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Santee
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Aerial view of Santee Salutes festival in 2015 · Source image date: 2015-07-04 21:11:16 Devindad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized for display; original file available from the source.

Get to know Santee.

Santee is a city, San Diego County, California.

CountySan Diego County

Land area42.8 km²

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Santee in context

Santee is an incorporated city in San Diego County, California.

The 2020 Census recorded 60,037 residents and 21,848 housing units for its 2020 geography. The figures below also identify the date and source for each statistic.

The directory links 1 named local areas to Santee. Start with Carlton Hills to explore the area at a smaller scale.

The Census geography used here lists a land area of 42.8 square kilometres. A place name, its postal addresses and its official statistical boundary can describe different areas, so use the linked map sources for boundary questions.

Community details

USGS topographic map: El Cajon Source ↗
USGS geographic name ID: 1656619 Source ↗
Population: 60,037 (2020 Census geography) Source ↗
Housing units: 21,848 (2020 Census geography) Source ↗
Median owner-occupied home value (survey estimate): $727,200 ± $20,435 (2020–2024 ACS 5-year) Source ↗
Median monthly gross rent (survey estimate): $2,250 ± $84 (2020–2024 ACS 5-year) Source ↗
Households (survey estimate): 21,196 ± 443 (2020–2024 ACS 5-year) Source ↗
Owner-occupied households (survey estimate): 15,345 ± 533 (2020–2024 ACS 5-year) Source ↗
Renter-occupied households (survey estimate): 5,851 ± 509 (2020–2024 ACS 5-year) Source ↗
Land area (2020 Census): 42.824 km² (16.534 sq mi) (2020 Census geography) Source ↗
Water area (2020 Census): 0.471 km² (0.182 sq mi) (2020 Census geography) Source ↗
Population per land area (2020 Census): 1,401.9 people/km² (3,631.0 people/sq mi) (2020 Census geography) Source ↗

American Community Survey estimates cover 2020–2024 and show the 90% margin of error when available. Gross rent includes rent and applicable tenant-paid utilities. Census and survey figures describe the geography used for that release; housing estimates are historical survey figures rather than current asking prices.

Area figures use the 2020 Census boundary. Population density is calculated from the 2020 Census population divided by its land area, excluding water.