ZIP 92021 · El Cajon
Who lives in ZIP code 92021 (El Cajon, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
El Cajon, CA · San Diego County
uszips 2026
People70,501
Median age36.3
Household income$74,013
Home value$575,783
Median rent$1,893/mo
Poverty18.5%
College degree+22.3%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 971 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,953
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.4% are 65 or older; 74.2% are adults.
Household income
39.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,949.
Education (adults 25+)
43.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
31.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.1%
- Never married
- 34.4%
- Divorced
- 14.3%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.43
- Dual-income families
- 50.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.8%
- Rent burden
- 45.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.9%
- Unemployment
- 8.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.9%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.8%
- Veterans
- 8.2%
- With a disability
- 15.5%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 5.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.