Demographics Information and statistics for Escondido

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Escondido Demographics Information

Population (year 2000): 133,559, Est. population in July 2002: 135,908 (+1.7% change)
Males: 66,233 (49.6%), Females: 67,326 (50.4%)

Elevation: 684 feet

County: San Diego

Land area: 36.3 square miles

Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $42,567 (year 2000)
Median house value: $192,600 (year 2000)

Races in Escondido:

White Non-Hispanic (51.9%)
Hispanic (38.7%)
Other race (19.2%)
Two or more races (4.8%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Black (2.3%)
Filipino (1.8%)
Vietnamese (0.9%)
Other Asian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (13.1%), Irish (9.1%), English (8.5%), Italian (4.3%), United States (3.9%), French (2.6%).

For population 25 years and over in Escondido

High school or higher: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
Unemployed: 6.2%
Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Escondido city

Never married: 26.8%
Now married: 55.0%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 6.0%
Divorced: 9.8%

25.5% Foreign born (19.9% Latin America, 3.4% Asia).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Diego, CA (24.3 miles, pop. 1,223,400).

Nearest cities: San Marcos, CA (6.3 miles), Hidden Meadows, CA (7.8 miles), Lake San Marcos, CA (8.8 miles), Valley Center, CA (9.2 miles), Rancho Santa Fe, CA (10.8 miles), Poway, CA (11.1 miles), Fairbanks Ranch, CA (11.4 miles), Vista, CA (12.0 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 430 buildings, average cost: $197,400
1998: 371 buildings, average cost: $204,800
1999: 220 buildings, average cost: $221,700
2000: 282 buildings, average cost: $220,100
2001: 244 buildings, average cost: $204,200
2002: 348 buildings, average cost: $216,300
2003: 494 buildings, average cost: $235,000

Area code: 760

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.2%), Manufacturing (14.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.0%), Retail trade (12.8%).

Crime in Escondido (2002):

4 murders (2.9 per 100,000)
40 rapes (28.9 per 100,000)
165 robberies (119.2 per 100,000)
399 assaults (288.2 per 100,000)
960 burglaries (693.3 per 100,000)
3,111 larceny counts (2246.8 per 100,000)
816 auto thefts (589.3 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 304.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Escondido (2001):

2 murders (1.5 per 100,000)
31 rapes (22.8 per 100,000)
167 robberies (122.8 per 100,000)
376 assaults (276.4 per 100,000)
851 burglaries (625.5 per 100,000)
2,826 larceny counts (2077.3 per 100,000)
941 auto thefts (691.7 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 290.2 (higher means more crime)