Humidity & wind
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Population
170,483
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$770,300
Owner-occupied units
Oceanside, CA
California · 33.225° N, 117.306° W · 41 sq mi
Oceanside is a city in California, with a population of 170,483 and about 4,131 residents per square mile. The median household earns $97,737 a year, and the median home is worth $770,300.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
41 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
4,131
People per square mile
Rank by population
#162
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#316
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$97,737
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,303
Per month
Homeownership
58.3%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
28.7 min
One way
People
Median age
38.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
36.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
21.7%
Households
61,947
2.75 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 19.6%
Professional & business services 13.8%
Manufacturing 12.4%
Retail trade 11.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Oceanside
- Vista, CA5 mi · 98,274
- Carlsbad, CA7 mi · 112,260
- San Marcos, CA10 mi · 94,908
- Encinitas, CA12 mi · 60,736
- Escondido, CA15 mi · 146,030
- Temecula, CA21 mi · 114,865
- San Clemente, CA24 mi · 62,226
- Murrieta, CA25 mi · 114,124
Cities about the same size
- Garden Grove, CA170,455
- Lancaster, CA170,084
- Springfield, MO169,847
- Murfreesboro, TN171,178
- Fort Collins, CO171,500
- Denton, TX169,431
- Roseville, CA167,302
- Surprise, AZ175,304
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838