Housing density: 1,379 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $3,355,135.
Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,847, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,480
Median gross rent in Encinitas, CA in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Encinitas with a mortgage: 10,046 (1,475 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 1,288 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 155
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $212,213
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $112,213
10,427 married couples with children.
1,687 single-parent households (596 men, 1,091 women).
82.9% of residents of Encinitas speak English at home.
9.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 7,589 (12.3%)
(62.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.8% Number of people working at home: 10,335 (33.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 915
5 to 9 minutes: 1,982
10 to 14 minutes: 2,797
15 to 19 minutes: 3,738
20 to 24 minutes: 3,709
25 to 29 minutes: 1,655
30 to 34 minutes: 3,403
35 to 39 minutes: 870
40 to 44 minutes: 994
45 to 59 minutes: 1,259
60 to 89 minutes: 513
90 or more minutes: 397
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 20,200 (61.6%)
Carpooled: 2,121 (6.5%)
Bus: 95 (0.3%)
Subway or elevated rail: 7 (0.0%)
Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 21 (0.1%)
Taxi: 447 (1.4%)
Bicycle: 147 (0.4%)
Walked: 398 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 10,335 (31.5%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.3%Males
4.3%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
5.3%Males
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
26.2%Males
14.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
2.1%Males
3.6%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
11.6%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
0.9%Males
3.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
0.8%Males
5.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Encinitas, California
1,7472010 or later
1,7342000 to 2009
1,2341990 to 1999
2,4731980 to 1989
1,2931970 to 1979
1,754Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
English: 3,280 (12.5%)
Irish: 2,572 (9.8%)
German: 2,312 (8.8%)
European: 1,509 (5.7%)
American: 1,334 (5.1%)
Italian: 924 (3.5%)
Polish: 554 (2.1%)
Dutch: 472 (1.8%)
Eastern European: 458 (1.7%)
British: 411 (1.6%)
Iranian: 404 (1.5%)
Swedish: 380 (1.4%)
Canadian: 340 (1.3%)
Northern European: 282 (1.1%)
Greek: 250 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 199 (0.8%)
Scottish: 198 (0.8%)
Russian: 185 (0.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 126 (0.5%)
Danish: 123 (0.5%)
Lebanese: 101 (0.4%)
Portuguese: 96 (0.4%)
French: 95 (0.4%)
Celtic: 88 (0.3%)
Austrian: 86 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 85 (0.3%)
Brazilian: 83 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 82 (0.3%)
Swiss: 71 (0.3%)
Scandinavian: 60 (0.2%)
Finnish: 60 (0.2%)
Serbian: 53 (0.2%)
Czech: 48 (0.2%)
French Canadian: 47 (0.2%)
Basque: 40 (0.2%)
South African: 35 (0.1%)
Welsh: 35 (0.1%)
Croatian: 34 (0.1%)
Ethiopian: 32 (0.1%)
Belgian: 32 (0.1%)
Assyrian: 26 (0.10%)
Belizean: 26 (0.10%)
Romanian: 24 (0.09%)
Latvian: 24 (0.09%)
Armenian: 22 (0.08%)
Jordanian: 21 (0.08%)
Moroccan: 20 (0.08%)
Palestinian: 17 (0.06%)
Luxembourger: 16 (0.06%)
Yugoslavian: 16 (0.06%)
Nigerian: 13 (0.05%)
Lithuanian: 13 (0.05%)
Somali: 11 (0.04%)
Australian: 9 (0.03%)
Slovene: 8 (0.03%)
Cajun: 7 (0.03%)
Czechoslovakian: 6 (0.02%)
Slovak: 5 (0.02%)
Slavic: 4 (0.02%)
African: 4 (0.02%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Encinitas:
17.8% (1,349)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Canada
Encinitas:
7.1% (539)
California:
1.2% (127,477)
Guatemala
Encinitas:
6.4% (484)
California:
2.8% (290,436)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Encinitas:
5.5% (418)
California:
0.6% (60,582)
Philippines
Encinitas:
4.8% (366)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Germany
Encinitas:
4.6% (347)
California:
0.7% (73,304)
Iran
Encinitas:
4.5% (338)
California:
2.0% (206,004)
India
Encinitas:
3.9% (299)
California:
5.2% (539,184)
Hong Kong
Encinitas:
3.3% (248)
California:
1.0% (105,215)
France
Encinitas:
3.1% (237)
California:
0.4% (40,224)
England
Encinitas:
3.1% (235)
California:
0.6% (57,953)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Encinitas:
2.1% (161)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Netherlands
Encinitas:
2.1% (161)
California:
0.2% (17,937)
Vietnam
Encinitas:
1.6% (119)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
Israel
Encinitas:
1.5% (117)
California:
0.3% (33,029)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 32,743
Other state: 20,248
Northeast: 6,778
Midwest: 6,362
South: 3,861
West: 3,258
91.4% of Encinitas residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 41.4% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 61.0% lived in California.
Encinitas:
91.4%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 209
Nursery to 4th grade: 237
5th and 6th grade: 28
7th and 8th grade: 38
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 72
11th grade: 142
12th grade, no diploma: 207
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,940
Less than 1 year of college: 878
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,207
Associate degree: 1,073
Bachelor's degree: 8,941
Master's degree: 3,295
Professional school degree: 1,569
Doctorate degree: 1,503
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 265
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 372
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 34
10th grade: 76
11th grade: 56
12th grade, no diploma: 119
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,209
Less than 1 year of college: 1,132
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,306
Associate degree: 2,023
Bachelor's degree: 8,818
Master's degree: 4,363
Professional school degree: 1,627
Doctorate degree: 966
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 14,923
One, attached: 4,785
Two: 906
3 or 4: 1,396
5 to 9: 709
10 to 19: 985
20 to 49: 718
50 or more: 1,152
Mobile homes: 771
Median worth of mobile homes: $293,399
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.1%
House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago