The map below shows median household income in San Diego County by area. Areas in the top 1% of earnings are in purple, high-earning areas are in green, and low-earning areas are in red.

Household Income Key
The median household income in San Diego County is $86,522. This means San Diego County income is much higher than the median income in the United States, with county household incomes in the 89th percentile. Education is usually most correlated with income, and in San Diego County 37% of adults have bachelor’s degrees or higher versus 31% nationwide. 10% of counties might have higher incomes, and 88% of locations would have lower household income. Compared to nearby counties family and household incomes are higher. Median income ranges from a low of $11,874 to a high of $261,251 in some neighborhoods.
Higher income areas are typically found in the west parts of the county, and lower income areas are in the south areas.
Nearby Counties
- Riverside County, CA: lower household incomes
- Orange County, CA: higher household incomes
- Imperial County, CA: lower household incomes
- San Bernardino County, CA: lower household incomes
- Los Angeles County, CA: lower household incomes
- Ventura County, CA: higher household incomes
- Yuma County, AZ: lower household incomes
- La Paz County, AZ: lower household incomes
- Kern County, CA: lower household incomes
- Santa Barbara County, CA: lower household incomes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Orange County, CA: higher household incomes
- Miami-Dade County, FL: lower household incomes
- Kings County, NY: lower household incomes
- Dallas County, TX: lower household incomes
- Maricopa County, AZ: lower household incomes
- Riverside County, CA: lower household incomes
- Queens County, NY: lower household incomes
- San Bernardino County, CA: lower household incomes
- Clark County, NV: lower household incomes
- King County, WA: higher household incomes
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