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Salton City, CA

6,244 Population
21.4 square miles 291.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 33 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$18,503 ±$2,750 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: $22,702 ±$691
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$36,915 ±$18,260 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: $56,393 ±$2,266
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

14.3% ±8.9% (892  ±571) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 19.6% 33,705 (±1.5% / ±2,624)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

31.2 minutes ±3.2 (49,975  ±11,948) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 22 1,237,160 (±0.9 / ±60,756)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

2,185 ±357 Number of households
  • the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 48,844 ±774
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
2.9 ±0.6 (6,244  ±913) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 3.5 171,629 (±0.1 / ±255)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

4.6% ±5.3% (55  ±66) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 5.8% † 2,287 (±1.2% / ±488)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Housing

2,628 ±330 Number of housing units
  • the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 57,511 ±185
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

$189,800 ±$15,963 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: $279,500 ±$8,144
  • about one-quarter of the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

5.1% ±3.4% (311  ±213) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 8.9% † 15,791 (±1.2% / ±2,110.1)
  • about half the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

68.7% ±5.7% (2,669  ±431.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 71.9% 79,450 (±2.1% / ±2,359.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
10.3% ±5% (399  ±203.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 16.1% 17,804 (±1.1% / ±1,170.8)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

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

25.9% ±5.7% (1,616  ±425) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 30.8% 55,161
  • a little less than the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

3.8% ±2.9% (169  ±132) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the El Centro, CA Metro Area: 3.7% † 4,671 (±0.5% / ±612)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
169 Total veterans ±132 169 Male ±132 N/A Female ±19

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