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Population (year 2000): 54,749. Estimated
population in July 2005: 53,081 (-3.0% change)
Males: 25,826 (47.2%), Females: 28,923 (52.8%)
San Diego County
Zip codes:
91941,
91942.
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $41,693 (year 2000)
Median house value: $198,700 (year 2000)
Races in La Mesa:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.7%)
- Hispanic (13.5%)
- Other race (5.1%)
- Black (4.9%)
- Two or more races (4.3%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
- Vietnamese (0.7%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.6%), Irish (13.3%),
English (11.9%), Italian (5.3%), United States (4.5%), French
(4.1%).
Elevation: 507 feet
Land area: 9.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Mesa
- High school or higher: 89.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Mesa city
- Never married: 29.1%
- Now married: 45.8%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 14.2%
11.6% Foreign born (4.2% Asia, 3.7% Latin
America, 2.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,438 (+2.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in La Mesa:
- ALVARADO PARKWAY INSTITUTE BEHAVIORAL (7050
PARKWAY DRIVE)
- GROSSMONT HOSPITAL (5555 GROSSMONT CENTER
DRIVE BOX 58)
Other hospitals/medical centers near La Mesa:
- ALVARADO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; SAN
DIEGO, CA)
- KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SAN
DIEGO, CA)
- VILLA VIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SAN
DIEGO, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Mesa:
- SAN DIEGO INTL-LINDBERGH FLD (about 12 miles; SAN
DIEGO, CA; ID: SAN)
- NORTH ISLAND NAS /HALSEY FIELD/ (about 14 miles; SAN
DIEGO, CA; ID: NZY)
- MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (about 30 miles; CARLSBAD, CA;
ID: CRQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Mesa:
- GILLESPIE FIELD (about 5 miles; SAN DIEGO/EL CAJON,
CA; ID: SEE)
- MONTGOMERY FIELD (about 8 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; ID:
MYF)
- BROWN FIELD MUNI (about 15 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; ID:
SDM)
Amtrak station near La Mesa:
- 11 miles: SAN DIEGO (1050 KETTNER BLVD.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, call for car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in La Mesa:
- COLEMAN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,067;
Location: 7380 PARKWAY DR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: coleman.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- ACADEMY OF COURT REPORTING INC (FT
enrollment: 187; Location: 8376 HERCULES ST; Private,
for-profit)
- WESTERN SIERRA LAW SCHOOL (Location: 8376
HERCULES ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Mesa:
- SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; SAN
DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 25,831)
- GROSSMONT COLLEGE (about 4 miles; EL CAJON, CA; FT
enrollment: 9,607)
- CUYAMACA COLLEGE (about 9 miles; EL CAJON, CA; FT
enrollment: 3,278)
- SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CHULA VISTA,
CA; FT enrollment: 9,533)
- SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SAN DIEGO,
CA; FT enrollment: 10,902)
- SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SAN DIEGO,
CA; FT enrollment: 10,769)
- UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO (about 13 miles; SAN DIEGO,
CA; FT enrollment: 6,311)
Public high schools in La Mesa:
- HELIX HIGH (Students: 2,415; Location: 7323
UNIVERSITY AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GROSSMONT HIGH (Students: 2,360; Location:
1100 MURRAY DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (Students: 306;
Location: 1100 MURRAY DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GATEWAY WEST COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 30;
Location: 8693 LA MESA BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GATEWAY COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 26;
Location: 8691 ECHO DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in La Mesa:
- LA MESA MIDDLE (Students: 1,298; Location:
4200 PARKS AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PARKWAY MIDDLE (Students: 1,181; Location:
9009 PARK PLAZA DR.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MURDOCK ELEMENTARY (Students: 599; Location:
4354 CONRAD DR.; Grades: KG - 05)
- LA MESA DALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 581;
Location: 4370 PARKS AVE.; Grades: KG - 05)
- LEMON AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 575;
Location: 8787 LEMON AVE.; Grades: KG - 05)
- VISTA LA MESA ELEMENTARY (Students: 548;
Location: 3900 VIOLET ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- AVOCADO ELEMENTARY (Students: 534; Location:
3845 AVOCADO SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- MURRAY MANOR ELEMENTARY (Students: 529;
Location: 8305 EL PASO ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTHMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 451;
Location: 9405 GREGORY ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- SPRING VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 447;
Location: 3845 SPRING DR.; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in La Mesa:
- ST MARTIN ACADEMY (Students: 314; Location:
7708 EL CAJON BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 214;
Location: 7929 LA MESA BOULEVARD; Grades: KG - 8)
- TIEE - COLEMAN PREPARATORY SCH (Students:
200; Location: 7380 PARKWAY DRIVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST LUKE'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 200;
Location: 5150 WILSON ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL PARISH DA (Students:
146; Location: 4816 GLEN ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- LA MESA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 117;
Location: 9407 JERICHO ROAD; Grades: KG - 10)
- COLLEGE CENTER MONTESSORI SCHO (Students: 59;
Location: 7484 UNIVERSITY AV STE A; Grades: PK - 8)
- TAPROOT MONTESSORI-LA MESA (Students: 46;
Location: 5173 GUAVA AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS LUTHERAN (Students: 23;
Location: 9191 FLETCHER PKWY; Grades: KG - 8)
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