Humidity & wind
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Population
59,914
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$812,000
Owner-occupied units
La Mesa, CA
California · 32.769° N, 117.022° W · 9 sq mi
La Mesa is a city in California, with a population of 59,914 and about 6,590 residents per square mile. The median household earns $95,028 a year, and the median home is worth $812,000.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
9 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
6,590
People per square mile
Rank by population
#727
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#826
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$95,028
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,049
Per month
Homeownership
47.7%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23.8 min
One way
People
Median age
37.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
40.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
13.1%
Households
25,038
2.39 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 26.1%
Professional & business services 16.4%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.3%
Retail trade 8.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
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.
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165