East County
El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee, and Lemon Grove.
9,585
licensed dogsThe breed roll call
Names you’ll hear
Up to ten names and breeds, including counts as low as one. Mixed breeds remain distinct.
A closer look
Age, sex, neuter status, and the most common color combinations in these licensed-dog records.
Average age6.8 yearsOf 9,476 dogs.
Spayed or neutered91.4%8,763 altered · 822 not altered
Sex in the records52.2% female5,008 female · 4,577 male
Color combinations
Exact combinations are kept as reported. Color strips are visual guides, with the source wording shown beside each one.
Birth-year cohorts
The recorded birth years of licensed dogs in East County. This describes dogs in the current snapshot, not historical popularity or licenses issued each year.
| Year | Licensed dogs |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2008 | 35 |
| 2009 | 72 |
| 2010 | 123 |
| 2011 | 238 |
| 2012 | 290 |
| 2013 | 370 |
| 2014 | 439 |
| 2015 | 538 |
| 2016 | 610 |
| 2017 | 667 |
| 2018 | 701 |
| 2019 | 697 |
| 2020 | 964 |
| 2021 | 871 |
| 2022 | 845 |
| 2023 | 838 |
| 2024 | 654 |
| 2025 | 456 |
| 2026 | 48 |
9,476 dogs are included in this chart.
The cities in this corner
The area count includes cities with records in this public-data export. Cities without records are marked below.
