California · Census place 21712
El Cajon city, CA
Quick answer
El Cajon city has 104,909 residents, ranking #70 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $66,478, the median home is worth $632,800 and median gross rent runs $1,790 a month.
- Population
- 104,909El Cajon city residents
- Median household income
- $66,478Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $632,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,790Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in El Cajon city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the El Cajon city median would spend about 32.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 9.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20% of residents and 41.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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