El Cajon Population

El Cajon is a city in California, State of United States, El Cajon is a city in San Diego County, 17 mi east of Downtown San Diego. El Cajon population in 2023 is estimated to be 106,204, covers city area of 14.51 sq mi (37.58 sq km), ranks sixty-seventh largest city in California State, two-hundred-ninety-sixth city in the United States. El Cajon population as per 2020 census is 106,215 compared to 2010 population of 99,478 with the increase number of 6,737 people and growth of 6.8 percent.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth
• Housing

Below is the El Cajon population by year:

Year	Population	Change %
2010	99,754
2011	100,730	0.98
2012	101,491	0.76
2013	102,274	0.77
2014	102,777	0.49
2015	103,248	0.46
2016	103,573	0.31
2017	103,509	-0.06
2018	103,241	-0.26
2019	105,112	1.81
2020	106,215	1.05
2021 *	105,429	-0.74
2022 *	105,981	0.52
2023 *	106,204	0.21

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated

El Cajon Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total El Cajon population is 102,699, out of these 51,900 are male, 50,799 are female, The sex ratio of El Cajon is 102. The median age of the El Cajon population is 34.9, El Cajon population by age are, under 18 years is 24,473, 16 years and over is 80,379, 18 years and over is 78,226, 21 years and over is 74,787, 65 years and over is 15,853. 50.5% are male, 49.5% are female, Population of El Cajon by age percent-wise is, 23.8% are under 18 years old, 78.3% are 16 years and over, 76.2% are 18 years and over, 72.8% are 21 years and over, 12.5% are 65 years and over. There are total 33,385 housing units, The voting population of El Cajon are 66,008, out of these 32,934 are male voters, 33,074 are female voters, 49.9% are male, 50.1% are female. El Cajon population in 2022 is estimated to be 105,981, and in 2021 is estimated to be 105,429.

Age Group	Population	Percent
0 -5	8,435	8.2%
5 - 9	5,767	5.6%
10 - 14	6,956	6.8%
15 - 19	5,368	5.2%
20 - 24	6,951	6.8%
25 - 34	17,981	17.5%
35 - 44	14,731	14.3%
45 - 54	10,563	10.3%
55 - 59	7,465	7.3%
60 - 64	5,680	5.5%
65 - 74	7,840	7.6%
75 - 84	3,594	3.5%
85 and over	1,368	1.3%

Source: 2019 US population by age estimates

El Cajon Population by Race

White Population

White population in El Cajon, California are 80,533, percentage wise 78.4 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in El Cajon, California are 5,091, percentage wise 5.0 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in El Cajon, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in El Cajon are 4,052, percentage wise 3.9 percent are asians.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in El Cajon, California are 28,263. Percentage wise 27.5 percent are hispanics, out of these 26,526 are Mexican people, 496 are Puerto Ricans and 1,241 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race	102,699	Percent
White	80,533	78.4%
Black or African American	5,091	5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native	84	0.1%
Asian Population	4,052	3.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	357	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	28,263	27.5%
Mexican	26,526	25.8%
Puerto Rican	496	0.5%
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,241

Source: US Census population estimates(2019)

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, El Cajon native population is 70,839, out of these 53,466 born in the California state and 16,203 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 31,860, out of these 17,125 are Naturalized US citizen, 863 are in Europe, 10,547 in Asia, 1,542 in Africa, 4,149 in Latin America and 24 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in El Cajon are 14,735, out of these 262 are from Europe, 8,811 are from Asia, 5,157 are from Latin America and 148 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of Birth	Population
Native	70,839
Born in state of residence	53,466
Born in other state in the United States	16,203
Northeast	3,026
Midwest	5,889
South	3,876
West	3,412
Born outside the United States	1,170
Puerto Rico	54
U.S. Island Areas	0
Born abroad of American parent(s)	1,116
Foreign born
Born outside of United States	31,860
Naturalized U.S. citizen	17,125
Europe	863
Asia	10,547
Africa	1,542
Oceania	0
Latin America	4,149
Northern America	24
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen	14,735
Europe	262
Asia	8,811
Africa	0
Oceania	357
Latin America	5,157
Northern America	148

Source: US Census 2019 estimates

El Cajon Housing

According to 2019 census estimates, Total number of houses in El Cajon, California are 33,385, Occupied housing units are 32,139, Rental vacancy rate is . Percentage of occupancy is 96, 39.52% of houses are owner occupied and 56.75% of houses are renter occupied in El Cajon. There are 39.05 percent of one-unit detached, 6.58 percent of one-units attached, 0.99 percent of two-unit houses, 5.20 percent of three or four unit homes. 5.85 percent are residing in mobile homes. Average household size of owner occupied is 3 and average household size of renter occupied is 3. 27.18 percent are available with one vehicle, 39.11 percent are available with two vehicles, 20.95 percent are available with three or more vehicles and 9.02 percent are no vehicles available. Total number of El Cajon rental homes or apartments are 18,945, occupied by Renter, The median value of El Cajon average rental rate is $1,464.

Housing	Units
Total housing units	33,385
Occupied housing units	32,139
Occupied housing units percent	96
Rental vacancy rate
Structure Type	Units
1-unit, detached	13,037
1-unit attached	2,196
2 units	331
3 or 4 units	1,735
Mobile home	1,954
Boat, RV, van, etc.	84
Owner-occupied	13,194
Renter-occupied	18,945
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3

Source: US Census 2019 housing estimates

El Cajon Housing Market

The median value of housing unit in El Cajon, California is $484,500, According to 2019 estimated US census of housing market, 3.18 percent of houses are less than $50,000, 0.20 percent are between $50,000 to $100,000, 0.18 percent are between $100,000 to $150,000, 0.28 percent are between $150,000 to $200,000, 3.65 percent are between $200,000 to $300,000, 13.90 percent are between $300,000 to $500,000, 17.89 percent are between $500,000 to one million, 0.23 percent are over one million and above.

Housing unit value	Units
Less than $50,000	1,062
$50,000 to $99,999	67
$100,000 to $149,999	61
$150,000 to $199,999	95
$200,000 to $299,999	1,218
$300,000 to $499,999	4,642
$500,000 to $999,999	5,971
$1,000,000 or more	78
Median (dollars)	484,500

Source: US Census 2019 housing market estimates