Escondido, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Escondido, CA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 171,802. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ESCONDIDO-CA · Escondido, CA 4 ZIPs · 171,802 pop · #4303/25278 · San Diego County
INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP
- INC-HIGH $100,933
- RANK-TOP #4303/25278
- BELOW-PEER under La Mesa
- BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 61% owners
- POP-MID 171,802
- SPREAD-MOD 92025→92029
- HOME-TOP $804,675
Nearest income peer: La Mesa, CA (+ $3,206 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Escondido
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Escondido on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- National City · lowest
National City · lowest
$66,426 median HH income
- Vista · near
Vista · near
$96,977 median HH income
- Escondido · this city
Escondido · this city
$100,933 median HH income
- La Mesa · near
La Mesa · near
$104,139 median HH income
- Spring Valley · near
Spring Valley · near
$106,414 median HH income
- San Marcos · near
San Marcos · near
$108,520 median HH income
- Encinitas · highest
Encinitas · highest
$158,507 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Escondido, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 17%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 171,802
- city population (Census)
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $100,933
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 4 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $100,933 and home value $804,675 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 34.0%.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.8%) for this income tier, rent $2,100 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within California, San Leandro is the closest lower-income city and Artesia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Escondido.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Escondido differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in Escondido. ZIP 92025 reports $81,106 in median household income, while ZIP 92029 reports $124,726. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.5×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.4×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 9.1 points
92025 to 92029
92027 to 92029
92029 to 92025
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Escondido residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Escondido: the largest, 92027, is only about 31% of 171,802 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Escondido
Citywide ZBP: 4,306 establishments, 54,812 employees , annual payroll $3,215,017k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92025 (1,825 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (660) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Escondido, CA
These ZIP codes sit in San Diego County, which covers 107 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Escondido. See the San Diego County roll-up →
Escondido sits in the lower half of San Diego County on income: San Diego, Chula Vista and Carlsbad report more, Oceanside, El Cajon and Vista report less. Encinitas marks the far end of that range at $158,507, 57% above Escondido.
Side-by-side: Compare 92027 vs 92025 →
Escondido roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Escondido, .