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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.