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Brawley, CA

27,283 Population
8.1 square miles 3,372.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.6 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 33.2 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,681 ±$2,918 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: $23,552 ±$784
  • about half the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$59,311 ±$6,287 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: $57,681 ±$2,564
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.3% ±4.4% (5,796  ±1,189) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 19.5% 33,819 (±1.4% / ±2,443)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.2 minutes ±1.1 (152,730  ±17,284) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 22.1 1,247,890 (±0.9 / ±60,123)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,881 ±383 Number of households
  • the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 49,644 ±655
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.4 ±0.2 (27,115  ±43) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 3.5 173,049 (±0.1 / ±252)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.7% ±2.1% (374  ±139) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 5.8% † 2,293 (±1.1% / ±452)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,650 ±387 Number of housing units
  • the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 58,044 ±117
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$290,700 ±$19,606 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: $309,600 ±$8,398
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.5% ±3.5% (3,101  ±940) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 8.7% † 15,447 (±1.1% / ±1,919.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

73% ±4.9% (11,490  ±921.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 71.5% 79,682 (±2.1% / ±2,315.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.9% ±2.7% (2,505  ±439.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 16.1% 17,902 (±1% / ±1,130.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

27.4% ±3.8% (7,473  ±1,040) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 31.6% 56,995
  • about the same as the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.6% ±0.6% (296  ±116) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 3.5% † 4,439 (±0.4% / ±553)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
296 Total veterans ±116 272 Male ±110 24 Female ±41

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