What was the City of San Diego's estimated population in 2025?
Answer1,406,106
The city grew from 1,386,932 people at the 2020 Census; the wider county is much larger.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (2025) census.gov
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6 sourced facts about San Diego, California, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer1,406,106
The city grew from 1,386,932 people at the 2020 Census; the wider county is much larger.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (2025) census.gov
Answertopping 130,000
The convention has been held at the San Diego Convention Center for over two decades and has maxed out the space.
Source: Comic-Con International comic-con.org
Answermore than 12,000 (680+ species and subspecies)
The 100-acre zoo in Balboa Park is also an accredited botanical garden caring for more than 700,000 plants.
Source: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, press kit sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org
Answer$108,077 (2020–2024, in 2024 dollars)
That's based on the Census Bureau's American Community Survey five-year estimates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (2024) census.gov
Answer25.1%
Roughly one in four city residents is foreign-born, according to Census Bureau survey estimates for 2020–2024.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (2024) census.gov
Answer25,000 (plus 50,000 vehicles)
The federal government has described San Ysidro as the busiest land port of entry in the Western Hemisphere.
Source: U.S. General Services Administration (archived project page) (2017) web.archive.org