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San Diego County (Central)--El Cajon & Santee Cities PUMA, CA

185,846 Population
39.1 square miles 4,749.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,079 ±$2,209 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$83,992 ±$8,292 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15% ±3.1% (27,368  ±5,661) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.4 minutes ±1 (1,795,580  ±144,181) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

61,370 ±2,739 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.9 ±0.2 (180,536  ±6,888) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

8.7% ±3.2% (3,828  ±1,431) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

65,255 ±2,785 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$748,300 ±$35,641 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.3% ±2.2% (22,387  ±4,121.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87.9% ±2.7% (107,282  ±5,396.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
27.6% ±2.4% (33,639  ±3,178.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

33.7% ±2.3% (58,720  ±4,084.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 44.1% 16,315,352 (±0.1% / ±51,139.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

22.5% ±2.7% (41,786  ±5,308) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.8% ±1.1% (10,502  ±1,584) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
10,502 Total veterans ±1,584 9,274 Male ±1,454 1,228 Female ±622

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