CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Calipatria

California · 2,690 residents · 3.73 sq mi

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With 2,690 people, Calipatria is a city in California. There are 4,599 fewer people here than in 2000. The median age is 25.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. 2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 28.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 43% less than in California as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,690

−63%vs 2000

vs 7,289 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

25.0

−23%vs 2000

vs 32.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.73 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.9%(293)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.6%(340)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(262)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.4%(279)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(169)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(429)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(390)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(184)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.8%(156)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(140)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(48)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,254

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,962 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,952

−50%vs 2000

vs $13,970 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.8%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,300

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$363

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $481 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.3%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.4% in 2000

38.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic19.9%(1,450)

Black21%(1,531)

Hispanic / Latino57.3%(4,180)

Asian0.5%(40)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.6%(1,792)

Black5.3%(142)

Hispanic / Latino74.5%(2,003)

Asian1.4%(37)

Other26.7%(719)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican77.9%(5,100)

Central American2.1%(135)

Puerto Rican1.1%(69)

Guatemalan1%(66)

Salvadoran0.7%(46)

South American0.4%(29)

Cuban0.4%(26)

Honduran0.2%(11)

Colombian0.1%(9)

Peruvian0.1%(9)

Nicaraguan0.1%(6)

Panamanian0.1%(6)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(6)

Spaniard0.1%(6)

Chilean0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(41)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.1%(6)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(5)

Samoan0.1%(5)

Ancestry

Irish2.4%(156)

Subsaharan African2.4%(154)

German1.6%(107)

English1.1%(69)

Dutch0.8%(53)

Italian0.8%(50)

French0.6%(41)

Scottish0.6%(40)

West Indian0.4%(23)

Russian0.2%(14)

Ethiopian0.2%(13)

Jamaican0.2%(11)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.1%(7)

French Canadian0.1%(5)

Norwegian0.1%(5)

Haitian0.1%(5)

Nigerian0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Central American population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

40.2%

−21.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.0%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.0 min

+58%vs 2000

vs 14.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married56.6%(2,283)

Married34.5%(1,392)

Widowed0.6%(23)

Divorced8.3%(335)

Women 15+

Never married38.1%(631)

Married38.6%(639)

Widowed9.6%(159)

Divorced13.8%(228)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−9.4 ptssince 2013

from 16.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.1%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

56.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

31.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

67.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 67.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.5%(48)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War29.7%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 101 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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