Encinitas vs National City

A side-by-side comparison of Encinitas and National City: population, income, housing, and more.

Encinitas and National City are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Encinitas has the higher population (61,585 vs 55,960 in National City). Encinitas has the higher median household income ($150,471 vs $64,248 in National City). Encinitas has the higher median home value ($1,466,000 vs $580,900 in National City).

Population, income & housing

	Encinitas	National City
Population	61,585	55,960
Median age	43.0 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$150,471	$64,248
Median home value	$1,466,000	$580,900
Median gross rent	$2,730	$1,619
Housing units	26,209	18,783
Homeownership rate	66.4%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.1%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Encinitas	National City
Population	62,780 → 61,585 (-1.9%)	61,121 → 55,960 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$116,022 → $150,471 (+29.7%)	$47,119 → $64,248 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$947,700 → $1,466,000 (+54.7%)	$402,000 → $580,900 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,980 → $2,730 (+37.9%)	$1,163 → $1,619 (+39.2%)

Encinitas

Population

62,78061,585

Median household income

$116,022$150,471

Median home value

$947,700$1,466,000

Median gross rent

$1,980$2,730

National City

Population

61,12155,960

Median household income

$47,119$64,248

Median home value

$402,000$580,900

Median gross rent

$1,163$1,619

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Encinitas	National City
Under 5	5.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.9%	17.1%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.5%	15.8%
35 to 44	14.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.1%
75 and over	7.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Encinitas	National City
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	9.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	4.4%	16.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	15.7%	65.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Encinitas	National City
No high school diploma	4.7%	23.5%
High school graduate	8.3%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	38.9%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	28.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Encinitas	National City
Drove alone	61.7%	70.3%
Carpooled	5.5%	14.7%
Public transit	0.6%	3.8%
Walked	1.4%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	28.7%	6.2%
Other means	1.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Encinitas	National City
1-unit, detached	56.7%	41.2%
1-unit, attached	18.1%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	17.5%
20 or more units	7.5%	21.1%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Encinitas	National City
Poverty rate	7.3%	14.0%
Average household size	2.53	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1980	1969