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Imperial County, CA

179,057 Population
4,175.5 square miles 42.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$24,447 ±$1,662 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$60,243 ±$4,440 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

16.9% ±3.2% (29,249  ±5,454) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.7 minutes ±0.9 (1,269,830  ±65,029) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.2 463,270,940 (±0.1 / ±1,077,551)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

50,024 ±1,423 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.5 ±0.1 (172,689  ±403) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,073,200 (±40.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.9% ±2.4% (2,811  ±974) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

58,804 ±121 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$331,900 ±$12,202 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

7% ±2% (12,213  ±3,502.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

71.8% ±4.2% (79,006  ±4,700.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
16.6% ±2.3% (18,229  ±2,487.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

32.2% ±99,902% (57,654  ±3,402) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.3% † 10,640,017 (±,389.3% / ±60,440)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

2.9% ±1% (3,663  ±1,331) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,663 Total veterans ±1,331 3,636 Male ±1,330 27 Female ±48

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