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Poway is a city in San Diego County, in the San Diego-Carlsbad metro area.
The latitude of Poway is 32.962N. The longitude is -117.035W.
It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 515 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 49,201.
Sections below provide additional information and links about Poway demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the San Diego County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, San Diego area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 92131 ZIP code.
16% of Poway residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Poway ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Poway was $29,788, compared with $21,587 nationally.
39% of Poway residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
Median rent in Poway, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $858. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,782.
Libraries in Poway include Poway Library ... View libraries
San Diego County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Poway political report.
The average commute time for Poway workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 8 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Poway between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 1.7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.
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