La Mesa, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for La Mesa, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 69,848. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LA-MESA-CA · La Mesa, CA 2 ZIPs · 69,848 pop · #3817/25278 · San Diego County
INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP
- INC-HIGH $104,139
- RANK-TOP #3817/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Spring Valley
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 57% owners
- POP-SMALL 69,848
- SPREAD-TIGHT 91942→91941
- HOME-TOP $852,200
Nearest income peer: Spring Valley, CA (+ $2,275 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 La Mesa
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest La Mesa on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- National City · lowest
National City · lowest
$66,426 median HH income
- Vista · near
Vista · near
$96,977 median HH income
- Escondido · near
Escondido · near
$100,933 median HH income
- La Mesa · this city
La Mesa · this city
$104,139 median HH income
- Spring Valley · near
Spring Valley · near
$106,414 median HH income
- San Marcos · near
San Marcos · near
$108,520 median HH income
- Encinitas · highest
Encinitas · highest
$158,507 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, La Mesa, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 15%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 69,848
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $104,139
- 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 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $104,139 and home value $852,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 44.0%.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (56.5%) for this income tier, rent $2,090 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within California, Korbel is the closest lower-income city and La Verne the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for La Mesa.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside La Mesa differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in La Mesa: $92,896 in ZIP 91942 to $115,381 in 91941. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 5.1 points
91942 to 91941
91942 to 91941
91941 to 91942
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 91942 skews compact La Mesa
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 91942 covers about 55% of La Mesa's 69,848 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in La Mesa
Citywide ZBP: 2,267 establishments, 26,535 employees , annual payroll $1,500,604k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 91942 (1,532 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (425) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in La Mesa, CA
These ZIP codes sit in San Diego County, which covers 107 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in La Mesa. See the San Diego County roll-up →
La Mesa lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing San Diego County: San Diego, Chula Vista and Carlsbad earn more and Oceanside, Escondido and El Cajon earn less. Encinitas marks the far end of that range at $158,507, 52% above La Mesa.
Side-by-side: Compare 91942 vs 91941 →
La Mesa 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 La Mesa, .