Where has La Mesa looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | La Mesa | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 60,797 | 65,185 | 27 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 0.2% | — | |
| Median household income | $95,028 | $89,833 | 55 | ||
| Poverty rate | 11.5% | 8.6% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.6% | 40.8% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 6.2% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $812,000 | $365,550 | 91 | ||
| Median gross rent | $2,049 | $1,598 | 73 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.5% | 4.1% | 45 | ||
| Worked from home | 17.8% | 16.5% | 55 |
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La MesaPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | -1.6% |
| Housing units | — | — | +3.0% |
| Median household income | — | — | +28.5% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +48.3% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +29.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +9.7% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +306.8% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -7.1% |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.6 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.6 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 10.2 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 49.3 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 26.6 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.1 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.9 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 25.3 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnsville, MN | 88 | 64,463 | — | $87,024 | 39.8% |
| Blue Springs, MO | 84 | 59,965 | — | $88,920 | 35.0% |
| Malden, MA | 83 | 65,906 | — | $100,606 | 45.1% |
| Murray, UT | 83 | 50,188 | — | $90,746 | 41.9% |
| Apple Valley, MN | 82 | 55,679 | — | $97,673 | 45.9% |
| Waukesha, WI | 82 | 71,233 | +0.2% | $83,837 | 41.7% |
| St. Charles, MO | 82 | 71,508 | — | $85,937 | 43.3% |
| Bayonne, NJ | 81 | 71,553 | — | $83,887 | 39.6% |
| North Richland Hills, TX | 81 | 70,780 | — | $97,305 | 37.3% |
| La Habra, CA | 81 | 61,970 | — | $100,106 | 32.3% |