Census tracts · El Cajon, CA

Census tracts in El Cajon, California

22 census tracts lie mostly within El Cajon, and 12 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $37,432 in Tract 157.06 to $143,125 in Tract 154.08, against $67,511 for El Cajon as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of El Cajon earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within El Cajon and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in El Cajon

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Census tracts in or partly in El Cajon, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of El Cajon (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 153.01060730153011.2 mi southSan Diego County3,347±549$78,580$653,100$2,023100%
Tract 157.01060730157011.1 mi eastSan Diego County6,513±1,281$45,285not published$1,787100%
Tract 157.04060730157041.5 mi southeastSan Diego County4,928±834$46,022$395,900$1,863100%
Tract 157.05060730157050.9 mi southeastSan Diego County3,771±349$56,811not published$1,841100%
Tract 157.06060730157061.1 mi southeastSan Diego County2,458±512$37,432$98,200$1,892100%
Tract 158.0106073015801at the center pointSan Diego County3,947±691$53,602$571,400$1,743100%
Tract 158.02060730158020.7 mi southSan Diego County4,479±612$60,368$695,400$1,870100%
Tract 159.01060730159010.9 mi southwestSan Diego County3,442±613$46,372not published$1,776100%
Tract 159.02060730159021.3 mi southwestSan Diego County5,586±839$46,969$699,100$1,809100%
Tract 160060730160001.5 mi southwestSan Diego County2,424±403$90,357$898,200$1,670100%
Tract 162.01060730162012.0 mi northwestSan Diego County5,537±631$130,852$950,800$2,655100%
Tract 163.0106073016301at the center pointSan Diego County5,120±676$63,889$573,400$1,696100%
Tract 163.02060730163021.0 mi eastSan Diego County5,669±895$51,164$570,900$1,866100%
Tract 164.04060730164041.9 mi eastSan Diego County4,110±519$46,835$603,900$1,463100%
Tract 161060730161001.7 mi westSan Diego County6,199±913$114,228$753,000$2,14797%
Tract 156.01060730156012.1 mi eastSan Diego County6,110±757$64,757$614,500$1,99290%
Tract 164.01060730164012.1 mi northeastSan Diego County5,194±654$111,250$657,300$2,00076%
Tract 162.02060730162021.1 mi northwestSan Diego County3,470±632$72,342$431,100$1,92671%
Tract 154.07060730154071.4 mi southeastSan Diego County3,640±525$49,544$634,800$2,03465%
Tract 164.03060730164033.1 mi eastSan Diego County5,362±1,130$80,341$798,600$1,81265%
Tract 154.08060730154082.1 mi southeastSan Diego County4,482±874$143,125$764,500$2,23556%
Tract 153.02060730153022.0 mi southSan Diego County4,518±458$112,656$805,100$2,06755%
Tract 156.02060730156023.2 mi eastSan Diego County2,732±397$154,333$969,200$1,18048%
Tract 165.02060730165021.3 mi northeastSan Diego County7,767±1,162$68,202$654,400$1,86048%
Tract 165.04060730165040.9 mi northSan Diego County6,521±990$70,394not published$2,05339%
Tract 154.05060730154053.1 mi southeastSan Diego County5,434±573$139,494$865,400$2,02738%
Tract 154.03060730154032.2 mi southSan Diego County2,580±307$160,625$1,112,000$2,33731%
Tract 166.19060730166193.4 mi northwestSan Diego County4,319±517$96,630$552,800$1,87029%
Tract 166.16060730166162.8 mi northwestSan Diego County3,568±309$70,855$803,600$2,05227%
Tract 168.09060730168094.3 mi northeastSan Diego County5,899±590$79,330$593,400$2,15711%
Tract 168.07060730168073.4 mi northeastSan Diego County7,822±1,110$119,187$694,600$1,1739%
Tract 165.03060730165031.4 mi northSan Diego County2,912±412$109,023not published$2,3407%
Tract 98.02060730098023.1 mi westSan Diego County6,914±959$105,000$856,100$2,3155%
Tract 98.04060730098043.1 mi westSan Diego County5,636±777$131,504$862,500$3,2784%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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