Census Reporter

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

191,272 Population
39 square miles 4,910.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.8 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in California: 37 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$31,907 ±$1,924 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $39,393 ±$177
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$72,230 ±$5,274 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $80,440 ±$313
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

12.6% ±2.9% (23,677  ±5,432) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 11.8% 4,552,837 (±0.2% / ±67,995)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

26.1 minutes ±1 (2,229,075  ±170,746) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 30.7 538,138,130 (±0.1 / ±2,278,526)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

60,486 ±2,781 Number of households
  • California: 13,157,873 ±23,844
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
3.1 ±0.2 (187,669  ±6,241) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,685,702 (±0)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

3.6% ±1.5% (1,631  ±720) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 4.7% 450,971 (±0.1% / ±10,955)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

63,023 ±2,921 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,367,012 ±1,286
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$522,500 ±$22,942 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $568,500 ±$2,502
  • more than double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

14.5% ±3.2% (27,355  ±6,030.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,689,828 (±0.2% / ±63,097.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

87.2% ±3.2% (114,272  ±6,304.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84% 22,636,359 (±0.3% / ±78,234.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
25.8% ±2% (33,771  ±2,956) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 35% 9,428,484 (±0.2% / ±44,753.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

32% ±1.6% (55,056  ±2,775.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 44.2% 16,292,017 (±0.1% / ±52,781.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

23.5% ±2.8% (44,956  ±5,497) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 26.7% 10,564,220 (±0.1% / ±55,357)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

8.2% ±1.2% (11,921  ±1,786) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.8% 1,471,467 (±0.1% / ±19,838)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
11,921 Total veterans ±1,786 10,763 Male ±1,800 1,158 Female ±437

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