Neighborhood Profile San Diego's first suburb, today Hillcrest is a colorful and diverse community brimming with locally-owned businesses, including restaurants, cafés, bars, clubs, trendy thrift-stores, and other independent specialty store Hillcrest more closely resembles a village than an urban center. The restored Hillcrest sign centers the area around University and gives it a unique character. Streets are lined with antique stores, specialty shops, bookstores and specialty food outlets.
Area Statistics
 |  |  | | Demographics | Details | San Diego 92103 | California | National |  | | Population | View | 29,062 | 37,274,313 | 305,316,813 |  | | Population Change Since 1990 | | -1.00% | 25.00% | 23.00% |  | | Population Density | | 7,692 | 228 | N/A |  | | Male | | 15,000 | 18,651,537 | 150,510,358 |  | | Female | | 14,063 | 18,622,776 | 154,806,455 |  | | Never Married | | 12,117 | 8,677,018 | 64,637,695 |  | | Married | | 7,352 | 14,319,521 | 127,444,321 |  | | Separated | | 1,109 | 2,022,610 | 12,786,810 |  | | Widowed | | 1,792 | 1,605,121 | 15,653,044 |  | | Divorced | | 4,087 | 2,748,669 | 23,462,677 |  | | Number of households | View | 16,962 | 12,358,701 | 113,634,428 |  | | Average Household Size | | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |  | | Median Age | View | 39.48 | 33.93 | 35.89 |  |  |
 |  |  | | Income and Jobs | Details | San Diego 92103 | California | National |  | | Median Household Income | View | $49,134 | $59,386 | $52,683 |  | | Average household Income | | $77,201 | $82,999 | $68,953 |  | | Per capita income | | $46,859 | $28,446 | $26,464 |  | | Median Disposable Income | | $41,841 | $49,289 | $44,384 |  | | Average Total Household Expenditure | View | $58,450 | $61,204 | $53,788 |  | | Sales Tax Rate | | 7.75% | N/A | N/A |  | | White Collar Jobs | View | 84.73% | 78.53% | 77.74% |  | | Blue Collar Jobs | View | 15.27% | 21.47% | 22.26% |  |  |
 |  |  | | Ethnicity | Details | San Diego 92103 | California | National |  | | White | | 25,223 | 22,309,044 | 224,453,567 |  | | African American | | 643 | 2,254,414 | 37,869,650 |  | | Hispanic | | 5,442 | 13,776,689 | 47,315,892 |  | | Native American, Eskimo, Aleut | | 135 | 246,114 | 2,340,063 |  | | Asian / Pacific Islander | | 1,273 | 4,735,904 | 14,030,291 |  | | Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | | 95 | 164,967 | 570,472 |  | | Other | | 1,694 | 7,563,870 | 26,052,770 |  |  |
 |  |  | | Education | Details | San Diego 92103 | California | National |  | | Less than 9th Grade | | 770 | 2,478,313 | 12,483,769 |  | | Some High School | | 828 | 2,050,552 | 17,561,471 |  | | High School Graduate | | 3,422 | 5,773,092 | 61,595,298 |  | | Some College | | 4,401 | 4,645,100 | 38,173,701 |  | | Associate Degree | | 1,732 | 1,863,096 | 15,535,305 |  | | Bachelors Degree | | 6,959 | 4,565,703 | 35,327,843 |  | | Graduate Degree | | 5,579 | 2,532,639 | 20,540,943 |  |  |
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