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The total population of El Cajon is estimated to be 105,721 with 51,842 males (49.04%) and 53,879 females (50.96%). There are 2,037 more females than males in El Cajon.
The median household income in El Cajon was $62,902 in 2021, which marked an a decrease of 970(1.52%) from $63,872 in 2020. This income is 84.31% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, El Cajon sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 45 to 64 years old, at $74,382. Overall, the median household income for the city of El Cajon stands at $66,045.
In El Cajon, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $40,534 for males and $23,593 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $54,437 for males and $45,975 for females.
In El Cajon, the demographic landscape is diverse, spanning 6 distinct racial categories among households. Among these, Black or African American households have the highest median household income at $90,885, while Asian households represent the opposite end with the lowest median household income of $44,461.
In 2022, the population of El Cajon was 104,414, a 1.00% decrease year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, El Cajon's population was 105,474, a decline of 0.61% compared to a population of 106,126 in 2020.
The median age in El Cajon, CA is 34.8, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 21.13% were under the age of 15, 21.83% aged 15 to 29, 44.15% aged 30 to 64, 11.25% aged 65 to 84, and 1.64% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of El Cajon population: 69.29% are White, 6.98% are Black or African American, 0.39% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.51% are Asian, 0.55% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.75% are some other race and 8.54% are multiracial.