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City looks at more cutbacks in budget

By Angela Lau Escondido officials are proposing steep budget cuts, in everything from library services and recreation to police and fire protection,...

California Teacher of the Year nominated

A math teacher in San Diego County was selected to represent California in the National Teacher of the Year competition, the state Department of Education...

ESCONDIDO: Firefighters douse small blaze

ESCONDIDO ---- Firefighters quickly doused a small pallet fire at a recycling business Tuesday afternoon, a spokeswoman for the Escondido Fire Department...

Last year for Festival of Lights at Wild Animal Park

SAN DIEGO The San Diego Zoo says this year will be the last for the Festival of Lights holiday display at the Wild Animal Park near Escondido....

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Escondido, CA Demographics

Escondido, California Population (2007) :136246
Population (2000 census)133559
2006 Data:
Escondido, CA average commute time30.76 minutes
Bicycle commuters0.52%
Walking commuters:1.22%
Residents that work at home:5.27%
Escondido, CA general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)140252
Male:50.58%
Female:49.42%
White alone80.81%
Black or African American alone2.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.91%
Asian alone5.92%
Some other race alone6.94%
Two or more races:3.15%
Hispanic or Latino44.34%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States67.58%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)1.04%
U.S. citizen by naturalization7.04%
Not a U.S. citizen24.02%
Children under the age of 58.84%
2000 Data:
Median real estate taxes1535
Median year structure built1978
Median gross rent746
Median household income in 199942567
Per capita income in 199918241
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199929.4
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses178000
Racial breakdown
White alone51.97
Hispanic or Latino:38.68
Asian alone4.11
Two or more races2.39
Black or African American alone1.85
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.56
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.24
Some other race alone0.16
Languages Spoken
Speak only English61.87%
Spanish or Spanish Creole32.16%
Tagalog1.03%