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 2010
Escondido 64,355 108,635 133,559 140,671 140,766 143,389 147,514
Growth from Prior Period 75%
over 1970
69%
over 1980
23%
over 1990
2.7%
over 2003
.06%
over 2005
0.7%
over 2007
1.02%
over 2009
County 1,861,864 2,498,016 2,813,833 3,017,204 3,066,820 3,146,274 3,224,432

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%
2010 SANDAG 65,042 67,213 3,011 801 7,373 4,047
% of Total 44% 46% 2% <1% 5% <3%

Gender:** Female Male
2000 Census 67,330 66,229
2004 SANDAG 70,857 69,814
2010 SANDAG 74,660 72,854

Age:** <15 15-34 35-64 65>  
2004 SANDAG 24% 31% 35% 10% Median Age: 31.9
2010 SANDAG 23.5% 29.8% 36.5% 10.1% Median Age: 32.7

All Housing Units:**

1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2009 2010
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
27,474 16,469 3,736

Persons per Household:**

1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2009 2010
2.73 2.76 2.795 2.853 2.924 3.01 3.054 3.09 3.08 3.12 3.23

Escondido Median Income per Household:**

1990 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2008 2009 2010
$33,260 $33,990 $38,969 $42,567 $43,328 $45,165 $46,907 $44,402 $46,960
$65,851
$41,305 (using 1999 $)
$57,911 (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.

Updated 3-07-11