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Compare Menlo Park to El Cajon

This post compares Menlo Park, California to El Cajon, 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 Menlo Park (city) El Cajon (city)
Population 33,661 103,314
Income (median) $106,944 $40,767
Home Value (median) $1,764,600 $403,700
White 68% 72%
Black 4% 5%
Asian 13% 3%
With Kids 36% 40%
Age (median) 37 33
Rentals 41% 61%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Menlo Park or El Cajon?
A: Menlo Park has a much smaller population count than El Cajon: 33661 compared with 103314 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Menlo Park or El Cajon?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Menlo Park.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: El Cajon does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Menlo Park versus 61% for El Cajon.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Menlo Park may include: Burlingame, Manhattan-Beach, and Palo-Alto.

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

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