Humidity & wind
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Population
275,533
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$758,700
Owner-occupied units
Chula Vista, CA
California · 32.628° N, 117.015° W · 50 sq mi
Chula Vista is a city in California, with a population of 275,533 and about 5,538 residents per square mile. The median household earns $108,032 a year, and the median home is worth $758,700.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
50 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,538
People per square mile
Rank by population
#77
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#222
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$108,032
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,229
Per month
Homeownership
59.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
28.6 min
One way
People
Median age
37.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
33.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
29.4%
Households
85,710
3.2 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 68/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 61/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 0/yr
Days above 90° 8/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 17in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
August
Average high 83°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 46°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25.3%
Professional & business services 12.1%
Retail trade 10.2%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Chula Vista
- National City, CA6 mi · 57,807
- La Mesa, CA10 mi · 59,914
- El Cajon, CA12 mi · 101,755
- San Diego, CA15 mi · 1,406,106
- Santee, CA16 mi · 58,205
- Encinitas, CA33 mi · 60,736
- Escondido, CA35 mi · 146,030
- San Marcos, CA36 mi · 94,908
Cities about the same size
- Fort Wayne, IN275,203
- Buffalo, NY274,613
- Lubbock, TX273,071
- St. Louis, MO278,144
- Chandler, AZ278,748
- Laredo, TX269,515
- Reno, NV283,621
- Madison, WI286,233
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.