Editing El Cajon, California (section)

===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"/>