ZIP 91942 · La Mesa
Who lives in ZIP code 91942 (La Mesa, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
La Mesa, CA · San Diego County
uszips 2026
People41,424
Median age37.7
Household income$92,896
Home value$773,116
Median rent$2,032/mo
Poverty12.3%
College degree+41.0%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 2,772 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,684
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.8% are 65 or older; 79.1% are adults.
Household income
47.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,855.
Education (adults 25+)
50.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
27.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.1%
- Never married
- 37.4%
- Divorced
- 16.7%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 57.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 45.5%
- Rent burden
- 35.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.6%
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.4%
- Veterans
- 9.8%
- With a disability
- 13.5%
- No health insurance
- 5.0%
- Limited English
- 4.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.