Demographics of Encinitas city, California

Encinitas city, California had 60,736 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,261 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Encinitas city, in four figures

60,736
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 61,480 ±51.; −2.0%
Change since July 2020: −1,261 people.; 43.1 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $162,229 ±$10,306
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Encinitas city, California's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Encinitas city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Encinitas city, California's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Encinitas city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	61,997	100.0	100.0
2021	61,695	99.5	100.2
2022	61,336	98.9	100.7
2023	61,071	98.5	101.6
2024	61,002	98.4	102.5
2025	60,736	98.0	103.1

Population of Encinitas city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	61,997	—
2021	61,695	−302
2022	61,336	−359
2023	61,071	−265
2024	61,002	−69
2025	60,736	−266

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.1 ±1.3: for men 40.9 ±1.4 and for women 45.4 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Encinitas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	3,249 ±537	5.3% ±0.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,447 ±820	15.4% ±1.3	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,278 ±496	5.3% ±0.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,246 ±1,086	26.4% ±1.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,996 ±913	27.6% ±1.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,264 ±753	19.9% ±1.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $162,229 ±$10,306, and income per person $84,594 ±$4,211, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Encinitas city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,527 ±290	6.4% ±1.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,109 ±456	8.8% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,854 ±277	7.7% ±1.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,145 ±399	9.0% ±1.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,633 ±419	15.2% ±1.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,223 ±506	13.5% ±2.1	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9,436 ±518	39.4% ±1.9	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Encinitas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,515 ±1,888	7.4% ±3.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	692 to 2,068	11.0% ±5.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,384 ±828	7.4% ±2.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	751 ±200	4.6% ±1.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Encinitas city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Encinitas city	California	United States
Housing units	26,230 ±633	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±1.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.5% ±2.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.5% ±2.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,646,800 ±$53,037	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,886 ±$115	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Encinitas city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,092 ±1,655	16.4% ±2.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	45,039 ±1,741	73.3% ±2.8	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	119 to 399	0.2% to 0.6%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,612 ±472	4.2% ±0.8	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	18 to 200	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	24 to 116	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	107 to 421	0.2% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,035 ±495	4.9% ±0.8	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Encinitas city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	32,559 ±1,093	53.0% ±1.8	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,927 ±1,186	32.4% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,131 ±322	1.8% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,863 ±951	12.8% ±1.5	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,799 ±581	7.8% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,064 ±850	5.0% ±1.4	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Encinitas city among the places of California

149th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Encinitas city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
San Clemente city	63,273 ±58
Porterville city	63,157 ±52
La Habra city	61,970 ±49
Woodland city	61,854 ±41
Santa Cruz city	61,607 ±64
Encinitas city	61,480 ±51
Montebello city	61,045 ±41
La Mesa city	60,797 ±45
Florence-Graham CDP	60,690 ±2,509
San Rafael city	60,433 ±83
Pico Rivera city	60,272 ±78

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Encinitas city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026