More about Escondido Escondido is a city located in northern San Diego County, California just north of San Diego, California. Attractions include the San Diego Wild Animal Park. From 1980 to 1999 it was the home of the Repository for Germinal Choice, better known as the "Nobel Prize sperm bank". As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 133,559, which was much larger than its 1990 population. Recently, Escondido has had much new housing built formerly undeveloped land. Escondido Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 133,559 people, 43,817 households, and 31,153 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,421.4/km² (3,680.9/mi²). There are 45,050 housing units at an average density of 479.4/km² (1,241.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 67.82% White, 2.25% African American, 1.23% Native American, 4.46% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 19.19% from other races, and 4.81% from two or more races. 38.70% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 43,817 households out of which 39.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% are married couples living together, 11.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% are non-families. 22.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.01 and the average family size is 3.50. In the city the population is spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the city is $42,567, and the median income for a family is $48,456. Males have a median income of $32,627 versus $27,526 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,241. 13.4% of the population and 9.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 17.9% of those under the age of 18 and 5.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Rest Of Today...Partly cloudy in the morning...Becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Visibility one quarter mile or less at Times early in the morning. Highs 77 to 82 in the western valleys to 88 to 93 near the foothills. Light winds becoming west 15 mph in the afternoon. Tonight...Mostly clear in the evening...Becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 58 to 63. Winds west 15 mph in the evening becoming light. Sunday...Partly cloudy in the morning...Becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 77 to 82 in the western valleys to 88 to 93 near the foothills. Light winds becoming west 15 mph in the afternoon. Sunday Night...Mostly clear in the evening...Becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 58 to 63. Winds west 15 mph in the evening becoming light. Monday...Partly cloudy in the morning...Becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 77 to 82 in the western valleys to 88 to 93 near the foothills. Light winds. Monday Night...Mostly clear in the evening...Becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 56 to 61. Tuesday...Partly cloudy in the morning...Becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 76 to 81 in the western valleys to 86 to 91 near the foothills. Tuesday Night...Mostly clear in the evening...Becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 56 to 61. Wednesday...Partly cloudy in the morning...Becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 75 to 80 in the western valleys to 84 to 89 near the foothills. Wednesday Night...Mostly clear in the evening...Becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 56 to 61. Thursday...Partly cloudy in the morning...Becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 75 to 80 in the western valleys to 83 to 88 near the foothills. Thursday Night...Mostly clear in the evening...Becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 56 to 61. Friday...Partly cloudy in the morning...Becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 76 to 81 in the western valleys to 86 to 91 near the foothills. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.

