Crest, California

Crest is an unincorporated community in the East County region of San Diego County, California. The Crest census-designated place (CDP) had a population of 2,828 at the 2020 census, a rise from 2,593 at the 2010 census.

Crest, California
Unincorporated Community Census Designated Place
Location in San Diego County and the state of California
Crest, California Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°48′21″N 116°52′3″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Diego
Area [1]
• Total	6.53 sq mi (16.91 km2)
• Land	6.53 sq mi (16.91 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	1,640 ft (400 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,828
• Density	433.08/sq mi (167.20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	92021
Area code	619
FIPS code	06-17106
GNIS feature ID	1853383

History

Crest was twice devastated by wildfires: first by the Laguna Fire in 1970 then again by the Cedar Fire in 2003.

Geography

Crest is located on a hill east of El Cajon. The CDP has a total area of 6.5 square miles (17 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	2,716		—
2010	2,593		−4.5%
2020	2,828		9.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1860–1870[4][5] 1880-1890[6] 1900[7] 1910[8] 1920[9] 1930[10] 1940[11] 1950[12] 1960[13] 1970[14] 1980[15] 1990[16] 2000[17] 2010[18]

Crest first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census.^[17]

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Crest had a population of 2,828. The population density was 433.1 inhabitants per square mile (167.2/km²). The racial makeup of Crest was 75.7% White, 0.8% African American, 1.2% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 6.1% from other races, and 13.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.6% of the population.^[19]

The whole population lived in households. There were 995 households, out of which 33.1% included children under the age of 18, 61.9% were married-couple households, 5.8% were cohabiting couple households, 16.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 16.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.5% of households were one person, and 6.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.84.^[19] There were 766 families (77.0% of all households).^[20]

The age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% aged 18 to 24, 25.8% aged 25 to 44, 27.4% aged 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males.^[19]

There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of 158.0 units per square mile (61.0 units/km²), of which 995 (96.4%) were occupied. Of these, 85.0% were owner-occupied, and 15.0% were occupied by renters.^[19]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $100,052, and the per capita income was $40,546. About 3.4% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line.^[21]

2010

At the 2010 census, Crest had a population of 2,593. The population density was 397.0 inhabitants per square mile (153.3/km²). The racial makeup of Crest was 2,329 (89.8%) White, 23 (0.9%) African American, 21 (0.8%) Native American, 38 (1.5%) Asian, 7 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 90 (3.5%) from other races, and 85 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 319 people (12.3%).^[22]

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 962 households, 291 (30.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 576 (59.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 93 (9.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 51 (5.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 39 (4.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 7 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 179 households (18.6%) were one person and 61 (6.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.70. There were 720 families (74.8% of households); the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 496 people (19.1%) under the age of 18, 257 people (9.9%) aged 18 to 24, 551 people (21.2%) aged 25 to 44, 964 people (37.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 325 people (12.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 44.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

There were 997 housing units at an average density of 152.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 808 (84.0%) were owner-occupied and 154 (16.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.9%. 2,181 people (84.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 412 people (15.9%) lived in rental housing units.

Crest has 3 churches (two Protestant and one Catholic), a library, an elementary school, a taco shop, and two convenience stores.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Crest is in the 39th Senate District,^[23] represented by Democrat Akilah Weber;^[24] and in the 75st Assembly District,^[25] represented by Republican Carl DeMaio.^[26]

In the United States House of Representatives, Crest is in California's 48th congressional district, represented by Republican Darrell Issa.^[27]