Encinitas, California demographics

Encinitas, CA demographics: median age 43.1; 67.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Encinitas city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0622678. The survey estimates a population of 61,480 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Encinitas is 43.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.3 years. There are 23,927 households (±587). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	43.1 ±1.3	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 61,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	12,696 ±981	20.7% ±1.6 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	10,764 ±957	17.5% ±1.6 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	25,756 ±1,160	41.9% ±1.9 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	12,264 ±753	19.9% ±1.2 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 61,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	31,200 ±900	50.7% ±1.5 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	30,280 ±902	49.3% ±1.5 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 61,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	47,402 ±1,849	77.1% ±3.0 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	275 ±142 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	180 ±112 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,612 ±472	4.2% ±0.8 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	70 ±46 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,333 ±582	3.8% ±0.9 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	8,608 ±1,743	14.0% ±2.8 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 61,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	51,388 ±1,659	83.6% ±2.7 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10,092 ±1,655	16.4% ±2.7 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 23,927
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	13,126 ±434	54.9% ±1.2 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,119 ±258	4.7% ±1.1 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,469 ±288	6.1% ±1.2 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,564 ±538	23.3% ±2.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,649 ±348	11.1% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 23,927
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,684 ±434	27.9% ±1.7 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	17,243 ±881	72.1% ±3.2 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 23,927
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,564 ±538	23.3% ±2.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	9,172 ±629	38.3% ±2.5 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,010 ±495	16.8% ±2.0 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,588 ±352	15.0% ±1.4 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,299 ±342	5.4% ±1.4 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	237 ±129 · low precision	1.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	57 ±44 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 61,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	53,617 ±952	87.2% ±1.5 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	7,863 ±951	12.8% ±1.5 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 58,231
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	48,283 ±1,688	82.9% ±2.8 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	6,361 ±1,326	10.9% ±2.3 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	273 ±130	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	580 ±384 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	246 ±113	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,101 ±400	1.9% ±0.7 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	62 ±52 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	301 ±129	0.5% ±0.2 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	80 ±49 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	208 ±108 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	368 ±133	0.6% ±0.2 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	86 ±77 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	282 ±205 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 45,506
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,176 ±608	4.8% ±1.3 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,797 ±476	8.3% ±1.0 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,760 ±534	12.7% ±1.1 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,979 ±525	6.5% ±1.1 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	17,787 ±942	39.1% ±1.9 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13,007 ±890	28.6% ±1.9 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 61,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	55,639 ±815	91.1% ±1.3 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,106 ±575	5.1% ±0.9 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,241 ±463	2.0% ±0.8 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	775 ±289	1.3% ±0.5 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	289 ±186 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.8% of Encinitas residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 96.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Encinitas	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.8% ±1.0 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.4% ±0.6 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.6% ±0.7 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Encinitas . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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