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Chicken pox outbreak at Chula Vista school

At Casillas Elementary School, 11 students have been diagnosed, the county's Health and Human Services Agency reported this afternoon, and another 12...

Police Blotter for the city of Chula Vista (11/27/2008-12/01/2008)

416 Colorado Ave Apt D Chula Vista , CA ...

Officials weigh closing nature center, cutting 165 jobs

By Tanya Sierra CHULA VISTA Officials in Chula Vista might eliminate 165 jobs including police officers and firefighters and close the nature center,...

Candlelight vigil set today for unsolved slaying

SAN DIEGO A candlelight vigil will be held at 4:30 pm Sunday to mark the one-year anniversary of the unsolved slaying of a teen whose death stunned the...

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Chula Vista, CA Demographics

Chula Vista, California Population (2007) :217478
Population (2000 census)173556
2006 Data:
Chula Vista, CA average commute time41.01 minutes
Bicycle commuters0.62%
Walking commuters:2.05%
Residents that work at home:3.60%
Chula Vista, CA general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)211253
Male:47.76%
Female:52.24%
White alone60.81%
Black or African American alone4.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.31%
Asian alone12.89%
Some other race alone16.52%
Two or more races:4.42%
Hispanic or Latino55.60%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States67.75%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)1.78%
U.S. citizen by naturalization14.70%
Not a U.S. citizen15.16%
Children under the age of 59.77%
2000 Data:
Median real estate taxes1598
Median year structure built1974
Median gross rent707
Median household income in 199944861
Per capita income in 199918556
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199927.9
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses187100
Racial breakdown
Hispanic or Latino:49.75
White alone31.46
Asian alone10.61
Black or African American alone4.24
Two or more races2.95
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.39
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.38
Some other race alone0.19
Languages Spoken
Speak only English47.41%
Spanish or Spanish Creole43.01%
Tagalog5.04%