National City, CA Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (September 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED25.1%
- Highschool Education28.2%
- Some College32.6%
- Bachelors Degree10.7%
- Graduate Degree3.5%
- Total College or Above14.2%
- Stem Degree44.9%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male50.5%
- Female49.5%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married42.8%
- Divorced12.8%
- Never Married38.1%
- Widowed6.3%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24.3% |
| 19–29 | 18.7% |
| 30–39 | 14.5% |
| 40–49 | 11.3% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 12.4% |
| 60–69 | 9.2% |
| 70–79 | 4.5% |
| 80+ | 5.0% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Local Discussions
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- Is National City, CA a good place to buy a house?0
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Neighborhoods in National City, CA
Get to know neighborhoods in National City, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Bonita Creek ↗
- Median asking price
- $445,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 49
BNearby schools · estimated
6.3/10 · 3 schools
Sweetwater Heights ↗
- Median asking price
- $414,500
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 43
CNearby schools · estimated
5.8/10 · 4 schools
Las Palmas Park ↗
- Median asking price
- $320,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 28
CNearby schools · estimated
4.5/10 · 4 schools
Bella Bonita ↗
- Median asking price
- $469,999
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 14
BNearby schools · estimated
6.3/10 · 3 schools
Park View Terrace ↗
- Median asking price
- $499,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 6
CNearby schools · estimated
4/10 · 3 schools
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.