San Diego
city in San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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San Diego (/ˌsæn diːˈeɪɡoʊ/) is the second largest city in the U.S. state of California and eighth largest in the United States. It is at the southwest corner of California, as well as the southwest corner of the continental United States. It was founded in 1769 and it is the oldest city in California. The mayor of San Diego as of 2020 is Todd Gloria.[12]
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It has comfortable weather most of the year. There are several military bases in and near San Diego. It has many beaches along the Pacific Ocean. The San Diego Zoo is very famous.
San Diego is home to San Diego State University, the University of California, San Diego, and University of San Diego.
San Diego is on the international Mexico–United States Border. The city of Tijuana is just across the Mexican border.
San Diego is home to the San Diego Padres baseball team.
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Demographics
2020 census
In the 2020 census, there were 1,386,932 people, 515,676 households, and 310,098 families living in San Diego. The population density was 4,255.9 people per square mile (1,643.2/km²). There were 548,934 housing units. The breakdown by race was 46.4% White, 17.9% Asian, 5.9% Black, 0.9% Native American, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 14.1% from one other race, and 14.4% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos made up 29.7% of the people.
The median (middle) age was 35.8 years. The age breakdown was 18.9% under age 18, 67.1% from 18 to 65, and 14.0% over 65. The gender breakdown was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.
Of the households, 27.9% had children under age 18, 43.4% had a married couple, 7.8% had an unmarried couple, 27.4% had a woman with no partner, 21.5% had a man with no partner, and 27.5% had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.57 people.[13][14]
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Substance Abuse Statistics in San Diego
Heroin, fentanyl, alcohol, and prescription drug addiction are common addiction types in San Diego. In 2017, there were 273 unintentional prescription-related deaths in San Diego County and 7,505 opioid-related visits to emergency rooms. From 2016 to 2017 there was a 115% increase of fentanyl-related deaths in San Diego. In 2017, there were 357 alcohol-related deaths in San Diego County. Of those deaths, 127 also involved prescription drugs, 15 involved a combination of heroin and prescription drugs, and involved heroin. 15,952 adults were admitted into drug treatment centers in San Diego in 2017.[15][16] In 2016, an estimated 125 million opioid pills were sold in San Diego County, which equates to nearly 38 pills per person.
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References
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