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91945

Lemon Grove, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,745
Median household income
$88,016
People below poverty
9.2%
Median home value
$704,900

Income

The median income of households in 91945 was $88,016. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8
$15,000 to $24,999 8.7
$25,000 to $34,999 4.8
$35,000 to $49,999 7.3
$50,000 to $74,999 17.6
$75,000 to $99,999 15.3
$100,000 to $149,999 20.5
$150,000 to $199,999 9.4
$200,000 or more 12.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 65000
Female 48956

An estimated 80.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,570. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.4
Social Security 31.3
Retirement income 28.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.8
Cash public assistance income 4.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.4

In 2020-2024, 18.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 57.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 91945 in 2020-2024, 92% had health insurance coverage and 8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.1% and public coverage was 40.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.3%.


In 2020-2024, 91945 had a total population of 27,745 - 14,011 (50.5%) females and 13,734 (49.5%) males. The median age was 37.1 years. An estimated 21% of the population was under 18 years, 36.6% was 19 to 44 years, 25.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 91945 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 593 885
5 to 9 869 974
10 to 14 857 638
15 to 19 986 612
20 to 24 968 1140
25 to 29 1033 1323
30 to 34 1382 962
35 to 39 906 819
40 to 44 942 703
45 to 49 820 942
50 to 54 662 823
55 to 59 803 989
60 to 64 1046 1026
65 to 69 782 706
70 to 74 604 607
75 to 79 212 346
80 to 84 160 249
85 and over 109 267

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 32.7% were White; 12% were Black or African American; 2.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 10.6% were Asian; 6.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 24.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 45.4% of the people in 91945 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 27% of the people in 91945 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,076 households in 91945. The average household size was 3 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.2% of the households in 91945 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27% of all households, while 19.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.7% of all households.

In 91945, 31.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.2
Cohabiting Couples 6.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.9% of males and 41% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.3 36
Now married, except separated 43.9 41
Separated 0.8 2.1
Widowed 2.9 5
Divorced 10.1 15.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 91945, 1,193 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 82.9% of the people living in 91945 were U.S. natives. 63.5% of the 91945 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 17.1% of 91945 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 61% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 87.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 91945 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 91945.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 62
Asia 28
Europe 3.9
Africa 5.2
Northern America 0.6
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 91945 in 2020-2024, 38.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 31.2% of people at least five years old; 11% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 31.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5.1
Other languages 0.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 91945 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.3
Different house, same county 5.6
Different county, same state 0.7
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 91945 was 6,468 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 346 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,296. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,826.

Educational Attainment of People in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.2
High school diploma or equivalency 29.3
Some college, no degree 32
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 12.7
Graduate or professional degree 7.5

Disability

In 91945, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.8% of people under 18 years old, to 12.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 91945, 60.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,812 79.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,950 14.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 890 6.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 91945 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 10.6
Manufacturing 7.7
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 12.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.6
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.8
Other Services, except public administration 7.2
Public administration 5.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 91945 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,741 34.7
Service occupations 2,916 21.3
Sales and office occupations 2,729 20
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,525 11.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,765 12.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.6% of 91945 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.9
Walked 1.3
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 11.4

In 2020-2024, 91945 had a total of 9,416 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 29.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 29.7
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

5.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 91945 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 51.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 91945 had 9,076 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 340 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 52.5% while renters occupied 47.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.12 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.87.

3.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.5% and another 33% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 91945:

House Heating Fuel Used in 91945 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 56.9
Electricity 35.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.5
No fuel used 4.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 91945 was $704,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 85 % had a mortgage. 15% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,543 and for owners without a mortgage it was $615.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 91945 was $1,896. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.