ZipCrawl

NOTE: Gray indicates insufficient data or a suppressed estimate.

Household median incomes in the San Diego metro area exhibit a clear coastal-north premium, with zip codes in Encinitas, Carmel Valley, and the northern inland communities consistently reaching $125,000–$150,000+, while a concentrated band of lower-income zip codes ($20,000–$40,000) clusters around National City, southeastern San Diego, and portions of El Cajon. The central and western coastal zones display moderate to high incomes in the $80,000–$120,000 range, creating a gradient that generally decreases moving inland and southward toward the U.S.–Mexico border. Poway and Santee occupy a middle tier around $80,000–$100,000, contrasting sharply with adjacent El Cajon zip codes that dip into the $40,000–$60,000 range, highlighting significant income disparities across relatively short distances in the east county.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ACS