California · Census place 22804
Escondido city, CA
Quick answer
Escondido city has 149,913 residents, ranking #38 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $84,477, the median home is worth $663,500 and median gross rent runs $1,922 a month.
- Population
- 149,913Escondido city residents
- Median household income
- $84,477Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $663,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,922Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Escondido city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Escondido city median would spend about 27.3% 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 7.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.4% of residents and 52.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Corona city 158,839
- Sunnyvale city 153,455
- Roseville city 152,438
- Pomona city 148,391
- Torrance city 143,499
- Visalia city 142,649
- Fullerton city 141,278
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