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Neighborhood Profile

Pacific Beach Real Estate

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Pacific Beach, or "PB", as it is more commonly referred to, is the most popular beach destination in the City of San Diego, stretching along 3 miles of the Pacific Ocean from La Jolla to Mission Beach. Nestled between the ocean and Mission Bay, Pacific Beach is the most popular beach destination in San Diego. It boasts wonderful oceanfront beaches as well as a residential community, home to college students, single professionals and families of over 40,000. The city is always alive with activity at the ocean, boardwalk, or parks full of joggers, surfers, bikers, and sunbathers. The community extends approximately 3 miles along the Pacific Ocean, and stretches east to Interstate 5. From browsing the Garnet Shopping district, chatting with friends at a local coffee house, experiencing the ongoing nightlife of sports bars, nightclubs, and pubs to dining in one of the 150 local restaurants that include a wide array of ethnic choices, life in Pacific Beach never experiences a dull moment.

Pacific Beach's location on the ocean ensures it of a temperate climate and plenty of visitors looking for sand, surf and nightlife.  Like other San Diego beach towns, PB began during the land boom of 1887.  And like other beach towns the land bust in the 1890s caused it to decline but not disappear.  The remaining residents turned to lemon growing to survive.

In the early 1900s lots sold for $25 and residents often lived in tents without electricity.  The semi-rural beach environment was the norm until World War II.  Kate Sessions, famous as the "Mother of Balboa park" opened her nursery in PB in 1914.  From this base she transformed many neighborhoods of San Diego with her plantings.  Many homes in the Los Altos area have gardens planted by Sessions. Her home remains on Los Altos road and the nursery is marked by a Tipuana tree and a historical marker at Garnet and Soledad Mountain Road. 

World War II brought thousands of workers to San Diego to build the planes and equipment needed for the war effort. Three navy housing areas were built during the war years. Many remembered San Diego fondly and returned after the war to make it their home.  Numerous small cottages were constructed in Pacific Beach to house the newcomers.  In 1950, PB had 30,000 residents and houses were selling for around $12,000. 

With the development of Mission Bay in the '60s as a prime recreational area, PB was in danger of being overbuilt with high rise apartment buildings and other commercial development.  The residents sponsored a 30-ft height limit proposition which was voted into effect in 1972.  The area was also down-zoned for density at about the same time protecting its small town, casual feel.

Many  improvements to the area were built in the 1980s including the Promenade shopping center and Sea Coast Square as well as a number of public projects. Currently there are 40,000 residents and 1,200 businesses most locally owned. These include 20 hotels and 151 restaurants many of which offer entertainment.

Area Statistics

Demographics Details San Diego
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Population
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 45,297 37,274,313 305,316,813
Population Change Since 1990 1.00% 25.00% 23.00%
Population Density 5,972 228 N/A
Male 24,393 18,651,537 150,510,358
Female 20,904 18,622,776 154,806,455
Never Married 22,265 8,677,018 64,637,695
Married 11,267 14,319,521 127,444,321
Separated 1,238 2,022,610 12,786,810
Widowed 1,577 1,605,121 15,653,044
Divorced 4,399 2,748,669 23,462,677
Number of households
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 23,645 12,358,701 113,634,428
Average Household Size 2.00 3.00 3.00
Median Age
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 30.75 33.93 35.89

Income and Jobs Details San Diego
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Median Household Income
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 $54,676 $59,386 $52,683
Average household Income $77,320 $82,999 $68,953
Per capita income $40,996 $28,446 $26,464
Median Disposable Income $45,971 $49,289 $44,384
Average Total Household Expenditure
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 $58,680 $61,204 $53,788
Sales Tax Rate 7.75% N/A N/A
White Collar Jobs
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 77.16% 78.53% 77.74%
Blue Collar Jobs
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 22.84% 21.47% 22.26%

Ethnicity Details San Diego
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White 40,182 22,309,044 224,453,567
African American 619 2,254,414 37,869,650
Hispanic 7,400 13,776,689 47,315,892
Native American, Eskimo, Aleut 172 246,114 2,340,063
Asian / Pacific Islander 1,640 4,735,904 14,030,291
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 151 164,967 570,472
Other 2,532 7,563,870 26,052,770

Education Details San Diego
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Less than 9th Grade 612 2,478,313 12,483,769
Some High School 869 2,050,552 17,561,471
High School Graduate 4,909 5,773,092 61,595,298
Some College 5,897 4,645,100 38,173,701
Associate Degree 2,549 1,863,096 15,535,305
Bachelors Degree 11,527 4,565,703 35,327,843
Graduate Degree 6,185 2,532,639 20,540,943

Climate Details San Diego
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Average January High Temperature 65.80ºF 55.03ºF N/A
Average January Low Temperature 49.70ºF 35.19ºF N/A
Average July High Temperature 75.80ºF 87.41ºF N/A
Average July Low Temperature 65.90ºF 56.48ºF N/A
Annual Precipitation 10.77 25.51 N/A