Encinitas statistics

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• August 16, 2009

For those of you who love statistics (sometimes they are just fun) here are some interesting stats of Encinitas:

Population in July 2008: 60,372. Population change since 2000: +4.1%

Males: 30,064      (49.8%)
Females: 30,308      (50.2%)

Ancestries: German (19.0%), Irish (13.9%), English (13.6%), Italian (6.7%), United States (4.6%), French (4.3%).

Elevation: 91 feet

For population 25 years and over in Encinitas

* High school or higher: 91.1%
* Bachelor’s degree or higher: 50.0%
* Graduate or professional degree: 19.7%
* Unemployed: 3.9%

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Encinitas:

* PALOMAR COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SAN MARCOS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,046)
* MIRACOSTA COLLEGE (about 11 miles; OCEANSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 5,112)
* SAN DIEGO MIRAMAR COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,682)
* NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; LA JOLLA, CA; FT enrollment: 12,880)
* SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; FT enrollment: 10,769)
* CUYAMACA COLLEGE (about 19 miles; EL CAJON, CA; FT enrollment: 3,278)
* UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO (about 20 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; FT enrollment: 6,311)

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