Salton City is a city of 5,988 people in California. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 5,010 people. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the California median by roughly 52%. The foreign-born share is 28%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,827, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
7% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 102%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Salton City
What changed most since 2000
Population978 → 5,988(+512%)US over the same years: +19%
Hispanic share32.5% → 78.6%(+46.1 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
White share61.6% → 20.9%(−40.7 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
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)50.5%(48)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.2%(41)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 95 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
Salton City, decade by decade
Salton City 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
2000
978
$39,280
$99,462
8.9%
64.1
2010
3,763
$47,192
$163,278
16.8%
63.7
2020
5,155
$35,316
$173,928
7.4%
42.1
2024
5,988
$47,827
$200,600
7.4%
42.2
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.
