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San Diego Magazine /  San Diego Covered /  Local Communities /  San Diego County Cities /  Escondido

Escondido

Incorporated: 1888 Area: 23,172 acres Total Population: 118,276 Hispanic: 33,225 White: 78,342 Black: 1,455 Asian/Other: 5,254 Median Income: Median Age: 32.4

Concert Hall at California Center for the Arts

Settled in a long valley in the coastal mountains of Southern California, Escondido provides a thriving urban environment in the midst of gentle rolling hills and avocado and citrus groves. Escondido lies about 18 miles inland, 100 miles south of Los Angeles and 30 miles north of San Diego. Inland North County, of which Escondido can be truly called the hub, is emerging as a regional economic leader, in the forefront of job development and new industries. Escondido is also home to the modern California Center for the Arts.