#3 Mixed Breed
6,278
licensed dogs of this breed
A closer look
Age, sex, neuter status, and the most common color combinations in these licensed-dog records.
Average age5.4 yearsOf 6,215 dogs.
Spayed or neutered95.3%5,984 altered · 294 not altered
Sex in the records52.8% female3,313 female · 2,965 male
Color combinations
Exact combinations are kept as reported. Color strips are visual guides, with the source wording shown beside each one.
Birth-year cohorts
The recorded birth years of licensed dogs in the Mixed Breed breed group. This describes dogs in the current snapshot, not historical popularity or licenses issued each year.
| Year | Licensed dogs |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 44 |
| 2011 | 61 |
| 2012 | 118 |
| 2013 | 130 |
| 2014 | 161 |
| 2015 | 210 |
| 2016 | 233 |
| 2017 | 282 |
| 2018 | 366 |
| 2019 | 460 |
| 2020 | 653 |
| 2021 | 769 |
| 2022 | 938 |
| 2023 | 790 |
| 2024 | 609 |
| 2025 | 329 |
| 2026 | 24 |
6,215 dogs are included in this chart.
The count, city by city
6,278 dogs, or 5.73% of the county’s licensed-dog records, are grouped under Mixed Breed. The rest have other breed groups.
| City | Licensed dogs | Share of city records |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 3,555 | 5.82% |
| Oceanside | 452 | 5.13% |
| Carlsbad | 412 | 6.02% |
| Escondido | 311 | 5.63% |
| Encinitas | 285 | 6.77% |
| Vista | 219 | 5.76% |
| La Mesa | 202 | 7.43% |
| Poway | 194 | 5.10% |
| San Marcos | 192 | 5.03% |
| Santee | 190 | 5.16% |
| El Cajon | 160 | 5.02% |
| Solana Beach | 46 | 5.36% |
| Del Mar | 35 | 4.10% |
| Imperial Beach | 25 | 7.25% |
| Chula Vista | City has no records in this data | — |
| Coronado | City has no records in this data | — |
| Lemon Grove | City has no records in this data | — |
| National City | City has no records in this data | — |
