Escondido, California demographics

Escondido, CA demographics: median age 36.9; 28.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Escondido city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0622804. The survey estimates a population of 149,668 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Escondido is 36.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 50,346 households (±1,201). 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	36.9 ±0.7	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 149,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	33,958 ±1,507	22.7% ±1.0 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	36,128 ±1,587	24.1% ±1.1 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	57,986 ±2,003	38.7% ±1.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	21,596 ±1,240	14.4% ±0.8 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 149,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	74,917 ±1,557	50.1% ±1.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	74,751 ±1,539	49.9% ±1.0 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: 149,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	59,099 ±2,205	39.5% ±1.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,742 ±770	2.5% ±0.5 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3,184 ±936	2.1% ±0.6 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	12,160 ±1,167	8.1% ±0.8 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	341 ±200 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	33,787 ±2,390	22.6% ±1.6 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	37,355 ±2,111	25.0% ±1.4 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 149,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	71,376 ±2,326	47.7% ±1.6 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	78,292 ±2,325	52.3% ±1.6 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: 50,346
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	24,995 ±922	49.6% ±1.4 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	3,081 ±430	6.1% ±0.8 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	6,752 ±628	13.4% ±1.2 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	12,063 ±1,127	24.0% ±2.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,455 ±511	6.9% ±1.0 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 50,346
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	17,521 ±609	34.8% ±0.9 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	32,825 ±1,423	65.2% ±2.4 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 50,346
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	12,063 ±1,127	24.0% ±2.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	14,642 ±964	29.1% ±1.8 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	8,146 ±644	16.2% ±1.2 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	8,209 ±658	16.3% ±1.2 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	4,036 ±434	8.0% ±0.8 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,845 ±319	3.7% ±0.6 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,405 ±274	2.8% ±0.5 pp	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: 149,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	106,228 ±1,723	71.0% ±1.2 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	43,440 ±1,719	29.0% ±1.1 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 139,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	76,242 ±2,457	54.7% ±1.7 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	52,590 ±2,645	37.7% ±1.9 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	236 ±127 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	239 ±116	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	702 ±305	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,419 ±370	1.0% ±0.3 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	392 ±159	0.3% ±0.1 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,088 ±324	0.8% ±0.2 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,685 ±468	1.2% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	2,796 ±581	2.0% ±0.4 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,192 ±379	0.9% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	284 ±168 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	563 ±318 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 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: 102,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	19,874 ±1,377	19.3% ±1.3 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	23,648 ±1,591	23.0% ±1.5 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	21,253 ±1,298	20.7% ±1.2 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	8,312 ±775	8.1% ±0.7 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	19,553 ±1,110	19.0% ±1.0 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10,119 ±784	9.8% ±0.8 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: 147,876
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	133,393 ±1,484	90.2% ±1.0 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	10,817 ±1,280	7.3% ±0.9 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,735 ±493	1.2% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,195 ±333	0.8% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	736 ±329	0.5% ±0.2 pp	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

10.8% of Escondido residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 94.2% 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	Escondido	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.8% ±0.9 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.2% ±3.1 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.3% ±0.6 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

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 Escondido . 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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