Escondido Population History 1990 - 2023

Escondido Population Facts

What is the current population of Escondido?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Escondido is 148,122. Escondido, California is the 180th largest city in the US.

What county is Escondido, California in?

Escondido is located entirely in San Diego County.

What is the size of Escondido, California in square miles?

Escondido has an area of 36.8 square miles.

What was the peak population of Escondido?

The peak population of Escondido was in 2020, when its population was 151,260. In 2020, Escondido was the 176th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 180th largest city in the US. Escondido is currently 2.1% smaller than it was in 2020.

How quickly is Escondido growing?

Escondido has grown 10.2% since the 2000. Escondido, California's growth is below average. 66% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Escondido, California?

Escondido has a population density of 3,909.2 people per square mile.

Escondido Demographics

What is the voting age population of Escondido, California?

The total voting age population of Escondido, California, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 91,027. The voting age population is 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

What percentage of Escondido, California residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 12.3% of the residents of Escondido are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Escondido, California?

The racial demographics of Escondido are 72.8% White, 11.7% Other, 7.1% Asian, 4.6% Two or more races, 2.2% Black, 1.0% American Indian and 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 51.7% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Escondido, California residents are below the poverty line?

In Escondido, 14.2% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 19.8%. On a per-household basis, 10.9% of families are below the poverty line in Escondido.

What percentage of Escondido, California residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 66.4% of Escondido residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Escondido, California residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 78.8% of Escondido residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 23.8% have a bachelor's degree and 8.1% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Escondido, California residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Escondido residents aged 5 and older, 45.1% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 37.9% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.8% speak an Indo-European language, and 5.0% speak an Asian language.

Escondido Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Escondido, California?

The unemployment rate in Escondido is 4.7%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Escondido, California residents work for the government?

In Escondido, 9.1% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Escondido, California?

The median household income in Escondido is $64,038.

Escondido Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Escondido, California?

In Escondido, 51.2% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Escondido, California?

Renters occupy 48.8% of housing units in Escondido.

What percentage of Escondido, California housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Escondido, 2.1% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Escondido, California housing units were built after 2000?

In Escondido, 11.0% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 5,500 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Escondido, California?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Escondido is $1,448.

What percentage of households in Escondido, California have broadband internet?

In Escondido, 87.2% of households have an active broadband internet connection.