Santee is home to 59,332 people in California. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $727,200. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. Median rent is $2,250 a month. There are 3,588 people per square mile. Households take in $113,394 a year at the median, 38% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $113,394, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 131%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Santee
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$347,770 → $727,200(+109%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.1% → 35.0%(+21.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age30.9 → 40.3(+9.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)45.4%(2,245)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.7%(1,567)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.3%(1,399)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(74)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(29)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,940 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
Santee, decade by decade
Santee 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
52,902
$93,778
$347,770
13.1%
33.7
2000
52,975
$97,684
$314,782
17.0%
41.5
2010
53,413
$98,095
$542,197
19.1%
53.5
2020
60,037
$104,024
$579,355
28.2%
69.1
2024
59,332
$113,394
$727,200
35.0%
68.7
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.
