Encinitas DemographicsSuburb of San Diego
"Flower Capital and Surf Capital of the World"
City
Encinitas is a city in San Diego County, in the San Diego-Carlsbad metro area. The community name derives from Spanish for "hills of live oaks". The latitude of Encinitas is 33.036N. The longitude is -117.291W. It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 82 feet. Land area: 19.1 square miles.
It is located about 25 miles (40 km) north of San Diego, and about 95 miles (153 km) south of Los Angeles.
The largest single industry is the growing of ornamental flowers, particularly poinsettias.
Annual events
The Annual Fall Festival, formerly known as the Poinsettia Festival, is held each November in downtown Encinitas.
The Wavecrest Woodie Meet takes place once a year on the third Saturday of September at Moonlight State Beach. It is the largest rally of wooden bodied vehicles in the world and it is free to the public and to participants.
The Annual OktoberFest is held the third Sunday in September to coincide with the start of the Oktoberfest celebrations in Germany. This is the only community event in Encinitas that takes place in "new Encinitas."
Districts
Encinitas can be divided into five areas:
- Old Encinitas: a small beachside area featuring a mix of businesses and housing styles.
- New Encinitas: a newer region which features a golf course, larger tract homes and many shopping centers.
- Olivenhain: a semi-rural region in eastern Encinitas with mostly single family homes and an active 4-H Club.
- Leucadia: which has an older tree lined area featuring art galleries, unique stores and restaurants along with single family homes.
- Cardiff-by-the-Sea: Encinitas' southernmost oceanfront community which features streets named after Classical composers, the * Lux Art Institute and the San Elijo Campus of Mira Costa College.
Population
As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,014. The estimated population, in 2003, was 60,340. Population in July 2008: 60,372. Population change since 2000: +4.1.
| Males: 30,064 |
 (49.8%) |
| Females: 30,308 |
 (50.2%) |
Races in Encinitas:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.0%)
- Hispanic (14.8%)
- Other race (6.3%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Japanese (0.8%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
Median Household IncomeEstimated median household income in 2008: $85,639 (it was $63,954 in 2000)
| Encinitas: |
 $85,639 |
| California: |
 $61,021 |
Estimated per capita income in 2008: $45,645
Housing
Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $868,609; Detached houses: $1,001,694; Townhouses or other attached units: $581,179; In 2-unit structures: $973,652; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $723,007; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $341,557;
