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Escondido, CA
Full City Profile · California · Orange County County
2.7
/5.0
C+
Fair
149,913
Population
4,014/sq mi density
$84,477
Median Income
$38,098 per capita
$663,500
Home Value
$837,821 Zillow
$1,922
Median Rent
37.8% income on rent
60°F
Avg Temperature
325 sunny days/yr
350
Violent Crime/100K
1,549 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.7 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A
Economy
4.3 / 5.0
$84,477 median income, 2.8% unemployment
C
Affordability
2.2 / 5.0
$663,500 home value, $1,922/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
350 violent crimes/100K
B
Education
3.2 / 5.0
27.8% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013–2023)
Population Change
+0.2%
148,498 → 148,862
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
+0.02%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+71.1%
$49,362 → $84,477
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+5.52%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Escondido across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
149,071
+209 from 2023 (148,862)
Projected Median Income 2030
$123,050
+$38,573 from 2023 ($84,477)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 148,498 | — | $49,362 | — |
| 2015 | 149,987 | +1% | $50,899 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 150,651 | +0.4% | $58,834 | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 150,394 | -0.2% | $64,038 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 150,665 | +0.2% | $70,115 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 148,862 | -1.2% | $84,477 | +20.5% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.