Oceanside, CA Profile

Oceanside, CA, population 172,901, is located in California's San Diego county, about 17.8 miles from Escondido and 35.7 miles from San Diego.

Through the 90's Oceanside's population has grown by about 25%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Oceanside has grown by about 3%. Since 2005 Oceanside's population has grown by about 4%.

Oceanside's property crime levels tend to be about the same as California's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Oceanside tend to be about the same as California's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	66%
	African American	6%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	6%
	Hawaiian	1%
	Other/Mixed	20%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	161,329	N/A
2001	164,715	2.10%
2002	166,528	1.10%
2003	167,733	0.72%
2004	167,817	0.05%
2005	165,733	-1.24%
2006	164,222	-0.91%
2007	166,768	1.55%
2008	169,885	1.87%
2009	172,901	1.78%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$46,301

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	652
2002	668
2003	650
2004	605
2005	583
2006	558
2007	547
2008	477
2009	439
2010	374

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	4	86	258	722
2002	5	75	285	751
2003	8	63	332	687
2004	8	77	289	648
2005	7	78	264	634
2006	8	48	245	635
2007	3	51	257	599
2008	5	61	193	549
2009	4	62	221	462
2010	4	47	177	422

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,937
2002	3,503
2003	3,275
2004	3,618
2005	3,356
2006	2,907
2007	2,757
2008	2,461
2009	2,342
2010	2,248

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,071	3,074	672
2002	1,109	3,824	915
2003	1,114	3,637	739
2004	1,125	4,166	824
2005	1,065	3,846	746
2006	979	3261	633
2007	839	3102	647
2008	836	2800	536
2009	768	2786	441
2010	765	2799	345