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Imperial, CA

21,430 Population
6.3 square miles 3,398.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.3 ±3.4 Median age
  • a little less than 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

$29,877 ±$3,140 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: $23,552 ±$784
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$90,195 ±$7,757 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: $57,681 ±$2,564
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.5% ±4.6% (2,673  ±980) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 19.5% 33,819 (±1.4% / ±2,443)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.6 minutes ±1.5 (139,000  ±21,592) 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

5,980 ±432 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
3.6 ±0.3 (21,403  ±28) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 3.5 173,049 (±0.1 / ±252)
  • about 25 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

6.8% ±3.5% (380  ±199) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 5.8% † 2,293 (±1.1% / ±452)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,732 ±518 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

$360,900 ±$14,209 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: $309,600 ±$8,398
  • about half the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.3% ±2.4% (1,109  ±508.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 8.7% † 15,447 (±1.1% / ±1,919.2)
  • about half the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83% ±6% (9,763  ±972.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 71.5% 79,682 (±2.1% / ±2,315.8)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.7% ±4.3% (2,672  ±537.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 16.1% 17,902 (±1% / ±1,130.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about two-thirds of 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

25% ±3.4% (5,349  ±730) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 31.6% 56,995
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±2.1% (932  ±293) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 3.5% † 4,439 (±0.4% / ±553)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
932 Total veterans ±293 892 Male ±280 40 Female ±52

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