Escondido

Population: 149,913
Median household income: $84,477
Median home value: $663,500

Located in San Diego County, California, Escondido is a community with a population of 149,913. At $84,477, its median household income sits below San Diego County's $102,285.

Between 2019 and 2023, Escondido's population held roughly steady from 151,300 to 149,913, while its median home value rose 47.4% from $450,200 to $663,500.

72.0% of workers drive to work alone. 50.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 149,913
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $84,477
Median home value: $663,500
Median gross rent: $1,922
Housing units: 52,662
Homeownership rate: 52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

151,300149,913

Median household income

$64,038$84,477

Median home value

$450,200$663,500

Median gross rent

$1,448$1,922

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	151,300	$64,038	$450,200	$1,448
2020	150,396	$65,326	$473,700	$1,550
2021	151,443	$70,115	$498,000	$1,692
2022	151,114	$77,554	$616,400	$1,833
2023	149,913	$84,477	$663,500	$1,922

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,804	6.5%
5 to 17	24,399	16.3%
18 to 24	12,815	8.5%
25 to 34	22,576	15.1%
35 to 44	21,588	14.4%
45 to 54	18,365	12.3%
55 to 64	19,097	12.7%
65 to 74	12,241	8.2%
75 and over	9,028	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	51,794	34.5%
Black or African American	3,212	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	196	0.1%
Asian	10,311	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	567	0.4%
Some other race	935	0.6%
Two or more races	5,349	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77,549	51.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20,201	19.6%
High school graduate	23,835	23.2%
Some college or associate's	30,255	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	18,802	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9,802	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	51,582	72.0%
Carpooled	7,029	9.8%
Public transit	1,043	1.5%
Walked	1,162	1.6%
Bicycle	259	0.4%
Worked from home	9,189	12.8%
Other means	1,392	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,375	18.2%
15 to 29 min	22,062	35.3%
30 to 44 min	18,631	29.8%
45 to 59 min	6,304	10.1%
60+ min	4,095	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 13.4% (19,866 of 148,184)

	Count	Share
Family households	34,277	67.7%
Nonfamily households	16,381	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	50,658	96.2%
Vacant	2,004	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,450	52.2%
Renter-occupied	24,208	47.8%

1-unit, detached50.9%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units19.1%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,809	50.9%
1-unit, attached	3,891	7.4%
2 to 4 units	3,428	6.5%
5 to 19 units	4,725	9.0%
20 or more units	10,071	19.1%
Mobile home & other	3,738	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0622804
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 37 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 33.1331, -117.0740