COMPARING TWO PLACES
Calipatria vs Brawley
PLACE A
Calipatria, California
VS
PLACE B
Brawley, California
Calipatria is 79% smaller than Brawley. Brawley earns more, with a median household income $6,012 higher. Brawley has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -15%).
CALIPATRIABRAWLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population6,01228,008−79% vs Brawley
Population density1,6143,462−1,849
Population growth-15.4%5.9%−21.3 pts
Median age35.730.6+5.1
Male67.8%51.5%+16.3 pts
Female32.2%48.5%−16.3 pts
Foreign-born23.7%27.4%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic6.8%11.1%−4.3 pts
Black8.7%0.3%+8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino82.5%85.6%−3.1 pts
Asian0.2%1.9%−1.7 pts
Other1.9%1.2%+0.7 pts
Median household income$53,299$59,311−$6,012
Per capita income$12,811$26,681−$13,870
Poverty rate25.5%21.3%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%15.9%−11.5 pts
Graduate degree2.2%3.6%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%15.5%−8.2 pts
Labor force participation25.0%57.6%−32.6 pts
Median home value$197,200$290,700−$93,500
Median gross rent$919$988−$69
Owner-occupied64.1%51.6%+12.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.4%8.9%+9.5 pts
Rent-burdened households52.4%47.1%+5.3 pts
Average commute14.918.2−3.4
Worked from home6.8%11.1%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured7.1%5.3%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025