Escondido's Livability
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About Escondido, CA
Escondido, CA is located in San Diego County in the state of California.
The total City Population for Escondido is about 151,443 with about 1,555 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $504,049, which is roughly 14% lower than the Average Home Value of $588,722 for the state of California, and roughly 57% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $70,115, which is roughly 16% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $83,076 for the state of California, and roughly 7% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 1.95Male Population Estimate: 49.9%
Female Population Estimate: 50.1%
Median Age: 35.7
Male Median Age: 24.2
Female Median Age: 25.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:52%
Other:16.8%
Asian:6.4%
Black:2.1%
Indian:1.3%
Hawaiian:0.4%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 37.46%
Libertarian: 1.33%
Other: 0.54%
Green: 0.46%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Escondido specifically.
Average # of Homicides for San Diego County: About 2.6394 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for San Diego County: About 327.719 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
San Diego County is about 33% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 12% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Escondido is about 4.5%.
California is ranked #4 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 84.2 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 66.74The average living wage for the state of California is $40.83/hr, while the states minimum wage is $13.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives California a minimum wage score of 51.89 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $13.00/hr, which gives California a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for California is $260.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 39.13 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ California does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ California does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ California does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ California does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ California does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ California does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X California does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ California does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
✓ California does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X California does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ California does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ California does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ California does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ California does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ California does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ California does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ California does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ California does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 92025, 92026, 92027, 92029, 92030, 92033, 92046 (7 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 33.134800
Longitude: -117.072300
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 919.9 ft.
Area Code(s): 760, 442