COMPARING TWO PLACES
El Centro vs Imperial
PLACE A
El Centro, California
VS
PLACE B
Imperial, Missouri
El Centro is 709% larger than Imperial. Imperial earns more, with a median household income $36,946 higher. El Centro has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -6%).
EL CENTROIMPERIALDIFFERENCE
Total population44,3825,488+709% vs Imperial
Population density3,6631,047+2,616
Population growth4.0%-6.4%+10.5 pts
Median age31.036.3−5.3
Male49.5%53.3%−3.8 pts
Female50.5%46.7%+3.8 pts
Foreign-born29.6%1.5%+28.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.1%87.3%−79.2 pts
Black3.0%1.3%+1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino86.7%4.3%+82.3 pts
Asian1.0%0.3%+0.7 pts
Other1.3%6.8%−5.5 pts
Median household income$53,082$90,028−$36,946
Per capita income$23,590$33,620−$10,030
Poverty rate21.6%11.1%+10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4620.361+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%21.4%−6.5 pts
Graduate degree5.6%7.0%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate9.9%4.5%+5.3 pts
Labor force participation57.1%71.5%−14.3 pts
Median home value$323,100$228,700+$94,400
Median gross rent$1,052$1,446−$394
Owner-occupied49.5%92.6%−43.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%6.4%+5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households51.3%31.6%+19.6 pts
Average commute22.024.4−2.4
Worked from home5.9%9.9%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.7%5.9%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024