Calexico is home to 38,585 people in California. The foreign-born share is 47%. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the California median by roughly 50%. The population is up 42% since 2000. 50% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,783, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Calexico
What changed most since 1990
Population18,633 → 38,585(+107%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate32.3% → 19.7%(−12.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Calexico's population equals 21% of Imperial County's. Its number of veterans equals 11% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 32% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.5%(130)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.2%(207)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era10.8%(53)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 491 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Calexico, decade by decade
Calexico population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,633
$44,725
$174,485
5.6%
11.5
2000
27,109
$52,699
$193,642
9.1%
11.4
2010
38,572
$50,131
$301,956
12.6%
7.7
2020
38,633
$51,793
$266,164
18.9%
6.9
2024
38,585
$49,783
$313,600
18.9%
6.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
