Humidity & wind
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Population
98,274
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$762,400
Owner-occupied units
Vista, CA
California · 33.190° N, 117.239° W · 19 sq mi
Vista is a city in California, with a population of 98,274 and about 5,180 residents per square mile. The median household earns $94,975 a year, and the median home is worth $762,400.
Conditions
UV index
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
19 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,180
People per square mile
Rank by population
#367
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#661
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$94,975
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,249
Per month
Homeownership
51.7%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.7 min
One way
People
Median age
35.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
29.3%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
22.5%
Households
32,323
2.99 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 17.6%
Professional & business services 15.5%
Manufacturing 11.8%
Retail trade 11.6%
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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Cities near Vista
- Oceanside, CA5 mi · 170,483
- Carlsbad, CA5 mi · 112,260
- San Marcos, CA6 mi · 94,908
- Escondido, CA10 mi · 146,030
- Encinitas, CA10 mi · 60,736
- Temecula, CA22 mi · 114,865
- San Diego, CA26 mi · 1,406,106
- Murrieta, CA27 mi · 114,124
Cities about the same size
- Temple, TX98,412
- Beaverton, OR97,842
- Sunrise, FL98,846
- Yakima, WA97,458
- Roanoke, VA99,111
- Kirkland, WA97,410
- Plantation, FL99,183
- Kenosha, WI99,239
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165