COMPARING TWO PLACES
Calipatria vs El Centro
PLACE A
Calipatria, California
VS
PLACE B
El Centro, California
Calipatria is 86% smaller than El Centro. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. El Centro has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -15%).
CALIPATRIAEL CENTRODIFFERENCE
Total population6,01244,382−86% vs El Centro
Population density1,6143,663−2,049
Population growth-15.4%4.0%−19.5 pts
Median age35.731.0+4.7
Male67.8%49.5%+18.3 pts
Female32.2%50.5%−18.3 pts
Foreign-born23.7%29.6%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic6.8%8.1%−1.3 pts
Black8.7%3.0%+5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino82.5%86.7%−4.2 pts
Asian0.2%1.0%−0.8 pts
Other1.9%1.3%+0.6 pts
Median household income$53,299$53,082+$217
Per capita income$12,811$23,590−$10,779
Poverty rate25.5%21.6%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.462−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%14.9%−10.4 pts
Graduate degree2.2%5.6%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%9.9%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation25.0%57.1%−32.2 pts
Median home value$197,200$323,100−$125,900
Median gross rent$919$1,052−$133
Owner-occupied64.1%49.5%+14.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.4%12.0%+6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households52.4%51.3%+1.1 pts
Average commute14.922.0−7.1
Worked from home6.8%5.9%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.1%4.7%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025