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Santee, CA vs El Cajon, CA

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- El Cajon is 0% more densely populated than Santee.
- People are 11.4% less likely to be married in El Cajon.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years younger in El Cajon.
 Santee, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock106,043329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.838.4
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 Population - 201053,677  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock94,869285,036,114
 Population - 199052,902  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,320.993.4
 Land Area16.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santee, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Santee, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 White67.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.2%12.2%
 Asian4.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santee, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Married Population52.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.7%50.2%
 Never Married30.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.962.60
 Households20,620  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,01880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,816  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Santee for 36 years and the changes have been extensive. Traffic has been, and still is, a big problem. However, that's a problem in most CA towns and  More

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Over 13 years ago

San Diego in general is a very expensive place to live. Santee is less so but compared to the rest of the country we are way over  More

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Over 17 years ago

Santee has a great quality of life,low crime, good schools(some of the best schools east county has to offer), fairly short commute time, as it is fairly well central in  More

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Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

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

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

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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

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