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Compare Thousand Oaks to El Cajon

This post compares Thousand Oaks, 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 Thousand Oaks (city) El Cajon (city)
Population 128,909 103,314
Income (median) $76,262 $40,767
Home Value (median) $663,600 $403,700
White 81% 72%
Black 1% 5%
Asian 9% 3%
With Kids 31% 40%
Age (median) 43 33
Rentals 29% 61%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Thousand Oaks or El Cajon?
A: Thousand Oaks has a similar population count than El Cajon: 128909 compared with 103314 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Thousand Oaks or El Cajon?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Thousand Oaks.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: El Cajon does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Thousand Oaks versus 61% for El Cajon.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Thousand Oaks may include: Laguna-Niguel, Carlsbad, and Mission-Viejo.

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

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