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Renting an Apartment in Vista
What You Should Know
Vista is a city in northern San Diego County,
California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total
population of 89,857. It was incorporated January 28,
1963. Together with Oceanside and Carlsbad, it makes up
the Tri-City area.
The book 50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family listed
Vista as the 7th best place in the US for family life,
based on its highly-rated school system, weather, and
business climate.
Geography
Vista is located at 33�11′37″N, 117�14′28″W (33.193549,
-117.241140)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city
has a total area of 48.4 km� (18.7 mi�), all land.
Vista houses both the courthouse and the jail for
northern San Diego County.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 89,857 people,
28,877 households, and 20,791 families residing in the
city. The population density was 1,857.3/km�
(4,810.0/mi�). There were 29,814 housing units at an
average density of 616.2/km� (1,595.9/mi�). The racial
makeup of the city was 64.27% White, 4.24% African
American, 1.00% Native American, 3.70% Asian, 0.68%
Pacific Islander, 21.33% from other races, and 4.79%
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
were 38.94% of the population.
There were 28,877 households out of which 40.4% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7%
were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were
non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of
individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65
years of age or older. The average household size was
3.03 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.7%
under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25
to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years
of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every
100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was
$42,594, and the median income for a family was $45,649.
Males had a median income of $32,936 versus $25,812 for
females. The per capita income for the city was $18,027.
About 10.0% of families and 14.2% of the population were
below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under
age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
Current estimates
According to estimates by the San Diego Association of
Governments, the median household income of Vista in
2005 was $60,531 (not adjusted for inflation). When
adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to
Census data above), the median household income was
$49,153.
Education
Vista has eighteen elementary schools, six middle
schools, and six high schools. Note that Guajome Park
Academy, which is a charter school but still funded in
part by the Vista Unified School District, is a joint
middle school and high school. Guajome Park Academy has
a long standing partnership with its sister school
(Gymnasium Ulricianum Aurich) in Aurich, Lower Saxony,
Germany.
Vista also has a branch of Biola University.
Recreation
Vista is home to two city-supported theaters: the
Moonlight Amphitheatre and the Avo Playhouse. The
Moonlight Amphitheatre is an open-air theater that
specializes in musical productions, performing several
during the course of the summer, including one youth
production per season. The Moonlight has a winter season
at the Avo Playhouse, which, when not holding the
Moonlight Winter Season, produces many different plays
which are not run by a central Avo-based production
crew.
Vista houses one movie theater, a Krikorian Cinema which
opened in fall 2003.
There is a lot of open land in Vista, especially in the
north, and much of it is dedicated city parks. The two
most well-known within the city are Brengle Terrace Park
and Guajome County Park. Brengle Terrace Park houses the
Moonlight Amphitheatre, a baseball field, a senior
center, a playground, and the city community center,
where the main offices of the city's day camps are held.
Guajome County Park has 557 acres (2.3 km�) of land and
is usually considered by the residents as being part of
Vista, although it is actually located outside of the
city lines. It features campsites, horse trails, and the
Rancho Guajome Adobe, a National Historic Landmark.
Rancho Guajome Adobe and Rancho Buena Vista are two
ranchos in and near Vista, built in the mid-nineteenth
century. Both serve tours to schoolchildren and to
ordinary patrons, detailing the history of the ranchos
and talking about life during the time they were built.
Both landmarks are also available for special occasions.
The city's Parks and Recreation Department also runs the
Wave Waterpark, a small but well-equipped waterpark near
the downtown area open from mid-spring to early fall.
Vista also features the Antique Gas and Steam Engine
Museum, an open-air museum featuring various pieces and
demonstrations of agricultural equipment from the 19th
and early 20th centuries.
Vista is also home of a Japanese-American Cultural
Center and Buddhist Temple, one of only two in
California, and over 75 other churches and temples of
various denominations.