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Moving to La Mesa, California

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Population: 54,749. Estimated population in July 2024: 53,081 (-3.0% change)
Males: 25,826 (47.2%), Females: 28,923 (52.8%)

San Diego County

Zip codes: 91941, 91942.

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $41,693
Median house value: $198,700

Population by Race

Races in La Mesa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.7%)
  • Hispanic (13.5%)
  • Other race (5.1%)
  • Black (4.9%)
  • Two or more races (4.3%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.6%), Irish (13.3%), English (11.9%), Italian (5.3%), United States (4.5%), French (4.1%).

Elevation: 507 feet

Land area: 9.3 square miles

Map of La Mesa, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in La Mesa

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in La Mesa city

  • Never married: 29.1%
  • Now married: 45.8%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 14.2%

11.6% Foreign born (4.2% Asia, 3.7% Latin America, 2.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,438 (+2.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in La Mesa:

  • ALVARADO PARKWAY INSTITUTE BEHAVIORAL (7050 PARKWAY DRIVE)
  • GROSSMONT HOSPITAL (5555 GROSSMONT CENTER DRIVE BOX 58)

Other hospitals/medical centers near La Mesa:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La Mesa:

  • SAN DIEGO INTL-LINDBERGH FLD (about 12 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: SAN)
  • NORTH ISLAND NAS /HALSEY FIELD/ (about 14 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: NZY)
  • MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (about 30 miles; CARLSBAD, CA; Abbreviation: CRQ)

Other public-use airports nearest to La Mesa:

  • GILLESPIE FIELD (about 5 miles; SAN DIEGO/EL CAJON, CA; Abbreviation: SEE)
  • MONTGOMERY FIELD (about 8 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: MYF)
  • BROWN FIELD MUNI (about 15 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: SDM)

Amtrak station near La Mesa:

  • 11 miles: SAN DIEGO (1050 KETTNER BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in La Mesa:

  • COLEMAN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,067; Location: 7380 PARKWAY DR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: coleman.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • ACADEMY OF COURT REPORTING INC (Full-time enrollment: 187; Location: 8376 HERCULES ST; Private, for-profit)
  • WESTERN SIERRA LAW SCHOOL (Location: 8376 HERCULES ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Mesa:

  • SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 25,831)
  • GROSSMONT COLLEGE (about 4 miles; EL CAJON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,607)
  • CUYAMACA COLLEGE (about 9 miles; EL CAJON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,278)
  • SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CHULA VISTA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,533)
  • SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,902)
  • SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,769)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO (about 13 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,311)

Schools

Public high schools in La Mesa:

  • HELIX HIGH (Students: 2,415; Location: 7323 UNIVERSITY AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • GROSSMONT HIGH (Students: 2,360; Location: 1100 MURRAY DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (Students: 306; Location: 1100 MURRAY DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • GATEWAY WEST COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 30; Location: 8693 LA MESA BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • GATEWAY COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 26; Location: 8691 ECHO DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in La Mesa:

  • LA MESA MIDDLE (Students: 1,298; Location: 4200 PARKS AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PARKWAY MIDDLE (Students: 1,181; Location: 9009 PARK PLAZA DR.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MURDOCK ELEMENTARY (Students: 599; Location: 4354 CONRAD DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LA MESA DALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 581; Location: 4370 PARKS AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LEMON AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 575; Location: 8787 LEMON AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • VISTA LA MESA ELEMENTARY (Students: 548; Location: 3900 VIOLET ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • AVOCADO ELEMENTARY (Students: 534; Location: 3845 AVOCADO SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MURRAY MANOR ELEMENTARY (Students: 529; Location: 8305 EL PASO ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • NORTHMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 451; Location: 9405 GREGORY ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SPRING VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 447; Location: 3845 SPRING DR.; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in La Mesa:

  • ST MARTIN ACADEMY (Students: 314; Location: 7708 EL CAJON BLVD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 214; Location: 7929 LA MESA BOULEVARD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • TIEE – COLEMAN PREPARATORY SCH (Students: 200; Location: 7380 PARKWAY DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST LUKE’S LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 200; Location: 5150 WILSON ST; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL PARISH DA (Students: 146; Location: 4816 GLEN ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • LA MESA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 117; Location: 9407 JERICHO ROAD; Grades: KG – 10)
  • COLLEGE CENTER MONTESSORI SCHO (Students: 59; Location: 7484 UNIVERSITY AV STE A; Grades: PK – 8)
  • TAPROOT MONTESSORI-LA MESA (Students: 46; Location: 5173 GUAVA AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS LUTHERAN (Students: 23; Location: 9191 FLETCHER PKWY; Grades: KG – 8)

 

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