Vista, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Vista. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Vista, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 91,144 (Urban population: 91,093, Rural population: 51 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 29,937 (28,993 occupied: 15,620 owner occupied, 13,373 renter occupied) % of renters here:   46% State:   43% Housing density: 1603 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Vista, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: How is Linda Vista  (26 replies) Tell Me All About Chula Vista  (42 replies) Optimal places within commute of Chula Vista  (34 replies) Linda Vista  (10 replies) is Linda Vista dangerous?  (15 replies) How is north Linda Vista?  (4 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,123 (lower quartile is $984, upper quartile is $1,287) Housing units in Vista with a mortgage: 10,480 (1,619 second mortgage, 852 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,377 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $507,700 (it was $188,700 in 2000) Vista:   $507,700 California:   $532,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $390,900 - $651,300 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $576,637 Here:   $576,637 State:   $619,135 Townhouses or other attached units: $476,521 Here:   $476,521 State:   $541,123 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $350,000 Here:   $350,000 State:   $512,546 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $268,898 Here:   $268,898 State:   $482,470 Mobile homes: $68,402 Here:   $68,402 State:   $59,450 Median year house/condo built: 1980 Median year apartment built: 1980 Household type by relationship Households: 87,831 In family households: 77,222 (15,785 male householders, 5,229 female householders) 15,737 spouses, 29,093 children (26,891 natural, 539 adopted, 1,663 stepchildren), 1,430 grandchildren, 1,347 brothers or sisters, 811 parents, 3,480 other relatives, 4,310 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 10,609 (3,854 male householders (2,541 living alone)), 4,032 female householders (3,325 living alone)), 2,723 nonrelatives In group quarters: 2,300 (1,218 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 7,063 2-persons, 4,281 3-persons, 4,145 4-persons, 2,629 5-persons, 1,182 6-persons, 1,714 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 5,866 1-person, 1,589 2-persons, 304 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons. 17,219 married couples with children. 5,937 single-parent households (1,636 men, 4,301 women). 63.1% of residents of Vista speak English at home. 31.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all). 2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). 3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 22,030 (24.4%) (25.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Vista: Less than $100: 74 people $100 to $149: 37 $150 to $199: 13 $200 to $249: 18 $250 to $299: 24 $300 to $349: 32 $350 to $399: 42 $400 to $449: 56 $450 to $499: 66 $500 to $549: 98 $550 to $599: 150 $600 to $649: 200 $650 to $699: 237 $700 to $749: 294 $750 to $799: 355 $800 to $899: 984 $900 to $999: 1,549 $1,000 to $1,249: 5,398 $1,250 to $1,499: 2,732 $1,500 to $1,999: 1,017 $2,000 or more: 398 No cash rent: 241

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.4%
Number of people working at home: 1,220 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 758 5 to 9 minutes: 2848 10 to 14 minutes: 4762 15 to 19 minutes: 7019 20 to 24 minutes: 6493 25 to 29 minutes: 2091 30 to 34 minutes: 4971 35 to 39 minutes: 696 40 to 44 minutes: 1297 45 to 59 minutes: 3117 60 to 89 minutes: 2279 90 or more minutes: 982

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 28,273 (73%) Carpooled: 6,420 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,062 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%) Railroad: 201 (1%) Motorcycle: 103 (0%) Bicycle: 124 (0%) Walked: 656 (2%) Other means: 460 (1%) Worked at home: 1,220 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1729 $10,000 to $14,999: 1444 $15,000 to $19,999: 1700 $20,000 to $24,999: 2037 $25,000 to $29,999: 2031 $30,000 to $34,999: 2315 $35,000 to $39,999: 1926 $40,000 to $44,999: 1962 $45,000 to $49,999: 1596 $50,000 to $59,999: 2894 $60,000 to $74,999: 3212 $75,000 to $99,999: 3072 $100,000 to $124,999: 1430 $125,000 to $149,999: 608 $150,000 to $199,999: 516 $200,000 or more: 428

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 40304

German: 7121

Irish: 4973

English: 4918

United States or American: 3185

Italian: 2870

French (except Basque): 1418

Norwegian: 1096

Scottish: 1042

Polish: 952

Scotch-Irish: 845

Swedish: 770

Dutch: 719

Russian: 479

European: 427

Arab:: 422

French Canadian: 388

British: 361

Greek: 308

Portuguese: 266

Danish: 263

Canadian: 251

Welsh: 239

Czech: 221

Subsaharan African:: 199

Yugoslavian: 187

Scandinavian: 185

African: 184

Iranian: 169

Finnish: 168

Lebanese: 167

Hungarian: 164

Arab/Arabic: 163

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 132

Swiss: 132

Austrian: 122

Lithuanian: 119

Croatian: 98

Ukrainian: 85

Czechoslovakian: 74

Belgian: 72

Jamaican: 60

Brazilian: 56

Serbian: 54

Slovak: 54

Armenian: 48

Haitian: 43

Romanian: 42

Basque: 42

Latvian: 36

Northern European: 34

Slavic: 29

Eastern European: 29

Syrian: 28

Egyptian: 28

Icelander: 26

Macedonian: 22

Pennsylvania German: 22

Celtic: 21

West Indian: 21

Afghan: 19

Ethiopian: 15

Slovene: 14

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 11

Palestinian: 11

Australian: 10

Jordanian: 10

Moroccan: 8

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8

Iraqi: 7

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

• This state: 41816
• Northeast: 5473
• Midwest: 8892
• South: 6543
• West: 4230

44% of Vista residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 970
• Nursery to 4th grade: 508
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,345
• 7th and 8th grade: 651
• 9th grade: 621
• 10th grade: 525
• 11th grade: 516
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,370
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,484
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,943
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,872
• Associate degree: 1,801
• Bachelor's degree: 3,420
• Master's degree: 1,243
• Professional school degree: 400
• Doctorate degree: 284

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 1,059
• Nursery to 4th grade: 447
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,269
• 7th and 8th grade: 650
• 9th grade: 663
• 10th grade: 558
• 11th grade: 585
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,058
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,249
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,566
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,828
• Associate degree: 2,067
• Bachelor's degree: 3,549
• Master's degree: 1,045
• Professional school degree: 372
• Doctorate degree: 86

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $56,990
• Black householders: $61,148
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $65,881
• Asian householders: $35,660
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $44,183
• Some other race householders: $50,432
• Two or more races householders: $56,028
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,378

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $566,084
• Black or African American householders: $515,771
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $501,780
• Asian householders: $619,087
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $362,412
• Some other race householders: $418,105
• Two or more races householders: $522,228
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $443,934

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,680
• One, attached: 2,037
• Two: 619
• 3 or 4: 1,530
• 5 to 9: 2,468
• 10 to 19: 2,175
• 20 to 49: 1,487
• 50 or more: 2,803
• Mobile homes: 2,052
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 86

Median worth of mobile homes: $81,400

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California:	9.9%

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California:	7.8%

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California:	15.4%

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