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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—California
Social Statistics
La Mesa, California
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| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
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| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,967 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 893 | 6.0 |
| Kindergarten | 563 | 3.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,976 | 33.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,217 | 14.8 |
| College or graduate school | 6,318 | 42.2 |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 years and over | 38,412 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 976 | 2.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,035 | 7.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,039 | 20.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 12,464 | 32.4 |
| Associate degree | 3,283 | 8.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 6,987 | 18.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,628 | 9.4 |
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| Percent high school graduate or higher | 89.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 27.6 | (X) |
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| MARITAL STATUS |
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| Population 15 years and over | 45,472 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 13,243 | 29.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 20,810 | 45.8 |
| Separated | 987 | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 3,958 | 8.7 |
Female | 3,230 | 7.1 |
| Divorced | 6,474 | 14.2 |
Female | 3,927 | 8.6 |
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| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
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| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 696 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 199 | 28.6 |
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| VETERAN STATUS |
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| Civilian population 18 years and over | 43,133 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,620 | 15.3 |
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| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION |
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| Population 5 to 20 years | 9,688 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 572 | 5.9 |
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| Population 21 to 64 years | 31,712 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,878 | 15.4 |
Percent employed | 59.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 26,834 | 84.6 |
Percent employed | 81.2 | (X) |
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| Population 65 years and over | 8,623 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,619 | 42.0 |
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| RESIDENCE IN 1995 |
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| Population 5 years and over | 51,668 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 24,077 | 46.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 25,881 | 50.1 |
Same county | 18,130 | 35.1 |
Different county | 7,751 | 15.0 |
Same state | 3,198 | 6.2 |
Different state | 4,553 | 8.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,710 | 3.3 |
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| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
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| Total population | 54,751 | 100.0 |
| Native | 48,378 | 88.4 |
Born in United States | 47,522 | 86.8 |
State of residence | 26,653 | 48.7 |
Different state | 20,869 | 38.1 |
Born outside United States | 856 | 1.6 |
| Foreign born | 6,373 | 11.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,515 | 4.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 3,017 | 5.5 |
Not a citizen | 3,356 | 6.1 |
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| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
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| Total (excluding born at sea) | 6,373 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,580 | 24.8 |
| Asia | 2,284 | 35.8 |
| Africa | 144 | 2.3 |
| Oceania | 55 | 0.9 |
| Latin America | 2,045 | 32.1 |
| Northern America | 265 | 4.2 |
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| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
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| Population 5 years and over | 51,668 | 100.0 |
| English only | 42,773 | 82.8 |
| Language other than English | 8,895 | 17.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,310 | 6.4 |
Spanish | 4,618 | 8.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,220 | 2.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,208 | 4.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 943 | 1.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,595 | 3.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 968 | 1.9 |
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| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) |
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| Total population | 54,751 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 62,261 | 113.7 |
| Arab | 528 | 1.0 |
| Czech1 | 345 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 409 | 0.7 |
| Dutch | 720 | 1.3 |
| English | 6,507 | 11.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,233 | 4.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 429 | 0.8 |
| German | 9,086 | 16.6 |
| Greek | 302 | 0.6 |
| Hungarian | 371 | 0.7 |
| Irish1 | 7,289 | 13.3 |
| Italian | 2,905 | 5.3 |
| Lithuanian | 177 | 0.3 |
| Norwegian | 1,124 | 2.1 |
| Polish | 1,320 | 2.4 |
| Portuguese | 371 | 0.7 |
| Russian | 860 | 1.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,317 | 2.4 |
| Scottish | 1,564 | 2.9 |
| Slovak | 107 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 249 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 1,380 | 2.5 |
| Swiss | 317 | 0.6 |
| Ukrainian | 283 | 0.5 |
| United States or American | 2,440 | 4.5 |
| Welsh | 473 | 0.9 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 166 | 0.3 |
| Other ancestries | 18,989 | 34.7 |
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19
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