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.

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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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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×

92025 to 92029

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

92027 to 92029

Poverty-rate spread
9.1 points

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 .

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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 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
92027 53,881 $93,338 673 330
92025 49,978 $81,106 1,825 875
92026 48,922 $104,561 679 508
92029 19,021 $124,726 1,129 311

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, .