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Imperial County, CA

178,713 Population
4,175.5 square miles 42.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$23,564 ±$1,771 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in California: $46,661 ±$225
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$57,310 ±$7,334 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $91,551 ±$471
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

22.6% ±3.5% (38,933  ±6,091) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in California: 12.2% 4,670,324 (±0.2% / ±66,972)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

23.5 minutes ±1.9 (1,404,285  ±137,357) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 28.3 436,695,300 (±0.1 / ±2,279,997)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

50,877 ±1,590 Number of households
  • California: 13,550,586 ±19,485
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
3.4 ±0.1 (172,383  ±495) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,154,104 (±41 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

6.4% ±2.3% (2,555  ±911) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.8% 453,850 (±0.1% / ±13,512)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

57,654 ±156 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,627,041 ±997
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$293,200 ±$14,887 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $715,900 ±$2,271
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

7.4% ±1.8% (12,981  ±3,189.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 11.1% 4,293,993 (±0.2% / ±58,514.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

74.6% ±4.6% (82,878  ±5,086.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,751,090 (±0.3% / ±80,766.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
16.8% ±2.4% (18,617  ±2,633.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in California: 37% 9,935,941 (±0.2% / ±52,591.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

31.7% ±98,417.1% (56,579  ±3,724) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.7% † 10,428,025 (±380.3% / ±57,193)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

2.2% ±0.8% (2,792  ±957) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in California: 4.3% 1,292,737 (±0.1% / ±18,307)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
2,792 Total veterans ±957 2,629 Male ±933 163 Female ±158

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