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Compare El Cajon to Mountain View

This post compares El Cajon, California to Mountain View, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension El Cajon (city) Mountain View (city)
Population 103,314 80,076
Income (median) $40,767 $102,981
Home Value (median) $403,700 $1,079,900
White 72% 56%
Black 5% 1%
Asian 3% 30%
With Kids 40% 27%
Age (median) 33 35
Rentals 61% 58%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, El Cajon or Mountain View?
A: El Cajon has a larger population count than Mountain View: 103314 compared with 80076 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in El Cajon or in Mountain View?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in El Cajon.

Q: Are homes more expensive in El Cajon or Mountain View?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in El Cajon.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: El Cajon does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 61% for El Cajon versus 58% for Mountain View.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to El Cajon may include: Lompoc, Imperial-Beach, and Port-Hueneme.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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