Editing El Cajon, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 469
|1930= 1050
|1940= 1471
|1950= 5600
|1960= 37618
|1970= 52273
|1980= 73892
|1990= 88693
|2000= 94869
|2010= 99478
|2020= 106215
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880–1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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===2022===
{{As of|2022|pre=the}} [[American Community Survey]] estimates, there were {{formatnum:104417}} people and {{formatnum:33580}} households.<ref name=DP02>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP1Y2022.DP02?g=160XX00US0621712 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Selected Social Characteristics in the United States for El Cajon city, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=DP05>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP1Y2022.DP05?g=160XX00US0621712 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Demographic and Housing Estimates for El Cajon city, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|7196.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were {{formatnum:34370}} housing units at an average density of {{convert|2368.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}.<ref name=Gaz2023>To calculate density we use the land area figure from the places file in {{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html | title = The 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files}}</ref><ref name=B25001>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2022.B25001?g=160XX00US0621712 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Housing Units for El Cajon city, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=DP05/> The racial makeup of the city was 50.6%&nbsp;White, 15.0%&nbsp;some other race, 5.6%&nbsp;Black or African American, 3.4%&nbsp;Asian, 1.3%&nbsp;Native American or Alaskan Native, and 1.3%&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, with 22.8%&nbsp;from two or more races.<ref name=DP05/> [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] residents of any race were 36.6%&nbsp;of the population.<ref name=DP05/>

Of the {{formatnum:33580}} households, 34.2%&nbsp;had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.9%&nbsp;had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 52.4%&nbsp;were married couples living together, 4.8%&nbsp;were couples cohabitating, 16.8%&nbsp;had a male householder with no partner present, and 26.0%&nbsp;had a female householder with no partner present.<ref name=DP02/> The median household size was {{formatnum:3.00}} and the median family size was {{formatnum:3.53}}.<ref name=DP02/>

The age distribution was 25.9%&nbsp;under 18, 8.1%&nbsp;from 18 to 24, 25.2%&nbsp;from 25 to 44, 25.6%&nbsp;from 45 to 64, and 15.3%&nbsp;who were 65 or older. The median age was {{formatnum:37.4}} years.<ref name=S0101>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S0101?g=160XX00US0621712 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Age and Sex for El Cajon city, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> For every 100 females, there were {{formatnum:88.1}} males.<ref name=DP05/>

The median income for a household was ${{formatnum:66045}}, with family households having a median income of ${{formatnum:72704}} and non-family households ${{formatnum:43584}}. The [[per capita income]] was ${{formatnum:28221}}.<ref name=S1901>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S1901?g=160XX00US0621712 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for El Cajon city, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=S1902>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S1902?g=160XX00US0621712 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Mean Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for El Cajon city, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Out of the {{formatnum:102390}} people with a determined poverty status, 22.7%&nbsp;were below the [[poverty line]]. Further, 31.4%&nbsp;of minors and 17.3%&nbsp;of seniors were below the poverty line.<ref name=S1701>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S1701?g=160XX00US0621712 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimate: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months for El Cajon city, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of [[Arab American|Arab]] descent made up 5%&nbsp;of the population of the town, followed by [[German American|German]] at 6.7%, [[English American|English]] at 5.8%, [[Irish American|Irish]] at 4.3%, [[Italian American|Italian]] at 3.0%, [[American ancestry|American]] at 2.4%, [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]n at 1.9%, [[Polish American|Polish]] at 1.7%, [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]] at 1.4%, [[Swedish American|Swedish]] at 1.0%, [[French American|French]] at 0.9%, [[Dutch American|Dutch]] at 0.8%, [[Hungarian American|Hungarian]] at 0.8%, [[Scottish American|Scottish]] at 0.6%, [[Greek American|Greek]] at 0.5%, [[Portuguese American|Portuguese]] at 0.5%, and [[Czech American|Czech]] at 0.5%.<ref name=DP02/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''El Cajon city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – El Cajon city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0621712&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – El Cajon city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0621712&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – El Cajon city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0621712&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|61,188
|56,462
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56,116
|64.50%
|56.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52.83%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|4,828
|5,939
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,664
|5.09%
|5.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.27%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|661
|455
|style='background: #ffffe6; |328
|0.70%
|0.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,511
|3,375
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,006
|2.65%
|3.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.71%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|331
|440
|style='background: #ffffe6; |418
|0.35%
|0.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.39%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|181
|261
|style='background: #ffffe6; |613
|0.19%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.58%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3,856
|4,510
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,799
|4.06%
|4.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.46%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|21,313
|28,036
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31,271
|22.47%
|28.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29.44%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''94,869'''
|'''99,478'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''106,215'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===

The [[2010 United States census]] reported that El Cajon had a population of 99,478. The [[Race (United States census)|racial makeup]] of El Cajon was 43,746 (41.6%) White, 6,306 (6.3%) African American, 835 (0.8%) Native American, 3,561 (3.6%) Asian (1.7% Filipino, 0.5% Chinese, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.2% Japanese, 0.1% Indian, 0.1% Korean, 0.6% other), 495 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 26,498 (26.6%) from other races, and 6,832 (6.9%) from two or more races. There were 31,542 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (30.4%).<ref name="USCensus2010CA">{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

About one-third of El Cajon residents were foreign-born.<ref name = "Vore"/> In particular, the city has a large Iraqi immigrant population, consisting of both [[Arab American|Arab]]s and [[Chaldean Catholics]]; both groups are among the largest such communities in the country.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 28, 2010|title=El Cajon Sees Rise In Iraqi Refugee Population|url=http://www.10news.com/news/el-cajon-sees-rise-in-iraqi-refugee-population|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722053007/http://www.10news.com/news/el-cajon-sees-rise-in-iraqi-refugee-population|archive-date=July 22, 2013|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=[[ABC10 News]]}}</ref>
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] 2008-2010 Estimate, 7,537 residents self identify as Arabs (7.6%; mainly Iraqi), and 6,409 (6.4%) are Chaldean Catholic [[Assyrian People|Assyrians]].<ref name="USCensus2010CA"/> In 2017, a spokesperson for the city of El Cajon estimated that 15,000 to 20,000 Chaldo-Assyrians live in the city.<ref name="Vore">{{cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sd-me-readersrepnb-0528-story.html|title=Number of immigrants didn't seem correct for El Cajon - The San Diego Union-Tribune|last=Vore|first=Adrian|date=May 28, 2017|work=San Diego Union-Tribune|access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref>

In 2010, El Cajon had the highest poverty rate in San Diego County among adults, 29.7%, and for children, 36.5%.<ref name="USCensus2010CA"/>

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, 94,869 people, 34,199 households, and 23,152 families were residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|6510.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 35,190 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2415.0|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the city was 42.9% White, 5.4% African American, 1.0% Native American, 2.8% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 24.1% from other races], and 6.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 29.2% of the population.

Of the 34,199 households, 37.0% had children under 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were not families. About 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.70, and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city, the age distribution was 27.9% under 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,566, and for a family was $40,045. Males had a median income of $32,498 versus $25,320 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,698. About 13.5% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

===Household income===
According to estimates by the [[San Diego Association of Governments]], the [[median household income]] of El Cajon in 2005 was $47,885 (not adjusted for [[inflation]]). When adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the median household income was $38,884.

===Ethnic groups===
{{As of|2012}}, it had an estimated 40,000 [[Iraqi Americans]].<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Burleigh, Nina|url=https://ideas.time.com/2012/04/10/shaima-alawadis-murder-a-hate-crime-against-women/|title=Shaima Alawadi's Murder: A Hate Crime Against Women?|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=April 10, 2012|access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref> Included are members of different [[Demographics of Iraq|religious and ethnic groups originating from Iraq]]. The [[Iran-Iraq War]] prompted the first immigration, and it continued due to the [[Persian Gulf War]] and then the [[U.S. Invasion of Iraq]] and the resulting conflict.<ref>{{cite web|author=Gupta, Arun|url=http://www.salon.com/2012/04/07/shaima_alawadis_murder_hate_crime_or_honor_killing/|title=Shaima Alawadi's murder: Hate crime or honor killing? |work=[[Salon (magazine)|Salon]]|date=April 7, 2012|access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref>