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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
146,030
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$714,500
Owner-occupied units

Escondido, CA

California · 33.133° N, 117.074° W · 37 sq mi

Escondido is a city in California, with a population of 146,030 and about 3,909 residents per square mile. The median household earns $91,967 a year, and the median home is worth $714,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
37 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,909
People per square mile
Rank by population
#200
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#356
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$91,967
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,046
Per month
Homeownership
53.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
27.5 min
One way

People

Median age
36.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
28.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
29%
Households
50,346
2.91 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.3%
Professional & business services 14.3%
Retail trade 11.3%
Arts, food & hospitality 11.2%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer
University of California
Sector
Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of California

State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State

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