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Santee, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Santee, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 53,422. 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 SANTEE-CA · Santee, CA 1 ZIPs · 53,422 pop · #2720/25278 · San Diego County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $113,618
  • RANK-TOP #2720/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ San Diego
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-SMALL 53,422
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $728,900

Nearest income peer: San Diego, CA (+ $2,594 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 Santee

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Santee 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, Santee, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 11%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
53,422
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$113,618
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 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $113,618 and home value $728,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 35.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Santee as a pure owner town.

Within California, Signal Hill is the closest lower-income city and Fairfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Santee.

Population concentration

Santee's single ZIP 92071 carries the town

Santee is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 92071 is the entire residential footprint (53,422 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Santee's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,267 establishments, 16,250 employees , annual payroll $825,819k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92071 (1,267 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (241) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Santee, CA

These ZIP codes sit in San Diego County, which covers 107 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Santee. See the San Diego County roll-up →

Santee sits in the upper half of San Diego County on income: Oceanside, Escondido and El Cajon report less, while Chula Vista, Carlsbad and Encinitas report more. National City marks the far end of that range at $66,426, 42% below Santee.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
92071 53,422 $113,618 1,267 1,175
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Santee 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 Santee, .