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El Cajon Real Estate

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El Cajon is the unincorporated city in the East County of San Diego, only 15 miles from the heart of downtown San Diego.

The El Cajon valley nestles below the San Diego foothills and its name means "big box." The friars at San Diego Mission used this geography to their advantage to pasture their cattle. The hills kept the cattle from wandering and provided watershed.
After the missions were secularized, the valley land was given to Dona Maria Antonio Estudillo, wife of Don Miguel de Pedrorena to fulfill a debt of the government. That grant included the area that eventually developed into Santee, Bostonia, Glenview, Johnstown, El Cajon and part of Grossmont. 

Issac Lankershim bought the land from the Pedrorena's and subdivided the land for wheat farming.  It quickly became apparent that the soil and climate were perfect for a number of crops and the valley farmers grew citrus, avocados, grapes and raisins.

The goldminers of Julian traveled through the valley on their route to San Diego, camping at the current site of Main and Magnolia.  A commercial center grew up around this campground with a hotel and a small business district. 

In November of 1912, the settlers voted to incorporate a one and a quarter square mile area centered around the Main and Magnolia intersection.  The area enjoyed modest growth until WWII when its population and land area expanded rapidly.

Today, El Cajon is a vibrant community with a variety of art galleries, photography studios, shopping and restaurants.  It is home to the East County Performing Arts Center.  The downtown area recently received a National Main Street Certification and has also received that designation from California. 

The city started the Mother Goose Parade, held on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, over 50 years ago and it has grown into the largest parade in San Diego County and one of the biggest parades in the country.

Area Statistics

Demographics Details El Cajon
92020 		California National
Population
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 56,086 37,274,313 305,316,813
Population Change Since 1990 2.00% 25.00% 23.00%
Population Density 4,777 228 N/A
Male 27,510 18,651,537 150,510,358
Female 28,576 18,622,776 154,806,455
Never Married 12,068 8,677,018 64,637,695
Married 20,449 14,319,521 127,444,321
Separated 2,546 2,022,610 12,786,810
Widowed 2,849 1,605,121 15,653,044
Divorced 5,547 2,748,669 23,462,677
Number of households
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 20,277 12,358,701 113,634,428
Average Household Size 3.00 3.00 3.00
Median Age
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 32.53 33.93 35.89

Income and Jobs Details El Cajon
92020 		California National
Median Household Income
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 $45,187 $59,386 $52,683
Average household Income $64,049 $82,999 $68,953
Per capita income $24,597 $28,446 $26,464
Median Disposable Income $38,980 $49,289 $44,384
Average Total Household Expenditure
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 $51,109 $61,204 $53,788
Sales Tax Rate 8.25% N/A N/A
White Collar Jobs
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 72.85% 78.53% 77.74%
Blue Collar Jobs
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 27.15% 21.47% 22.26%

Ethnicity Details El Cajon
92020 		California National
White 43,881 22,309,044 224,453,567
African American 2,684 2,254,414 37,869,650
Hispanic 15,535 13,776,689 47,315,892
Native American, Eskimo, Aleut 426 246,114 2,340,063
Asian / Pacific Islander 2,169 4,735,904 14,030,291
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 256 164,967 570,472
Other 6,671 7,563,870 26,052,770

Education Details El Cajon
92020 		California National
Less than 9th Grade 2,513 2,478,313 12,483,769
Some High School 3,343 2,050,552 17,561,471
High School Graduate 10,686 5,773,092 61,595,298
Some College 7,978 4,645,100 38,173,701
Associate Degree 2,691 1,863,096 15,535,305
Bachelors Degree 4,890 4,565,703 35,327,843
Graduate Degree 2,998 2,532,639 20,540,943

Climate Details El Cajon
92020 		California National
Average January High Temperature 68.20ºF 55.03ºF N/A
Average January Low Temperature 41.60ºF 35.19ºF N/A
Average July High Temperature 87.00ºF 87.41ºF N/A
Average July Low Temperature 62.40ºF 56.48ºF N/A
Annual Precipitation 11.96 25.51 N/A
 


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