Jamul, California

Jamul (; Kumeyaay: ''Ha-mul'', meaning "sweet water") is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. Jamul had a population of 6,179 at the 2020 census, up from 6,163 at the 2010 census.

Jamul suffered from the Valley Fire, one of the 2020 California wildfires.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau Jamul is located at .

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Jamul census-designated place (CDP) has a total area of , of which is land and (1.49%) is water.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Jamul had a population of 6,179. The population density was . The racial makeup of Jamul was 73.5% White, 1.3% African American, 0.9% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 7.8% from other races, and 13.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.8% of the population.

The census reported that 98.2% of the population lived in households, 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1.3% were institutionalized.

There were 1,972 households, out of which 30.3% included children under the age of 18, 70.4% were married-couple households, 3.1% were cohabiting couple households, 14.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 11.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 13.6% of households were one person, and 7.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.08. There were 1,622 families (82.3% of all households).

The age distribution was 19.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% aged 18 to 24, 19.9% aged 25 to 44, 29.8% aged 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 47.0years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males.

There were 2,042 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,972 (96.6%) were occupied. Of these, 87.8% were owner-occupied, and 12.2% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 15.4% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 70.6% spoke only English at home, 17.0% spoke Spanish, 0.3% spoke other Indo-European languages, 2.4% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 9.7% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 93.4% were high school graduates and 34.3% had a bachelor's degree.

The median household income in 2023 was $148,740, and the per capita income was $55,905. About 4.2% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

At the 2010 census Jamul had a population of 6,163. The population density was . The racial makeup of Jamul was 5,300 (86.0%) White, 127 (2.1%) African American, 28 (0.5%) Native American, 146 (2.4%) Asian, 10 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 294 (4.8%) from other races, and 258 (4.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,188 persons (19.3%).

The census reported that 6,105 people (99.1% of the population) lived in households, 18 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 40 (0.6%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,906 households, 727 (38.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,409 (73.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 136 (7.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 101 (5.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 68 (3.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 28 (1.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 187 households (9.8%) were one person and 84 (4.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.20. There were 1,646 families (86.4% of households); the average family size was 3.38.

The age distribution was 1,396 people (22.7%) under the age of 18, 585 people (9.5%) aged 18 to 24, 1,161 people (18.8%) aged 25 to 44, 2,198 people (35.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 823 people (13.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 44.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

There were 1,974 housing units at an average density of 117.3 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,692 (88.8%) were owner-occupied and 214 (11.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.7%. 5,404 people (87.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 701 people (11.4%) lived in rental housing units.

Casino Controversy

In 1999, the Tipai Band of Kumeyaay Indians, with 64 members living on of sovereign land in the Jamul area designated the Jamul Indian Village, announced their intent to develop a new hotel and casino.

There was some opposition. The chief concern was the increased traffic on the main road through the town, Highway 94. The location was such that all the traffic to and from the proposed casino would likely pass through the middle of the town.

In spite of the opposition, the tribe went ahead with the casino. Penn National Gaming became the developer, lender and manager of a $400 million Hollywood Casino in collaboration with the Jamul Indian Village. Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego opened on October 10, 2016. The casino included a three-story gaming and entertainment facility of approximately 200,000 square feet, featuring over 1,700 slot machines, 40 live table games, multiple restaurants, bars and lounges and an enclosed below-grade parking structure with approximately 1,800 spaces.

Politics

In the California State Senate, Jamul is located in California's 40th State Senate district, represented by Democrat Ben Hueso of San Diego.
In the California State Assembly, Jamul is in .

In the United States House of Representatives, Jamul is in .

References

External links

Jamul Census page

Jamul Indian Village

Jamul Casino San Diego

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Census-designated places in San Diego County, California
East County (San Diego County)
Census-designated places in California