Humidity & wind
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Population
101,755
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$681,700
Owner-occupied units
El Cajon, CA
California · 32.802° N, 116.960° W · 15 sq mi
El Cajon is a city in California, with a population of 101,755 and about 7,013 residents per square mile. The median household earns $67,511 a year, and the median home is worth $681,700.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
15 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
7,013
People per square mile
Rank by population
#347
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#752
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$67,511
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,856
Per month
Homeownership
41.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
24.8 min
One way
People
Median age
36.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
23%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
29.3%
Households
33,890
2.97 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 22.6%
Retail trade 13.7%
Professional & business services 11.5%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near El Cajon
- La Mesa, CA4 mi · 59,914
- Santee, CA4 mi · 58,205
- San Diego, CA10 mi · 1,406,106
- Chula Vista, CA12 mi · 275,533
- National City, CA12 mi · 57,807
- Escondido, CA24 mi · 146,030
- Encinitas, CA25 mi · 60,736
- San Marcos, CA26 mi · 94,908
Cities about the same size
- Albany, NY101,698
- New Bedford, MA101,834
- Inglewood, CA101,662
- Tracy, CA101,901
- Boca Raton, FL101,582
- Fort Myers, FL101,581
- Wichita Falls, TX101,951
- Daly City, CA101,261
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.