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Renting an Apartment in Santee
What You Should Know
Santee is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The
population was 52,975 at the 2000 census.
A middle-class suburb of San Diego.
The majority of Santee is Republican, but over the years the city has become
more mixed and other parties have become more common. This may be due to the
booming housing industry; some properties gaining over $100,000 in equity in one
year.
On March 5, 2001, a boy named Charles Andrew Williams opened fire in a boys'
bathroom at Santana High School in Santee. Two students died and thirteen
students were wounded. He plead guilty and was sentenced to 50 years to life in
prison.
A brand new shopping and dining center, simply named the Santee Town Center,
opened in 2004 on the site of the San Diego Trolley stop. A new YMCA also opened
nearby.
In early 2005, Santee held a referendum to severely restrict the development of
new homes on Fanita Ranch. The proposition was soundly defeated.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 52,975 people, 18,470 households, and
14,018 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,273.6/km�
(3,298.7/mi�). There were 18,833 housing units at an average density of
452.8/km� (1,172.7/mi�). The racial makeup of the city was 86.70% White, 1.48%
African American, 0.81% Native American, 2.55% Asian, 0.41% Pacific Islander,
4.03% from other races, and 4.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of
any race were 11.36% of the population.
There were 18,470 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 18.2% of all
households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average
family size was 3.19.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.4%
from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there
were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $53,624, and the median income
for a family was $57,874. Males had a median income of $41,347 versus $30,187
for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,311. About 3.8% of
families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5%
of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
Current estimates
According to estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, the median
household income of Santee in 2005 was $73,846 (not adjusted for inflation).
When adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the
median household income was $59,965.