (1.1%)
Ukrainian: 248 (0.9%)
Portuguese: 226 (0.8%)
Iraqi: 224 (0.8%)
African: 215 (0.8%)
Romanian: 215 (0.8%)
Dutch: 198 (0.7%)
Scottish: 160 (0.6%)
Canadian: 148 (0.6%)
Iranian: 146 (0.5%)
Russian: 138 (0.5%)
Greek: 123 (0.5%)
Swedish: 120 (0.4%)
French Canadian: 116 (0.4%)
Czech: 111 (0.4%)
Eastern European: 110 (0.4%)
Swiss: 107 (0.4%)
Scotch-Irish: 106 (0.4%)
Nigerian: 103 (0.4%)
Armenian: 92 (0.3%)
Scandinavian: 91 (0.3%)
Haitian: 85 (0.3%)
Lebanese: 84 (0.3%)
Somali: 76 (0.3%)
British: 70 (0.3%)
Egyptian: 62 (0.2%)
Northern European: 55 (0.2%)
Danish: 43 (0.2%)
Moroccan: 41 (0.2%)
Croatian: 37 (0.1%)
Hungarian: 33 (0.1%)
Palestinian: 32 (0.1%)
Ghanaian: 27 (0.1%)
Lithuanian: 22 (0.08%)
Assyrian: 20 (0.07%)
Welsh: 20 (0.07%)
Icelander: 19 (0.07%)
Serbian: 13 (0.05%)
Barbadian: 13 (0.05%)
Afghan: 11 (0.04%)
Finnish: 8 (0.03%)
Turkish: 7 (0.03%)
Czechoslovakian: 6 (0.02%)
Belizean: 3 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
La Mesa:
27.8% (2,341)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Vietnam
La Mesa:
9.9% (834)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
Philippines
La Mesa:
9.0% (755)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Poland
La Mesa:
3.6% (303)
California:
0.2% (20,997)
Iraq
La Mesa:
3.5% (295)
California:
0.4% (40,941)
Canada
La Mesa:
3.3% (274)
California:
1.2% (127,477)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
La Mesa:
3.0% (251)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Russia
La Mesa:
2.5% (209)
California:
0.7% (71,932)
Germany
La Mesa:
2.3% (195)
California:
0.7% (73,304)
Syria
La Mesa:
1.6% (137)
California:
0.3% (30,949)
Japan
La Mesa:
1.6% (134)
California:
1.0% (103,575)
Iran
La Mesa:
1.6% (132)
California:
2.0% (206,004)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 35,545
Other state: 15,345
Northeast: 3,439
Midwest: 4,852
South: 4,641
West: 2,402
85.6% of La Mesa residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45.5% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 46.3% lived in California.
La Mesa:
85.6%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 155
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 78
7th and 8th grade: 169
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 43
11th grade: 56
12th grade, no diploma: 550
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,703
Less than 1 year of college: 1,719
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,104
Associate degree: 1,780
Bachelor's degree: 4,997
Master's degree: 1,874
Professional school degree: 503
Doctorate degree: 556
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 209
Nursery to 4th grade: 87
5th and 6th grade: 91
7th and 8th grade: 141
9th grade: 122
10th grade: 94
11th grade: 200
12th grade, no diploma: 403
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,522
Less than 1 year of college: 1,956
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,989
Associate degree: 3,012
Bachelor's degree: 5,835
Master's degree: 2,437
Professional school degree: 551
Doctorate degree: 364
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 12,193
One, attached: 1,710
Two: 938
3 or 4: 1,302
5 to 9: 1,387
10 to 19: 2,464
20 to 49: 2,236
50 or more: 3,886
Mobile homes: 258
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 130
Median worth of mobile homes: $123,821
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%
House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago