In 2022, El Cajon, CA had a population of 106k people with a median age of 35.6 and a median household income of $64,128. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of El Cajon, CA declined from 106,043 to 105,721, a −0.304% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,193 to $64,128, a 10.2% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in El Cajon, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.7%), Other (Hispanic) (11%), White (Hispanic) (9.65%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.3%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.68%).
None of the households in El Cajon, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
87.6% of the residents in El Cajon, CA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in El Cajon, CA are Grossmont College (115296) (3,934 degrees awarded in 2022), Bellus Academy-El Cajon (180 degrees), and ATA College (55 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in El Cajon, CA was $593,500, and the homeownership rate was 41.7%.
Most people in El Cajon, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in El Cajon, CA was 2 cars per household.