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Imperial County, CA

181,215 Population
4,175.5 square miles 43.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 37 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$18,800 ±$1,126 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in California: $39,393 ±$177
  • about half the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$48,472 ±$3,417 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $80,440 ±$313
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

25.1% ±5% (42,687  ±8,510) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in California: 11.8% 4,552,837 (±0.2% / ±67,995)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

22.1 minutes ±0.8 (1,251,730  ±57,757) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 29.8 509,970,415 (±0.1 / ±1,354,876)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

48,182 ±1,865 Number of households
  • California: 13,157,873 ±23,844
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
3.5 ±0.1 (170,647  ±1,003) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,685,702 (±0)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.8% ±3.3% (2,384  ±1,334) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.7% 450,971 (±0.1% / ±10,955)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

58,285 ±283 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,367,012 ±1,286
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$229,600 ±$15,463 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $568,500 ±$2,502
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

10.6% ±3% (19,048  ±5,383.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 12% 4,689,828 (±0.2% / ±63,097.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

71.7% ±4.6% (80,087  ±5,125.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84% 22,636,359 (±0.3% / ±78,234.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
18.4% ±2.4% (20,569  ±2,660.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in California: 35% 9,428,484 (±0.2% / ±44,753.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

29.3% ±2.6% (53,016  ±4,642) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.7% 10,564,220 (±0.1% / ±55,357)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

4.4% ±1.3% (5,673  ±1,677) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 1,471,467 (±0.1% / ±19,838)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
5,673 Total veterans ±1,677 5,393 Male ±1,648 280 Female ±251

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