Housing density: 2,536 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $9,271,831.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,609 (lower quartile is $1,193, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,010
Median gross rent in Lemon Grove, CA in 2022: $1,720
Housing units in Lemon Grove with a mortgage: 4,158 (358 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 210 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 41
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $106,224
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $79,840
3,272 married couples with children.
1,302 single-parent households (154 men, 1,148 women).
61.5% of residents of Lemon Grove speak English at home.
28.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 4,599 (16.8%)
(63.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.7% Number of people working at home: 1,962 (14.8% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 87
5 to 9 minutes: 556
10 to 14 minutes: 1,086
15 to 19 minutes: 1,916
20 to 24 minutes: 2,087
25 to 29 minutes: 1,035
30 to 34 minutes: 2,040
35 to 39 minutes: 347
40 to 44 minutes: 444
45 to 59 minutes: 766
60 to 89 minutes: 366
90 or more minutes: 444
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,122 (58.6%)
Carpooled: 780 (11.1%)
Bus: 64 (0.9%)
Taxi: 109 (1.5%)
Walked: 165 (2.3%)
Worked at home: 1,962 (27.9%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
9.3%Males
7.1%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
5.6%Males
4.1%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
4.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
2.7%Males
5.4%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
4.7%Males
6.3%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
8.2%Males
7.9%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
4.6%Males
5.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lemon Grove, California
1,0242010 or later
7482000 to 2009
9091990 to 1999
1,1521980 to 1989
7141970 to 1979
610Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 353 (2.3%)
American: 341 (2.2%)
German: 338 (2.2%)
Italian: 316 (2.1%)
African: 315 (2.1%)
Ethiopian: 237 (1.5%)
English: 216 (1.4%)
Nigerian: 143 (0.9%)
Somali: 140 (0.9%)
Polish: 108 (0.7%)
Norwegian: 93 (0.6%)
Dutch: 78 (0.5%)
European: 66 (0.4%)
Jamaican: 59 (0.4%)
Russian: 50 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 38 (0.2%)
Czech: 31 (0.2%)
French: 28 (0.2%)
Scandinavian: 25 (0.2%)
Swedish: 25 (0.2%)
Kenyan: 22 (0.1%)
Scottish: 20 (0.1%)
Celtic: 15 (0.10%)
Pennsylvania German: 13 (0.08%)
Brazilian: 12 (0.08%)
Austrian: 11 (0.07%)
Belgian: 10 (0.07%)
Iranian: 10 (0.07%)
French Canadian: 9 (0.06%)
Northern European: 8 (0.05%)
Bulgarian: 8 (0.05%)
British: 7 (0.05%)
Danish: 7 (0.05%)
Barbadian: 7 (0.05%)
Hungarian: 6 (0.04%)
Finnish: 4 (0.03%)
Australian: 3 (0.02%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Lemon Grove:
50.6% (2,328)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Philippines
Lemon Grove:
13.2% (608)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Vietnam
Lemon Grove:
4.6% (212)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
Nigeria
Lemon Grove:
4.0% (185)
California:
0.3% (35,557)
Africa, n.e.c.
Lemon Grove:
3.2% (145)
California:
0.1% (6,853)
Iraq
Lemon Grove:
1.6% (72)
California:
0.4% (40,941)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 17,677
Other state: 4,680
Northeast: 931
Midwest: 1,339
South: 1,560
West: 848
91.9% of Lemon Grove residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44.1% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 38.2% lived in California.
Lemon Grove:
91.9%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 332
Nursery to 4th grade: 40
5th and 6th grade: 149
7th and 8th grade: 52
9th grade: 31
10th grade: 30
11th grade: 173
12th grade, no diploma: 330
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,555
Less than 1 year of college: 1,054
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,947
Associate degree: 1,037
Bachelor's degree: 1,071
Master's degree: 533
Professional school degree: 75
Doctorate degree: 23
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 294
Nursery to 4th grade: 102
5th and 6th grade: 94
7th and 8th grade: 81
9th grade: 47
10th grade: 119
11th grade: 80
12th grade, no diploma: 307
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,420
Less than 1 year of college: 1,154
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,802
Associate degree: 627
Bachelor's degree: 1,388
Master's degree: 659
Professional school degree: 132
Doctorate degree: 80
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,310
One, attached: 777
Two: 372
3 or 4: 342
5 to 9: 357
10 to 19: 317
20 to 49: 466
50 or more: 667
Mobile homes: 13
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.5%
House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago