Escondido, CA

Escondido, California

Introduction to Escondido, California

Founded in 1881, Escondido is a city of 136,000 people located in San Diego County, in Southern California. It is a half an hour north of the city of San Diego. Escondido is part of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos metropolitan area, which is one of the twenty largest metropolitan areas in the United States with a population over 2.9 million people.

Escondido is near San Diego, which was ranked among the twenty "Most Fun U.S. Cities" in a study conducted by Cranium, Inc. in 2004. Nearby San Diego is also one of the "Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America" in the "Large Cities" category in a 2004 Inc. magazine study.

Escondido has a mild climate. Summer daily temperatures average in the high eighties (degrees Fahrenheit), and winter daily temperatures average in the high sixties.

Escondido Arts and Entertainment

Escondido, California provides easy access to all of the many cultural, arts, and entertainment offerings of nearby San Diego. In addition, some of Escondido's more notable attractions include:

• The California Center for the Arts
• The Deer Park Winery and Auto Museum
• The Escondido Children's Museum
• The Mingei International Museum
• The Patio Playhouse
• The San Pasqual Battlefield State Park
• Theatrx
• The Lawrence Welk Museum
• The Welk Resort Theatre

There are also many vineyards and wineries in and around Escondido.

For the sports enthusiast, nearby San Diego offers a good assortment of professional sports offerings. San Diego is home to Major League Baseball's (MLB) San Diego Padres, the National Football League's (NFL) San Diego Chargers, hockey's ECHL San Diego Gulls, and the United Soccer League (USL) USL Premier Development League San Diego Gauchos and the USL W-League San Diego Gauchos Women. MLB's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim also play approximately an hour north in Anaheim, as do the National Hockey League's (NHL) Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Minor League Baseball's (MiLB) Lake Elsinore Storm play forty-five minutes north in Lake Elsinore, California. The Storm are a Class A Advanced affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

Comparative Profile of Escondido, CA

Comparing Escondido to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Escondido Almanac

Escondido Climate

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• Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
• Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Escondido Population (2000)

(From 2000 Census, as reported by individuals)

Political Contributions (2004)

Money donated by Escondido residents to parties and candidates for the 2004 elections.

by Political Party

by Presidential Candidate

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Escondido Public Libraries

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Escondido Hospitals

PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER
(Government - Hospital District or Authority)
555 E VALLEY PARKWAY
(760) 739-3001
Emergency Service: Yes

Starbucks in Escondido

Escondido High Schools (2004)

ESCONDIDO HIGH
1535 N. BROADWAY
760-291-4000
Title I eligible, not participating.
Serves 2,486 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 22.8

SAN PASQUAL HIGH
3300 S. BEAR VALLEY PKWY.
760-291-6000
Title I eligible, not participating.
Serves 2,269 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 24.7

ORANGE GLEN HIGH
2200 GLEN RIDGE ROAD
760-291-5000
Title I eligible, not participating.
Serves 2,225 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

ESCONDIDO CHARTER HIGH
1845 EAST VALLEY PARKWAY
760-737-3154
A charter school.
Serves 1,000 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 21.3

VALLEY HIGH (CONT.)
240 S. MAPLE ST.
760-291-2240
A Non-traditional School
Title I eligible, not participating.
Serves 397 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 24.8

CENTER CITY HIGH (ALT)
240 SO MAPLE
760-480-3174
A Non-traditional School
Serves 227 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 26.4

NICOLAYSEN CENTER (SPECIAL EDUCATION
420 N. FALCONER ROAD
760-432-2474
A Special Education School
Title I eligible, not participating.
Serves 17 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 2.4

Escondido Colleges

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Westminster Theological Seminary in California

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