Poway, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Poway. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Poway, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Poway Apartments for Rent Total population: 48,858 (Urban population: 47,453, Rural population: 1,405 (58 farm, 1,348 nonfarm)) Houses: 15,833 (15,587 occupied: 12,099 owner occupied, 3,488 renter occupied) % of renters here:   22% State:   43% Housing density: 404 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Poway, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Thinking about moving to Poway. Good or Bad?  (11 replies) Poway??? gay friendly???  (39 replies) Relocating from Las Vegas - Where to, Poway or Ramona?  (17 replies) carlsbad or poway?  (27 replies) Question about Poway  (14 replies) relocation to Poway  (14 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,316 (lower quartile is $1,049, upper quartile is $1,847) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,412 Median gross rent in Poway, CA in 2007: $1,396 Housing units in Poway with a mortgage: 9,381 (1,545 second mortgage, 1,136 home equity loan, 57 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,480 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $716,100 (it was $272,800 in 2000) Poway:   $716,100 California:   $532,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $510,088 - $1,001,609 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $861,848 Here:   $861,848 State:   $619,135 Townhouses or other attached units: $431,791 Here:   $431,791 State:   $541,123 In 2-unit structures: $313,632 Here:   $313,632 State:   $702,713 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $382,611 Here:   $382,611 State:   $512,546 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $424,540 Here:   $424,540 State:   $482,470 Mobile homes: $73,666 Here:   $73,666 State:   $59,450 Household type by relationship Households: 47,867 In family households: 44,479 (10,276 male householders, 2,724 female householders) 10,881 spouses, 17,435 children (16,355 natural, 417 adopted, 663 stepchildren), 618 grandchildren, 338 brothers or sisters, 307 parents, 860 other relatives, 1,040 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,388 (1,237 male householders (870 living alone)), 1,351 female householders (1,103 living alone)), 800 nonrelatives In group quarters: 428 (359 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 4,113 2-persons, 2,955 3-persons, 3,476 4-persons, 1,539 5-persons, 727 6-persons, 190 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,973 1-person, 499 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 6 5-persons. 11,514 married couples with children. 2,236 single-parent households (579 men, 1,657 women). 85.2% of residents of Poway speak English at home. 7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). 2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). 4.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well). Foreign born population: 5,136 (10.6%) (51.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Poway, CA: Less than $10,000: 6 $10,000 to $14,999: 3 $15,000 to $19,999: 3 $20,000 to $24,999: 3 $25,000 to $29,999: 15 $30,000 to $34,999: 19 $35,000 to $39,999: 17 $40,000 to $49,999: 16 $50,000 to $59,999: 52 $60,000 to $69,999: 48 $70,000 to $79,999: 30 $80,000 to $89,999: 53 $90,000 to $99,999: 57 $100,000 to $124,999: 76 $125,000 to $149,999: 54 $150,000 to $174,999: 76 $175,000 to $199,999: 57 $200,000 to $249,999: 65 $250,000 to $299,999: 104 $300,000 to $399,999: 495 $400,000 to $499,999: 1409 $500,000 to $749,999: 3810 $750,000 to $999,999: 1814 $1,000,000 or more: 4021

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Poway: Less than $100: 9 people $100 to $149: 5 $150 to $199: 5 $200 to $249: 13 $250 to $299: 25 $300 to $349: 8 $350 to $399: 4 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 28 $500 to $549: 37 $550 to $599: 42 $600 to $649: 45 $650 to $699: 41 $700 to $749: 23 $750 to $799: 42 $800 to $899: 79 $900 to $999: 241 $1,000 to $1,249: 901 $1,250 to $1,499: 667 $1,500 to $1,999: 603 $2,000 or more: 594 No cash rent: 133

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,103 (4.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 510 5 to 9 minutes: 2390 10 to 14 minutes: 3025 15 to 19 minutes: 2584 20 to 24 minutes: 2381 25 to 29 minutes: 1495 30 to 34 minutes: 3967 35 to 39 minutes: 1072 40 to 44 minutes: 1485 45 to 59 minutes: 1949 60 to 89 minutes: 607 90 or more minutes: 377

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 18,916 (82%) Carpooled: 2,135 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 205 (1%) Subway or elevated: 6 (0%) Railroad: 15 (0%) Motorcycle: 90 (0%) Bicycle: 86 (0%) Walked: 291 (1%) Other means: 98 (0%) Worked at home: 1,103 (5%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 415 $10,000 to $14,999: 437 $15,000 to $19,999: 434 $20,000 to $24,999: 452 $25,000 to $29,999: 592 $30,000 to $34,999: 621 $35,000 to $39,999: 651 $40,000 to $44,999: 752 $45,000 to $49,999: 650 $50,000 to $59,999: 1307 $60,000 to $74,999: 1886 $75,000 to $99,999: 2401 $100,000 to $124,999: 1727 $125,000 to $149,999: 1147 $150,000 to $199,999: 954 $200,000 or more: 1162

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 10534

German: 5604

English: 3750

Irish: 3593

United States or American: 2763

Italian: 2484

French (except Basque): 1211

European: 1176

Polish: 1113

Scottish: 923

Norwegian: 802

Scotch-Irish: 662

Russian: 529

Dutch: 515

Swedish: 508

Danish: 378

French Canadian: 331

Hungarian: 311

Welsh: 230

Greek: 202

Iranian: 176

Portuguese: 175

Ukrainian: 152

Austrian: 144

Lithuanian: 144

Czech: 141

British: 138

Subsaharan African:: 132

Swiss: 129

Arab:: 124

Finnish: 119

Belgian: 96

Canadian: 92

Czechoslovakian: 77

Slovak: 74

Eastern European: 67

Northern European: 67

South African: 62

Armenian: 62

African: 61

Guyanese: 52

Croatian: 45

Afghan: 40

Egyptian: 40

Lebanese: 40

Maltese: 34

Israeli: 31

Latvian: 31

Australian: 29

Turkish: 28

Bulgarian: 27

Icelander: 27

Basque: 26

Romanian: 24

Scandinavian: 22

Yugoslavian: 22

Acadian/Cajun: 22

Iraqi: 17

Estonian: 14

Slavic: 13

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 13

German Russian: 10

Slovene: 9

Celtic: 9

Ugandan: 9

Arab/Arabic: 8

Brazilian: 7

Palestinian: 7

Albanian: 7

Jamaican: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Jordanian: 6

Moroccan: 6

Belizean: 6

Luxemburger: 6

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 22735
• Northeast: 4663
• Midwest: 7305
• South: 4136
• West: 3623

56% of Poway residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 54
• Nursery to 4th grade: 45
• 5th and 6th grade: 85
• 7th and 8th grade: 90
• 9th grade: 93
• 10th grade: 118
• 11th grade: 104
• 12th grade, no diploma: 220
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,302
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,043
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,565
• Associate degree: 1,143
• Bachelor's degree: 3,842
• Master's degree: 1,691
• Professional school degree: 561
• Doctorate degree: 294

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 31
• Nursery to 4th grade: 69
• 5th and 6th grade: 112
• 7th and 8th grade: 71
• 9th grade: 167
• 10th grade: 173
• 11th grade: 176
• 12th grade, no diploma: 437
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,128
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,315
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,077
• Associate degree: 1,457
• Bachelor's degree: 3,649
• Master's degree: 1,272
• Professional school degree: 220
• Doctorate degree: 184

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 41.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 27.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $100,431
• Black householders: $63,924
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $61,160
• Asian householders: $117,637
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $53,836
• Some other race householders: $94,621
• Two or more races householders: $78,486
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $74,167

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $756,262
• Black or African American householders: $663,600
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $506,362
• Asian householders: $959,962
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $984,375
• Some other race householders: $600,337
• Two or more races householders: $607,162
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $615,037

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,854
• One, attached: 884
• Two: 50
• 3 or 4: 270
• 5 to 9: 229
• 10 to 19: 336
• 20 to 49: 754
• 50 or more: 760
• Mobile homes: 687
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $90,576

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