Incorporated: 10-8-1888
Elevation: 400 ft.–2,100 ft.***
Latitude: 33° North
Longitude: 117° West
Size:
| City Limits*** |
Sphere of Influence*** |
Industrially Zoned Properties*** |
| 23,872 acres |
43,589.85 acres |
1,134.29 acres |
| 37.30 sq. miles |
68.11 sq. miles |
|
| Population:* |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2011(E) |
| Escondido |
64,355 |
108,635 |
133,559 |
140,671 |
140,766 |
143,389 |
143,911 |
| Growth from Prior Period |
75%
over 1970 |
69%
over 1980 |
23%
over 1990 |
2.7%
over 2003 |
.06%
over 2005 |
0.7%
over 2007 |
unchanged |
| County |
1,861,864 |
2,498,016 |
2,813,833 |
3,017,204 |
3,066,820 |
3,146,274 |
3,095,313 |
| Ethnicity:** |
White |
Latino |
Black |
Native
American |
Asian, Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander |
Mixed
Race/Other |
| 2000 Census |
69,305
51.9% |
51,693
38.7% |
2,734
2.0% |
776
0.6% |
6,063
4.5% |
2,988
2.2% |
| 2004 SANDAG |
68,323
49% |
58,626
42% |
2,741
1.9% |
828
0.5% |
6,776
4.7% |
3,377
2.4% |
2011 (E)
|
58,142 |
70,326 |
3,046 |
776 |
7,797 |
3,023 |
| % of Total |
40.4% |
48.8% |
2.1% |
0.5% |
6.1% |
2.1% |
| Gender:** |
Female |
Male |
| 2000 Census |
67,330 |
66,229 |
| 2004 SANDAG |
70,857 |
69,814 |
2011 (E)
|
72,615 |
71,296 |
| Age:** |
<15 |
15-34 |
35-64 |
65> |
|
| 2004 SANDAG |
24% |
31% |
35% |
10% |
Median Age: 31.9 |
2011 (E)
|
23% |
30.4% |
36.1% |
10.5% |
Median Age: 32.6 |
All Housing Units:**
| 1990 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2008 |
2009 |
2011(E) |
| 42,040 |
42,893 |
43,423 |
43,837 |
44,577 |
45,050 |
45,575 |
46,155 |
47,288 |
47,584 |
47,682 |
Housing Types:**
| Single-Family Homes |
Multifamily (Apts/Condos) |
Mobilehomes |
| 27,322 |
16,641 |
3,719 |
Persons per Household:**
| 1990 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2008 |
2009 |
2011(E) |
| 2.73 |
2.76 |
2.795 |
2.853 |
2.924 |
3.01 |
3.054 |
3.09 |
3.08 |
3.12 |
3.12 |
Escondido Median Income per Household:**
| 1990 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2008 |
2009 |
2011(E) |
| $33,260 |
$33,990 |
$38,969 |
$42,567 |
$43,328 |
$45,165 |
$46,907 |
$44,402 |
$46,960
$65,851 |
$40,127 (using 1999 $)
$56,529 (current $)**** |
San Diego County Median Income per Household:**
| 1990 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| $35,022 |
$38,477 |
$42,357 |
$46,503 |
$47,268 |
$49,649 |
$52,192 |
$50,710 |
$52,032
$72,963 |
$44,772 (using 1999 $)
$62,771 (current $)**** |
Escondido's Median Income per Household:**
| |
<$15k |
$15k - $30k |
$30k - $45k |
$45k - $60k |
$60k - $75k |
$75k - $100k |
$100k+ |
| 2009: |
11% |
19% |
18% |
16% |
11% |
11% |
14% |
| 2010: |
14% |
22% |
19% |
15% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
Sources:
* State Department of Finance Estimates
** SANDAG Estimates
*** GIS Manager, Information Systems (includes Daley Ranch area). Industrial figure does not include roadways in its total.
**** U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as reported by SANDAG.
Note: Entries labeled 2011(E) are from SANDAG’s October 2011 estimates update, which reflect 2010 U.S. Census data.
Updated 5-15-12