CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Casa de Oro-Mount Helix

California · 30,727 residents · 6.85 sq mi

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Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is a city of 30,727 people in California. The typical home is worth $258,700. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 11,853 people. This is an unusually credentialed place: 36% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 46% ahead of the California median. The median household earns $52,088, about 73% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

36% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,727

+63%vs 2000

vs 18,874 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.2

−14%vs 2000

vs 41.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(2,056)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,107)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(2,157)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(2,147)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(2,027)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(4,346)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.8%(5,470)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(4,080)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(3,125)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(2,171)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(838)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(203)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$52,088

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,387 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,068

−31%vs 2000

vs $33,565 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.1%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$258,700

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $307,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$652

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $775 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.9%(14,694)

Black4.9%(930)

Hispanic / Latino11.3%(2,142)

Asian2%(378)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.9%(28,244)

Black2.6%(810)

Hispanic / Latino8.1%(2,494)

Asian2.5%(772)

Other2.9%(901)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican23.5%(4,648)

South American0.8%(166)

Spaniard0.5%(100)

Central American0.5%(90)

Colombian0.4%(73)

Ecuadorian0.3%(62)

Cuban0.3%(59)

Nicaraguan0.2%(49)

Puerto Rican0.2%(39)

Chilean0.2%(31)

Panamanian0.1%(23)

Guatemalan0.1%(18)

Asian origin

Filipino1.7%(329)

Chinese0.5%(106)

Japanese0.4%(83)

Vietnamese0.3%(68)

Thai0.1%(15)

Indonesian0.1%(11)

Korean0%(8)

Kazakh0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro1.2%(238)

Samoan0.8%(158)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(40)

Tongan0.1%(12)

Ancestry

Irish12.9%(2,559)

English12.4%(2,455)

German11.5%(2,282)

Italian8.2%(1,613)

French3.2%(623)

Scottish2.6%(523)

American2.5%(485)

Polish2.4%(470)

Norwegian1.9%(369)

Swedish1.6%(313)

Dutch1.3%(250)

Welsh1%(200)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Arab1%(197)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(180)

Iranian0.9%(169)

Portuguese0.8%(159)

Greek0.8%(156)

British0.7%(142)

Swiss0.7%(138)

Danish0.5%(102)

Canadian0.5%(94)

Australian0.5%(93)

Belgian0.5%(91)

French Canadian0.5%(90)

Russian0.4%(83)

Slovene0.4%(74)

Iraqi0.3%(68)

Czech0.3%(54)

Ukrainian0.2%(36)

Lebanese0.2%(34)

Hungarian0.2%(32)

Subsaharan African0.2%(32)

Armenian0.1%(26)

Austrian0.1%(24)

Romanian0.1%(22)

Finnish0.1%(20)

West Indian0%(8)

Jamaican0%(8)

Bulgarian0%(5)

Serbian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

36.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.1%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.4%(2,864)

Married55.3%(4,479)

Widowed2.2%(177)

Divorced7.1%(579)

Women 15+

Never married25.8%(2,120)

Married54.1%(4,437)

Widowed9.4%(774)

Divorced10.7%(877)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.4%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.7%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 74.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.2%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.6%(244)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.2%(406)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.6%(564)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(74)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,390 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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