CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Holtville

California · 4,820 residents · 1.14 sq mi

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Holtville is home to 4,820 people in California. Households here earn about 41% less than in California as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 28.2. The poverty rate is 20.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median household earns $21,083, about 30% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,820

−14%vs 2000

vs 5,612 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 30.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.14 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(411)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.6%(510)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.5%(507)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.5%(504)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(290)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(693)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(706)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.5%(315)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(374)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(270)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(198)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,083

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,318 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,631

−23%vs 2000

vs $12,505 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.9%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,600

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$379

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $493 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.2%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.7% in 2000

41.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic24%(1,349)

Black0.4%(23)

Hispanic / Latino73.8%(4,144)

Asian0.4%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic50.3%(2,426)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino62.4%(3,007)

Asian0.9%(44)

Other48.8%(2,350)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican84.6%(4,750)

Central American0.2%(14)

Salvadoran0.2%(14)

Asian origin

Japanese0.4%(23)

Chinese0.4%(20)

Ancestry

German2.1%(120)

English2.1%(118)

Swiss1.1%(62)

Italian1%(56)

Irish0.8%(46)

French0.7%(42)

Scottish0.4%(22)

Subsaharan African0.4%(20)

Norwegian0.3%(16)

Czech0.2%(11)

American0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Swiss population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.3%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 13.9 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 married32%(556)

Married64.8%(1,125)

Widowed1.7%(29)

Divorced1.6%(27)

Women 15+

Never married38.6%(936)

Married44.1%(1,069)

Widowed8%(195)

Divorced9.3%(226)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−24.1 ptssince 2013

from 28.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.1%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

46.3%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.7%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% 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)36.1%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 36 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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