El Cajon, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: El Cajon, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. El Cajon Apartments for Rent Total population: 92,718 (All urban) Houses: 35,173 (34,222 occupied: 13,925 owner occupied, 20,297 renter occupied) % of renters here:   59% State:   43% Housing density: 2414 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in El Cajon, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: The awful truth about El Cajon CA.  (53 replies) Rancho San Diego (El Cajon)  (12 replies) Any pictures of El Cajon Cemetary  (4 replies) El Cajon near Main and 2nd St...bad area?  (8 replies) opinions about the city of El Cajon.  (27 replies) El Cajon area  (16 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $894 (lower quartile is $771, upper quartile is $1,051) Housing units in El Cajon with a mortgage: 8,830 (1,452 second mortgage, 1,011 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,591 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $457,500 (it was $178,600 in 2000) El Cajon:   $457,500 California:   $532,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $340,100 - $603,400 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $542,719 Here:   $542,719 State:   $619,135 Townhouses or other attached units: $343,886 Here:   $343,886 State:   $541,123 In 2-unit structures: $350,000 Here:   $350,000 State:   $702,713 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $316,974 Here:   $316,974 State:   $512,546 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $230,242 Here:   $230,242 State:   $482,470 Mobile homes: $25,104 Here:   $25,104 State:   $59,450 Median year house/condo built: 1964 Median year apartment built: 1975 Household type by relationship Households: 92,335 In family households: 77,964 (15,856 male householders, 7,564 female householders) 16,398 spouses, 29,887 children (27,771 natural, 544 adopted, 1,572 stepchildren), 1,482 grandchildren, 1,083 brothers or sisters, 974 parents, 1,930 other relatives, 2,790 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 14,371 (5,337 male householders (3,682 living alone)), 5,613 female householders (4,616 living alone)), 3,421 nonrelatives In group quarters: 2,484 (1,549 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 8,222 2-persons, 5,842 3-persons, 4,882 4-persons, 2,611 5-persons, 1,140 6-persons, 723 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 8,298 1-person, 2,179 2-persons, 339 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 3 6-persons. 15,782 married couples with children. 7,989 single-parent households (1,810 men, 6,179 women). 73.3% of residents of El Cajon speak English at home. 17.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 4.4% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 16,583 (17.5%) (36.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in El Cajon: Less than $100: 109 people $100 to $149: 54 $150 to $199: 50 $200 to $249: 118 $250 to $299: 142 $300 to $349: 132 $350 to $399: 101 $400 to $449: 122 $450 to $499: 159 $500 to $549: 163 $550 to $599: 261 $600 to $649: 413 $650 to $699: 931 $700 to $749: 1,257 $750 to $799: 1,595 $800 to $899: 4,087 $900 to $999: 3,493 $1,000 to $1,249: 3,851 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,071 $1,500 to $1,999: 613 $2,000 or more: 228 No cash rent: 313

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,118 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 942 5 to 9 minutes: 3713 10 to 14 minutes: 5333 15 to 19 minutes: 5656 20 to 24 minutes: 5988 25 to 29 minutes: 3084 30 to 34 minutes: 6743 35 to 39 minutes: 1143 40 to 44 minutes: 1469 45 to 59 minutes: 3129 60 to 89 minutes: 1876 90 or more minutes: 878

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 30,414 (74%) Carpooled: 6,065 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,460 (4%) Streetcar or trolley car: 105 (0%) Railroad: 7 (0%) Taxi: 11 (0%) Motorcycle: 221 (1%) Bicycle: 255 (1%) Walked: 1,097 (3%) Other means: 319 (1%) Worked at home: 1,118 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 3434 $10,000 to $14,999: 2560 $15,000 to $19,999: 2669 $20,000 to $24,999: 2675 $25,000 to $29,999: 2882 $30,000 to $34,999: 2699 $35,000 to $39,999: 2187 $40,000 to $44,999: 2237 $45,000 to $49,999: 1452 $50,000 to $59,999: 3127 $60,000 to $74,999: 3283 $75,000 to $99,999: 2642 $100,000 to $124,999: 1434 $125,000 to $149,999: 472 $150,000 to $199,999: 380 $200,000 or more: 237

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 30335

German: 9437

Irish: 5914

United States or American: 5458

English: 4893

Italian: 4001

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 2408

Arab:: 2234

French (except Basque): 1686

Polish: 1279

Swedish: 1194

Norwegian: 1159

Scotch-Irish: 1060

Iraqi: 1048

Scottish: 1018

European: 863

Dutch: 631

Arab/Arabic: 540

French Canadian: 515

Russian: 457

Subsaharan African:: 447

Portuguese: 388

Other Arab: 373

British: 359

African: 336

Greek: 326

Canadian: 320

Danish: 260

Hungarian: 244

Welsh: 239

Albanian: 202

Ukrainian: 184

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 184

Czech: 169

Iranian: 142

Northern European: 140

Swiss: 138

Slovak: 133

Czechoslovakian: 108

Jordanian: 104

Scandinavian: 103

Austrian: 102

Yugoslavian: 98

West Indian: 96

Egyptian: 86

Liberian: 86

Eastern European: 70

Lithuanian: 69

Australian: 59

Lebanese: 57

Finnish: 56

Pennsylvania German: 56

Icelander: 52

Armenian: 51

Afghan: 40

Turkish: 35

Brazilian: 34

Serbian: 33

Croatian: 32

Belgian: 30

Basque: 28

Romanian: 26

Bahamian: 26

Haitian: 26

Bulgarian: 25

Slovene: 23

New Zealander: 19

Maltese: 18

Jamaican: 18

Slavic: 17

Palestinian: 16

Acadian/Cajun: 15

Celtic: 10

Other Subsaharan African: 10

Syrian: 10

U.S. Virgin Islander: 10

South African: 9

Alsatian: 8

Belizean: 8

Israeli: 8

Luxemburger: 7

Ghanian: 6

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 46578
• Northeast: 6175
• Midwest: 10560
• South: 8031
• West: 5724

42% of El Cajon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 384
• Nursery to 4th grade: 128
• 5th and 6th grade: 665
• 7th and 8th grade: 724
• 9th grade: 573
• 10th grade: 721
• 11th grade: 838
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,400
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,960
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,304
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,440
• Associate degree: 2,031
• Bachelor's degree: 2,985
• Master's degree: 875
• Professional school degree: 359
• Doctorate degree: 203

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 522
• Nursery to 4th grade: 284
• 5th and 6th grade: 799
• 7th and 8th grade: 739
• 9th grade: 731
• 10th grade: 925
• 11th grade: 941
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,666
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,009
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,008
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,738
• Associate degree: 1,975
• Bachelor's degree: 2,654
• Master's degree: 909
• Professional school degree: 333
• Doctorate degree: 44

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 21.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $53,880
• Black householders: $50,576
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $50,783
• Asian householders: $56,350
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $30,632
• Some other race householders: $51,585
• Two or more races householders: $50,996
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,138

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $490,544
• Black or African American householders: $440,337
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $547,155
• Asian householders: $491,312
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $704,437
• Some other race householders: $428,297
• Two or more races householders: $529,993
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $457,500

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,376
• One, attached: 1,547
• Two: 523
• 3 or 4: 1,720
• 5 to 9: 2,335
• 10 to 19: 3,177
• 20 to 49: 5,312
• 50 or more: 5,149
• Mobile homes: 1,755
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 279

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,039

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California:	9.9%

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California:	7.8%

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California:	15.4%

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