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Rainbow, California: commercial real estate data.
Rainbow is a Census CDP of 2,029 people across 11.06 square miles of land, in San Diego County. Median household income is $104,338, 85.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rainbow
What Rainbow is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area11.06 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land184 plus or minus 40
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Diego County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rainbow
How many people live in Rainbow
- Population2,029 plus or minus 441
- Median age43.7
- Population under 18428 plus or minus 125
- Share under 1821.1 percent
- Population 65 and over461 plus or minus 99
- Share 65 and over22.7 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Households681
- Family households493 plus or minus 103
- Share of households that are families72.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rainbow
- Median household income$104,338 plus or minus $36,879
- Per capita income$49,985 plus or minus $11,329
- Civilian labor force982 plus or minus 247
- Employed914 plus or minus 237
- Unemployed68 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate6.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over1,502
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.4 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.1 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rainbow
- Housing units757
- Occupied units681
- Vacant units76 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate10.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied579 plus or minus 130
- Renter occupied102 plus or minus 59
- Ownership rate85.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$841,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,085 plus or minus $442
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Single family units619 plus or minus 135
- Share single family81.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more0.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Mobile homes132 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rainbow gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute795 plus or minus 225
- Commuting under 15 minutes148 plus or minus 70
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more409 plus or minus 134
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.4 percent
- Drove alone77.7 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Worked from home10.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
San Diego County, not Rainbow
San Diego County context, not Rainbow figures
- Establishments in San Diego County93,407
- Covered employment, San Diego County1,536,541
- Average annual pay, San Diego County$82,854
- Housing units permitted, San Diego County11,572
Every figure in this section is published for San Diego County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rainbow.
All San Diego County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rainbow questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rainbow, California?
2,029, in 681 households. Rainbow CDP covers 11.06 square miles of land, which is 184 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rainbow in?
San Diego County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rainbow?
$104,338. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $841,100. Median gross rent is $2,085 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Rainbow figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Diego County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rainbow.
Is zoning published for Rainbow?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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