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Imperial County, CA

179,851 Population
4,175.5 square miles 43.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.8 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$19,952 ±$1,476 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in California: $42,396 ±$233
  • about half the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$51,809 ±$3,553 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $84,907 ±$542
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

16.4% ±3.4% (27,821  ±5,698) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 12.3% 4,733,036 (±0.2% / ±68,101)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

22.1 minutes ±0.8 (1,217,650  ±55,325) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2020 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

47,849 ±1,750 Number of households
  • California: 13,429,063 ±19,170
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
3.6 ±0.1 (170,249  ±973) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,422,140
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

6% ±2.5% (2,341  ±971) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.9% 458,334 (±0.1% / ±13,293)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

57,101 ±274 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,512,149 ±1,218
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$249,800 ±$15,523 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $648,100 ±$2,021
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

7.6% ±1.9% (13,602  ±3,421.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 11.3% 4,371,473 (±0.1% / ±54,643.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

73.4% ±4.6% (81,754  ±5,205.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.5% 22,724,990 (±0.3% / ±77,239)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
13.5% ±2.2% (15,069  ±2,475.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 36.2% 9,737,817 (±0.2% / ±46,277.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2020 5-year data

29.3% ±2.1% (52,600  ±3,813) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.6% 10,451,810 (±0.1% / ±54,396)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

3.6% ±1.1% (4,572  ±1,414) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.4% 1,342,337 (±0.1% / ±18,280)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
4,572 Total veterans ±1,414 4,200 Male ±1,326 372 Female ±374

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