Encinitas

Population & Demographics

Encinitas, CA

Encinitas is home to 61,480 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,571 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
61,480
people
Population

61,480 residents

Median age 43.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Encinitas population & demographics

Who lives in Encinitas — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
61,480
Median age
43.1yrs
Median household income
$162,229
Median home value
$1,646,800
Median gross rent
$2,886/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
67.7%
Poverty rate
7.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Encinitas

How Encinitas breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White73.3%
Hispanic or Latino16.4%
Two or more races4.9%
Asian4.2%
Some other race0.4%
Black0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Encinitas

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Encinitas.

Encinitas at a glance
Employed Residents
26,571
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
19.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
15.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
32.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Diego
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Encinitas proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Encinitas commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

58 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Encinitas

26,571 commutes, one dot at a time

Encinitas

Where 26,571 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Encinitas, by worker count.

1San Diego19.5 mi7,977
2Encinitas0.0 mi4,106
3Carlsbad5.7 mi2,502
4Los Angeles95.8 mi837
5Oceanside11.9 mi800
6Solana Beach3.5 mi675
7San Marcos8.6 mi671
8Irvine53.0 mi540

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Encinitas.

1San Diego19.5 mi4,845
2Encinitas0.0 mi4,106
3Carlsbad5.7 mi2,667
4Oceanside11.9 mi2,314
5San Marcos8.6 mi1,353
6Vista10.3 mi1,271
7Escondido12.7 mi1,104
8Los Angeles95.8 mi539

Top industries

The sectors that employ Encinitas’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services15.6%
RTRetail Trade12.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services11.6%
EDEducational Services8.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.2%
COConstruction3.5%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Encinitas

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps96%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Encinitas

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