2025 Compare Cities Economy:
El Cajon, CA vs McDonough, GA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in McDonough, is 26% more than it is in El Cajon and is 6% above the National Average.
- El Cajon unemployment rate is 9.6%.
- McDonough unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 El Cajon, CAMcDonough, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,325  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$73,215$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,388  Unlock$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 El Cajon, CAMcDonough, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.0%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 El Cajon, CAMcDonough, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.0%13.1%
Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

   |    Reply

Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

   |    Reply

El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of El Cajon

Reviews for Mcdonough    11 Reviews

Great place to live and u Union grove schools are great. There’s plenty of things to do with a short 30 min drive to Atlanta and traffic is nothing like New York ,  More

   |    Reply

When I moved here a few years ago from the northeast, I was hoping to live the rest of my life in McDonough. I love the warmer climate, especially our spring and fall  More

   |    Reply

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 4 years. There is nothing to do outside of eat food, watch a movie, or go bowling. There is nothing else to do. Lots of shopping so if you wanna  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Mcdonough


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.