With 61,480 people, Encinitas is a city in California. 68% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,646,800. Households here earn about 64% more than in California as a whole. Households take in $162,229 a year at the median, 97% more than the country as a whole. Median rent is $2,886 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $162,229, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
68% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 163%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Encinitas
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$682,100 → $1,646,800(+141%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree39.7% → 67.7%(+27.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share81.1% → 73.3%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)41.1%(927)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.5%(666)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.9%(719)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(88)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(24)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,257 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Encinitas, decade by decade
Encinitas population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
55,386
$110,569
$682,100
39.7%
39.9
2000
58,014
$116,502
$625,739
50.0%
44.0
2010
59,518
$124,933
$1,057,062
54.3%
44.8
2020
62,007
$146,036
$1,202,464
61.7%
54.0
2024
61,480
$162,229
$1,646,800
67.7%
53.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
