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El Cajon, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $657,000 (it was $178,600 in 2000)
El Cajon:

$657,000
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $472,000 - $872,600

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $718,695
Here:

$718,695
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $468,782
Here:

$468,782
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $1,094,155
Here:

$1,094,155
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $361,940
Here:

$361,940
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $303,082
Here:

$303,082
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $97,477
Here:

$97,477
State:

$184,506

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,454
Here:

$18,454
State:

$204,957

Total population: 103,091 (Urban population: 94,819, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 34,370 (33,580 occupied: 13,861 owner occupied, 19,719 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

59%
State:

44%

Housing density: 2,359 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,057,624.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,566 (lower quartile is $1,315, upper quartile is $1,866)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,631


Median gross rent in El Cajon, CA in 2022: $1,673

Housing units in El Cajon with a mortgage: 10,369 (993 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 873 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 232

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $122,401

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $56,439

Median monthly housing costs: $1,660

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El Cajon, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1970

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship:

Households: 104,417
  • Male householders: 15,825 (3,453 living alone), Female householders: 17,755 (3,751 living alone)
  • 17,749 spouses (17,560 opposite-sex spouses), 1,664 unmarried partners, (1,664 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 34,789 children (33,624 natural, 367 adopted, 798 stepchildren), 2,277 grandchildren, 1,964 brothers or sisters, 2,960 parents, 132 foster children, 3,084 other relatives, 2,426 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,792

Size of family households: 9,716 2-persons, 5,267 3-persons, 5,216 4-persons, 2,074 5-persons, 1,017 6-persons, 1,544 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,204 1-person, 1,045 2-persons, 336 3-persons, 161 4-persons.

18,861 married couples with children.
4,755 single-parent households (1,292 men, 3,463 women).

51.2% of residents of El Cajon speak English at home.
25.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
15.8% of residents speak other language at home (39% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 29,137 (27.9%)
(61.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in El Cajon, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in El Cajon, California
  • 28no bedroom
  • 6451 bedroom
  • 2,0152 bedrooms
  • 6,2823 bedrooms
  • 4,1624 bedrooms
  • 7295+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Cajon, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Cajon, California
  • 1,115no bedroom
  • 5,7481 bedroom
  • 9,5622 bedrooms
  • 2,4843 bedrooms
  • 8104 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in El Cajon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in El Cajon in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 325no vehicle
  • 3,4421 vehicle
  • 5,5092 vehicles
  • 2,3993 vehicles
  • 1,9924 vehicles
  • 1945+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in El Cajon in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in El Cajon in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,149no vehicle
  • 8,6561 vehicle
  • 6,3262 vehicles
  • 2,2373 vehicles
  • 3514 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in El Cajon, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in El Cajon, California
  • 281 room
  • 602 rooms
  • 3713 rooms
  • 1,5484 rooms
  • 2,6925 rooms
  • 3,9586 rooms
  • 2,3557 rooms
  • 1,3968 rooms
  • 1,4539+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Cajon, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Cajon, California
  • 1,0121 room
  • 1,9652 rooms
  • 4,0833 rooms
  • 8,3884 rooms
  • 2,6455 rooms
  • 1,1986 rooms
  • 1357 rooms
  • 2248 rooms
  • 699+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in El Cajon, CA
El Cajon city income, earnings, and wages data

  • El Cajon, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in El Cajon, CA in 2022
  • 1,945Less than $10,000
  • 3,721$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,976$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,888$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,031$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,088$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,755$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,761$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,681$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,938$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,941$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,855$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in El Cajon, CA

  • Distribution of house value in El Cajon, CA in 2022
  • 203Less than $10,000
  • 189$10,000 to $14,999
  • 136$15,000 to $19,999
  • 106$20,000 to $24,999
  • 51$25,000 to $29,999
  • 5$30,000 to $34,999
  • 3$35,000 to $39,999
  • 116$40,000 to $49,999
  • 151$50,000 to $59,999
  • 38$60,000 to $69,999
  • 44$70,000 to $79,999
  • 33$80,000 to $89,999
  • 56$90,000 to $99,999
  • 170$100,000 to $124,999
  • 13$125,000 to $149,999
  • 65$150,000 to $174,999
  • 38$175,000 to $199,999
  • 130$200,000 to $249,999
  • 125$250,000 to $299,999
  • 875$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,055$400,000 to $499,999
  • 4,833$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,922$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,084$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 28$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 182$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in El Cajon, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in El Cajon, CA in 2022
  • 16Less than $100
  • 15$100 to $149
  • 57$150 to $199
  • 115$200 to $249
  • 125$250 to $299
  • 222$300 to $349
  • 47$350 to $399
  • 18$400 to $449
  • 50$450 to $499
  • 210$500 to $549
  • 45$550 to $599
  • 64$600 to $649
  • 88$650 to $699
  • 61$700 to $749
  • 138$750 to $799
  • 284$800 to $899
  • 385$900 to $999
  • 1,883$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4,549$1,250 to $1,499
  • 8,304$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,568$2,000 to $2,499
  • 515$2,500 to $2,999
  • 176$3,000 to $3,499
  • 276$3,500 or more
  • 799No cash rent
Work and jobs in El Cajon: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 99.1%
Number of people working at home: 5,154 (11.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 185
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,556
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,916
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6,958
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 6,846
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,598
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 7,548
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,746
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,187
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,091
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,102
  • 90 or more minutes: 792
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - El Cajon

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 31,447 (71.1%)
  • Carpooled: 3,965 (9.0%)
  • Bus: 607 (1.4%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 14 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 49 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 34 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 1,031 (2.3%)
  • Bicycle: 159 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 1,052 (2.4%)
  • Worked at home: 5,154 (11.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 8.7%Males
  • 9.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • 3.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 10.2%Males
  • 6.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 8.4%Males
  • 18.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 13.5%Males
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.8%Males
  • 9.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in El Cajon, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in El Cajon, California
  • 12,7692010 or later
  • 8,0142000 to 2009
  • 4,4801990 to 1999
  • 4,9911980 to 1989
  • 2,3891970 to 1979
  • 1,870Before 1970
Ancestries in El Cajon, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • Iraqi: 4,934 (8.2%)
  • English: 3,036 (5.1%)
  • Assyrian: 2,687 (4.5%)
  • American: 2,468 (4.1%)
  • German: 2,193 (3.7%)
  • Arab: 2,166 (3.6%)
  • Irish: 1,403 (2.3%)
  • European: 1,107 (1.8%)
  • Afghan: 1,003 (1.7%)
  • Italian: 994 (1.7%)
  • Syrian: 638 (1.1%)
  • Dutch: 382 (0.6%)
  • African: 357 (0.6%)
  • Polish: 356 (0.6%)
  • Iranian: 340 (0.6%)
  • Eastern European: 301 (0.5%)
  • Egyptian: 300 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 290 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 242 (0.4%)
  • French: 180 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 168 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 161 (0.3%)
  • Haitian: 156 (0.3%)
  • Senegalese: 145 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 141 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 139 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 138 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 127 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 126 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 120 (0.2%)
  • Jordanian: 118 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 118 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 114 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 109 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 107 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 93 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 92 (0.2%)
  • Sudanese: 80 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 78 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 68 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 62 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 58 (0.10%)
  • West Indian: 56 (0.09%)
  • British: 53 (0.09%)
  • Bulgarian: 53 (0.09%)
  • Greek: 45 (0.08%)
  • Turkish: 38 (0.06%)
  • Palestinian: 35 (0.06%)
  • Lebanese: 33 (0.06%)
  • Armenian: 32 (0.05%)
  • Kenyan: 26 (0.04%)
  • Belgian: 21 (0.04%)
  • Basque: 19 (0.03%)
  • Yugoslavian: 13 (0.02%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 12 (0.02%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 12 (0.02%)
  • Slovak: 12 (0.02%)
  • Nigerian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Austrian: 5 (0.01%)
  • Belizean: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Iraq
El Cajon:

41.6% (12,496)
California:

0.4% (40,941)

Mexico
El Cajon:

28.4% (8,519)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Afghanistan
El Cajon:

3.9% (1,165)
California:

0.5% (53,260)

Philippines
El Cajon:

3.6% (1,084)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Syria
El Cajon:

3.4% (1,028)
California:

0.3% (30,949)

Vietnam
El Cajon:

1.8% (555)
California:

4.9% (512,335)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 54,851
  • Other state: 18,435
  • Northeast: 3,404
  • Midwest: 5,486
  • South: 5,648
  • West: 3,897

88.8% of El Cajon residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36.9% lived in California.


El Cajon:

88.8%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,741
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 259
  • 5th and 6th grade: 555
  • 7th and 8th grade: 755
  • 9th grade: 110
  • 10th grade: 1,403
  • 11th grade: 975
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,083
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,986
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,854
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,213
  • Associate degree: 3,133
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,810
  • Master's degree: 1,476
  • Professional school degree: 530
  • Doctorate degree: 219
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,689
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 610
  • 5th and 6th grade: 773
  • 7th and 8th grade: 60
  • 9th grade: 396
  • 10th grade: 90
  • 11th grade: 1,080
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,288
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,460
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,687
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,661
  • Associate degree: 2,742
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,466
  • Master's degree: 2,287
  • Professional school degree: 512
  • Doctorate degree: 72
Educational Attainment for Females
El Cajon marital status for males
El Cajon marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,276
  • One, attached: 2,152
  • Two: 491
  • 3 or 4: 2,145
  • 5 to 9: 1,732
  • 10 to 19: 3,643
  • 20 to 49: 5,389
  • 50 or more: 3,598
  • Mobile homes: 1,599
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 345

Median worth of mobile homes: $73,300

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in El Cajon
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in El Cajon, CA
  • 70.2%Utility gas
  • 22.8%Electricity
  • 2.8%Solar energy
  • 1.5%No fuel used
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in El Cajon, CA
  • 57.1%Electricity
  • 34.7%Utility gas
  • 6.6%No fuel used
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,483
Here:

20.8%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 507
Here:

9.1%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,111
Here:

16.9%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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