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San Diego Country EstatesCA

San Diego Country Estates, CA is a 10K-resident city in San Diego County with a median household income of $145,479.

San Diego County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for San Diego Country Estates, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. San Diego Country Estates has a population larger than 1% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $810,300.

Data updated 2026-09-03

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 2%
By size
$145,479
Median income (place)
$810,300
Median home (place)
2.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on San Diego Country Estates

San Diego Country Estates posts a median household income higher than 92% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 8%
by median income, US cities

Where San Diego Country Estates income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$145,479 Top 8% higher than 92% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

San Diego Country Estates $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading San Diego Country Estates, CA beyond the headline numbers

San Diego Country Estates sits inside San Diego County, California, at roughly 33.01°N, -116.78°W. Population 10,109, $145,479 median household income. Median home value $810,300, median rent $2,851. Poverty rate 2.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 2.6% of San Diego Country Estates, CA residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in San Diego Country Estates costs around 5.6 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

18.1% of San Diego Country Estates workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 25.1% in San Diego Country Estates, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of San Diego Country Estates workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 44 years, San Diego Country Estates's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for San Diego Country Estates from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,109
San Diego Country Estates · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$145,479
+63% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$810,300
+96% vs avg
Median Age (place)
44
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (San Diego County): San Diego Country Estates's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
3.3M+5%
Median Income
$106,268+69%
Median Home Value
$854,700+113%
Poverty Rate
10.3%-28%
Unemployment
5.8%-39%

Economics

Economics indicators for San Diego Country Estates, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,851/mo
Poverty Rate
2.6% -79% vs avg
Unemployment 4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 33.3%
Work From Home 18.1%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 70.7%
African American 0.7%
Asian 1.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
33.2%
High Blood Pressure
29.6%
Obesity
25.1%
Binge Drinking
18%
Physical Inactivity
17%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.1%
Current Smoking
10.4%
Current Asthma
9.8%
Diabetes
8.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 69%
Annual Checkup 74.2%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
5.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.4%
Stroke
2.9%

What alerts and safety updates affect San Diego Country Estates?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for San Diego Country Estates right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet CA-SAN-DIEGO-COUNTRY-EST · San Diego Country Estates

San Diego Country Estates: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to San Diego Country Estates; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse California state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of San Diego Country Estates, CA? ▼
San Diego Country Estates, CA has a population of 10,109 people, located in San Diego County, California.
What is the median household income in San Diego Country Estates? ▼
The median household income in San Diego Country Estates, CA is $145,479 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 2.6%.
What is the median home value in San Diego Country Estates? ▼
The median home value in San Diego Country Estates, CA is $810,300. Median rent is $2,851/month.
What are the top health concerns in San Diego Country Estates? ▼
The top health indicators in San Diego Country Estates include Short Sleep Duration (33.2%), High Blood Pressure (29.6%), Obesity (25.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in San Diego Country Estates? ▼
The median age in San Diego Country Estates, CA is 44 years. 33.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for San Diego Country Estates, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (2.6% here).

Oswego, IL 2.6% Rose Hill, VA 2.6% Schofield Barracks, HI 2.6% Robertsville, NJ 2.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($145,479 here).

Baldwin, NY $145,472 Black Forest, CO $145,460 Leesburg, VA $145,205 Castle Rock, CO $145,197

Compare San Diego Country Estates with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using San Diego Country Estates's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the San Diego Country Estates area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (San Diego County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.