Del DiosCA
A town of 379.
Is Del Dios a good place to live?
Del Dios has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
379 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Mexico–United States border wall and 66 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Del Dios. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi LandmarkMexico–United States border wall
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaSnapdragon Stadium
26 mi Stadium & arenaPetco Park
24 mi Zoo & aquariumSan Diego Zoo4.0M visitors a year
7 mi Zoo & aquariumSan Diego Zoo Safari Park
12 mi Theme parkLegoland CaliforniaPhoto credits
Mexico–United States border wall: Földhegy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Snapdragon Stadium: Terrible Tim, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Petco Park: Mds08011, CC BY 4.0 · San Diego Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Diego Zoo Safari Park: Flickr user: Olivier Bruchez https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruchez/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Legoland California: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdigger/, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Del Dios: who provides what
Del Dios is unincorporated, so San Diego County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Del Dios.
A older population than California as a whole
People 65 and older are just over a third of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (24% statewide). Del Dios’ age of the median resident is 57.2 years. Among adults 25 and older here, 44% hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where California’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%.
| Del Dios | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57.2 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 39% and 61% women
The Census survey reached too few of Del Dios’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.8 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Del Dios | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.9% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.3% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.2% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 28.7% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Del Dios’ workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Among residents in Del Dios, 4.2% live below the poverty line. Del Dios’ mean commuting time is 39 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Half commute less than 14 miles. The top destinations are San Diego (39%), Escondido (12%) and Carlsbad (7%).
| Del Dios | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Del Dios is inland flooding, at a high overall level
FEMA puts 69% of Del Dios’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Del Dios is
Del Dios: just over a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, Del Dios beats the California average on 22 and trails it on 4. In Del Dios, 15% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 30% feel lonely.
| Del Dios | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Del Dios | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Del Dios
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Del Dios
About 2 of every 100 Del Dios residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Del Dios for work
Where Del Dios’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Del Dios
Place in California, United States
Del Dios is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 396.
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Questions about Del Dios
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Del Dios, CA a good place to live?
Del Dios has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.