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Descanso, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Descanso, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,622. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DESCANSO-CA · Descanso, CA 1 ZIPs · 1,622 pop · #3922/25278 · San Diego County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $103,438
  • RANK-TOP #3922/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ La Mesa
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,622
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $676,800

Nearest income peer: La Mesa, CA (+ $701 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Descanso

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Descanso on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Descanso, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 16%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,622
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$103,438
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $103,438 and home value $676,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 18.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Descanso as a pure owner town.

Within California, Rough And Ready is the closest lower-income city and Lotus the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Descanso.

Population concentration

Descanso reads through its lone ZIP, 91916

1,622 ACS residents, one ZIP: 91916 is not the leading code inside Descanso, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Descanso's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 34 establishments, 99 employees , annual payroll $8,642k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 91916 (34 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Descanso, CA

These ZIP codes sit in San Diego County, which covers 107 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Descanso. See the San Diego County roll-up →

Descanso lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing San Diego County: San Diego, Chula Vista and Carlsbad earn more and Oceanside, El Cajon and Vista earn less. National City marks the far end of that range at $66,426, 36% below Descanso.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
91916 1,622 $103,438 34 16
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Descanso roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Descanso, .