San Diego Facts
Population
San Diego comprises the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is the 17th most populous metropolitan statistical area and the 18th most populous primary statistical area in the United States. Total MSA population of the 30 largest metro areas is 148,109,172 and for the first 17 is 115,002,511.
There are 6 cities of over 100,000 population within the San Diego CA Metropolitan area.
San Diego City 1,404,000
Chula Vista City 275,487
Oceanside City 174,068
Escondido City 151,038
Carlsbad City 114,746
El Cajon City 106,215
The total 2020 enumerated population of all U.S. cities over 100,000 is 96,598,047.
There are approximately 110,000 to 115,000 active-duty military personnel in the San Diego metro area (San Diego County). Veterans number an estimated 240,000
As of early 2024, there were 865 homeless veterans in San Diego County. This number was reported as part of a Point-in-Time count, which is conducted annually to estimate the number of people experiencing homelessness.
NOTE: In January 2024, there were 32,882 homeless veterans in the United States. Of this total, 19,031 were in sheltered situations and 13,851 were unsheltered.
Business
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent available data, there were 16,778 retail trade establishments in San Diego County in 2021. The total number of retail businesses has been increasing in recent years.
If 20% of the businesses were on the app there would be 3,300 Retail Businesses on the app