Escondido

Population & Demographics

Escondido, CA

Escondido is home to 149,668 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 70,624 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
149,668
people
Population

149,668 residents

Median age 36.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Escondido population & demographics

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

Population
149,668
Median age
36.9yrs
Median household income
$91,967
Median home value
$714,500
Median gross rent
$2,046/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
28.9%
Poverty rate
12.2%

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 Escondido

How Escondido 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).

Hispanic or Latino52.3%
White32.8%
Asian7.9%
Two or more races3.6%
Black2.3%
Some other race0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Escondido

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 Escondido.

Escondido at a glance
Employed Residents
70,624
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
23.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
17.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Diego
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Escondido 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 Escondido 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

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

Escondido

70,624 commutes, one dot at a time

Escondido

Where 70,624 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1San Diego23.9 mi16,605
2Escondido0.0 mi12,394
3San Marcos5.6 mi4,875
4Carlsbad12.4 mi3,835
5Vista10.4 mi2,580
6Oceanside15.3 mi2,040
7Poway10.9 mi2,026
8Los Angeles99.7 mi1,989

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Escondido.

1Escondido0.0 mi12,394
2San Diego23.9 mi6,194
3San Marcos5.6 mi2,789
4Oceanside15.3 mi2,583
5Vista10.4 mi2,078
6Carlsbad12.4 mi1,179
7Los Angeles99.7 mi1,051
8Chula Vista34.6 mi861

Top industries

The sectors that employ Escondido’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 Assistance19.0%
COConstruction17.2%
RTRetail Trade13.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services10.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.9%
EDEducational Services8.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.9%
MFManufacturing4.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Escondido

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

7 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps65%
8 Gbps
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