With 234 people, Winterhaven is a city in California. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 80.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 30.2. There are 295 fewer people here than in 2000. 0% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Younger
median age 30.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
57% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Winterhaven
What changed most since 2000
Hispanic share56.3% → 6.0%(−50.3 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Poverty rate47.1% → 80.3%(+33.2 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Population529 → 234(−56%)US over the same years: +19%
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
Over time
Winterhaven, decade by decade
Winterhaven 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
529
$21,064
$67,219
2.2%
70.9
2010
394
$52,965
$182,986
4.8%
64.2
2020
390
$13,825
–
0.0%
50.9
2024
234
–
–
0.0%
41.5
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.
