Demographics Information and statistics for Oceanside

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Oceanside Demographics Information

Population: 165,880
Males: 79,719 (49.5%), Females: 81,310 (50.5%)

Elevation: 47 feet

County: San Diego

Land area: 40.6 square miles

Zip codes: 92056, 92058, 92054, 92052, 92049, 92051, 92057, 92054, 92056.

Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $46,301
Median house value: $459,000

Races in Oceanside:

White Non-Hispanic (53.6%)
Hispanic (30.2%)
Other race (14.5%)
Black (6.3%)
Two or more races (5.2%)
Filipino (3.0%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.3%)
Japanese (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (12.2%), Irish (9.7%), English (9.6%), Italian (4.9%), United States (3.6%), French (3.1%).

For population 25 years and over in Oceanside

High school or higher: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
Unemployed: 5.7%
Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oceanside city

Never married: 24.9%
Now married: 56.0%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 10.6%

20.5% Foreign born (13.4% Latin America, 4.1% Asia).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Diego, CA (32.3 miles, pop. 1,223,400).

Nearest cities: Camp Pendleton South, CA (4.5 miles), Vista, CA (5.9 miles), Carlsbad, CA (6.5 miles), Camp Pendleton North, CA (6.6 miles), Lake San Marcos, CA (10.1 miles), Bonsall, CA (10.2 miles), San Marcos, CA (11.7 miles), Encinitas, CA (12.1 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 651 buildings, average cost: $183,900
1997: 537 buildings, average cost: $174,000
1998: 628 buildings, average cost: $180,500
1999: 639 buildings, average cost: $201,500
2000: 504 buildings, average cost: $204,400
2001: 671 buildings, average cost: $220,300
2002: 711 buildings, average cost: $237,400
2003: 579 buildings, average cost: $242,500

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Manufacturing (13.7%), Retail trade (12.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.1%).

Crime in Oceanside (2002):

5 murders (3.0 per 100,000)
75 rapes (44.9 per 100,000)
285 robberies (170.7 per 100,000)
751 assaults (449.8 per 100,000)
1,109 burglaries (664.3 per 100,000)
3,824 larceny counts (2290.6 per 100,000)
915 auto thefts (548.1 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 356.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Oceanside (2001):

4 murders (2.4 per 100,000)
86 rapes (52.4 per 100,000)
258 robberies (157.3 per 100,000)
722 assaults (440.2 per 100,000)
1,071 burglaries (653.0 per 100,000)
3,074 larceny counts (1874.1 per 100,000)
672 auto thefts (409.7 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 317.9 (higher means more crime)