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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR El Cajon NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Crest, Granite Hills, Bostonia, Hillsdale, Glenview, Hacienda Dr / Windmill View Rd, Marshall Ave / Bradley Ave, Fletcher Pky / Westwind Dr, El Cajon Blvd / Murray Dr
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR El Cajon, CA Alpine, Casa De Oro-Mount Helix, Chula Vista, La Mesa, Pine Valley, Poway, Ramona, Rancho San Diego, San Diego, Spring Valley
POPULATION
94,819
| EL CAJON INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 94,819 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 35,173 |
| EL CAJON HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 39.59% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 57.71% |
| % VACANT | 2.70% |
| TYPE OF EL CAJON HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 38.03% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 4.40% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 6.38% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 45.41% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 4.99% |
| OTHER | 0.79% |
| SIZE OF EL CAJON HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 5.14% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 24.64% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 33.90% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 24.99% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 9.59% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.74% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 2.16% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 52.24% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 44.11% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 1.49% |
| EL CAJON REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $366,808 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,117 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$102,000 | 11.02% |
| $102,001-$205,000 | 4.73% |
| $205,001-$411,000 | 47.51% |
| $411,001-$616,000 | 25.82% |
| $616,001-$822,000 | 7.49% |
| $822,001-$1,027,000 | 2.65% |
| $1,027,001-$1,540,000 | 0.73% |
| $1,540,001-$2,053,000 | 0.05% |
| > $2,053,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF El Cajon | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.98% |
| 5 TO 17 | 19.82% |
| 18 TO 24 | 11.16% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.44% |
| 35 TO 54 | 27.30% |
| 55 TO 64 | 7.00% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 11.29% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 79.19% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 14.45% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $35,566 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $16,698 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 16.68% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (14.34%), Healthcare (11.50%), Construction (9.34%), Manufacturing (8.89%), Education (6.68%), Accomodation (6.59%), Other (6.07%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (5.54%), Public Service (5.29%), Administration (4.84%), Finance (4.47%), Transportation (3.74%), Wholesale (3.14%), Arts (3.09%), Real Estate (2.96%), Information Technology (2.77%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 7.38% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 73.54% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 5.04% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.97% |
| ASIAN | 2.75% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.33% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 9.83% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 7.54% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 22.44% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (31.99%), Unclassified (16.00%), German (9.95%), Irish (6.24%), United States or American (5.76%), English (5.16%), Italian (4.22%), Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac (2.54%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 17.49% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (67.49%) , Spanish (15.62%) |
El Cajon is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 94,819 people and 23 constituent neighborhoods, El Cajon is the 62nd largest community in California.
El Cajon is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, El Cajon is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in El Cajon who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.91%), sales jobs (13.49%), and management occupations (7.06%).
El Cajon is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around El Cajon, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
The percentage of adults in El Cajon who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.45% of the adults in El Cajon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in El Cajon in 2000 was $16,698, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $66,792 for a family of four.
El Cajon is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Cajon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in El Cajon is White, followed by African-American. El Cajon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.44% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in El Cajon include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac.
In addition, El Cajon has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.49%).
The most common language spoken in El Cajon is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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