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Escondido, California: commercial real estate data.
Escondido is a Census city of 149,668 people across 37.35 square miles of land, in San Diego County. Median household income is $91,967, 53.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 237 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $157.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Escondido
What Escondido is
- Census place typecity
- Land area37.35 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,007
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Diego County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Escondido
How many people live in Escondido
- Population149,668
- Median age36.9
- Population under 1833,958
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over21,596
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent
- Households50,346
- Family households34,828
- Share of households that are families69.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Escondido
Income and work in Escondido
- Median household income$91,967
- Per capita income$40,430
- Civilian labor force77,001
- Employed73,401
- Unemployed3,600
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over102,759
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Escondido
Housing in Escondido
- Housing units52,239
- Occupied units50,346
- Vacant units1,893
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent
- Owner occupied26,889
- Renter occupied23,457
- Ownership rate53.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$714,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,046
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.7 percent
- Single family units30,263
- Share single family57.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18,380
- Share in buildings of two or more35.2 percent
- Mobile homes3,492
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Escondido
How Escondido gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute62,322
- Commuting under 15 minutes11,388
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28,802
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.2 percent
- Drove alone71.1 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home13.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Escondido
SBA loans in Escondido (7(a))
- Approvals237
- Gross approval$157,548,000
- Average approval$664,759
- Median approval$300,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,631,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,659
- Jobs per approval11.2
- Loans with a final outcome47
- Paid in full44
- Charged off3
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans6.4 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more24.9 percent
- Share to franchises8.0 percent
- Distinct lenders57
- Distinct industries by NAICS128
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Escondido, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Escondido
SBA loans in Escondido (504)
- Approvals125
- Gross approval$94,748,000
- Average approval$757,984
- Median approval$563,000
- Largest approval$3,362,000
- Jobs supported1,361
- Loans with a final outcome37
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans2.7 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Escondido, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Escondido
Flood risk in Escondido
- NFIP communityCity of Escondido
- NFIP community number060290
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/03/26
The City of Escondido participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060290 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
San Diego County, not Escondido
San Diego County context, not Escondido figures
- Establishments in San Diego County93,407
- Covered employment, San Diego County1,536,541
- Average annual pay, San Diego County$82,854
- Housing units permitted, San Diego County11,572
Every figure in this section is published for San Diego County as a whole and is not a measurement of Escondido.
All San Diego County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Escondido questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Escondido, California?
149,668, in 50,346 households. Escondido city covers 37.35 square miles of land, which is 4,007 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Escondido in?
San Diego County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Escondido?
$91,967. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $714,500. Median gross rent is $2,046 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Escondido businesses?
237 7(a) approvals totaling $157.5 m since FY2020, across 57 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 125 504 approvals worth $94.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Escondido, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Escondido borrowers get paid back?
Of the 47 loans that have reached a final outcome, 44 were paid in full and 3 charged off, a charge off rate of 6.4 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Escondido in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Escondido appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Escondido, city of, community 060290, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Escondido figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Diego County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Escondido.
Is zoning published for Escondido?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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