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Census tracts · La Mesa, CA

Census tracts in La Mesa, California

14 census tracts lie mostly within La Mesa, and 3 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $67,500 in Tract 148.06 to $132,446 in Tract 146.02, against $95,028 for La Mesa as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of La Mesa earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within La Mesa and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in La Mesa

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside La Mesa.

Census tracts in or partly in La Mesa, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of La Mesa (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 146.01060730146010.8 mi southwestSan Diego County4,791±534$81,085$771,000$1,692100%
Tract 147.01060730147011.0 mi westSan Diego County3,688±625$113,485$723,500$2,063100%
Tract 148.03060730148030.7 mi northSan Diego County4,692±492$83,775$764,500$1,973100%
Tract 148.04060730148041.3 mi northwestSan Diego County4,527±648$99,107$860,000$1,833100%
Tract 148.05060730148051.1 mi northwestSan Diego County5,131±579$105,790$651,800$2,327100%
Tract 148.06060730148060.8 mi westSan Diego County3,277±627$67,500$563,800$1,766100%
Tract 149.02060730149020.6 mi eastSan Diego County3,018±276$74,792$842,100$1,667100%
Tract 150.01060730150011.4 mi northeastSan Diego County4,418±1,247$114,833$836,400$2,126100%
Tract 150.02060730150021.2 mi northeastSan Diego County2,984±576$69,545$582,000$2,499100%
Tract 151060730151002.1 mi northeastSan Diego County4,811±767$103,244$781,700$2,336100%
Tract 146.02060730146021.1 mi southSan Diego County5,155±562$132,446$978,000$2,39798%
Tract 145060730145001.9 mi southwestSan Diego County4,031±700$84,390$753,500$1,99298%
Tract 149.01060730149010.9 mi southeastSan Diego County4,994±653$83,018$944,600$2,14895%
Tract 147.02060730147021.5 mi southwestSan Diego County3,996±663$120,882$782,500$2,51193%
Tract 152060730152001.9 mi eastSan Diego County3,730±459$160,313$1,094,000$3,500 or more43%
Tract 138.01060730138011.7 mi southeastSan Diego County5,381±1,154$86,477$808,300$1,73817%
Tract 161060730161002.8 mi northeastSan Diego County6,199±913$114,228$753,000$2,1473%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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