El Cajon, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	El Cajon	California	National
Income per capita	$38,911	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$84,174	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$139,855	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$65,350	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,994	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$42,170	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.0%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.4%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in El Cajon is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in El Cajon is 3% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in El Cajon is 2% higher than the national average
The poverty level in El Cajon is 29% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,110 $84,174 $168,348

City

$63,683 $95,535 $191,070

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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El Cajon median earnings by income bracket

El Cajon employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.5%	12.5%
Manufacturing sector	8.8%	8.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.3%	17.3%
Public administration	4.9%	4.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.7%	9.7%
Education, health & social services	11.8%	11.8%
Other	31.2%	31.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairbanks Ranch, CA	3,019	$333,214	309.7%
San Diego Country Estates, CA	10,007	$186,885	129.8%
Granite Hills, CA	4,167	$185,278	127.8%
Jamul, CA	5,960	$178,192	119.1%
Poway, CA	51,311	$173,624	113.5%
El Cajon, CA	105,484	$84,174	3.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chatham-Kent, ON	105,414	n/a
Davenport, IA	105,320	$79,074	2.8%
Renton, WA	105,173	$117,565	44.5%
Sparks, NV	105,155	$101,778	25.1%
Brantford, ON	105,103	n/a
El Cajon, CA	105,484	$84,174	3.5%

Source: The El Cajon, CA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.