COMPARING TWO PLACES
Imperial vs El Centro
PLACE A
Imperial, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
El Centro, California
Imperial is 88% smaller than El Centro. Imperial earns more, with a median household income $36,946 higher. El Centro has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -6%).
IMPERIALEL CENTRODIFFERENCE
Total population5,48844,382−88% vs El Centro
Population density1,0473,663−2,616
Population growth-6.4%4.0%−10.5 pts
Median age36.331.0+5.3
Male53.3%49.5%+3.8 pts
Female46.7%50.5%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born1.5%29.6%−28.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%8.1%+79.2 pts
Black1.3%3.0%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%86.7%−82.3 pts
Asian0.3%1.0%−0.7 pts
Other6.8%1.3%+5.5 pts
Median household income$90,028$53,082+$36,946
Per capita income$33,620$23,590+$10,030
Poverty rate11.1%21.6%−10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.462−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%14.9%+6.5 pts
Graduate degree7.0%5.6%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%9.9%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation71.5%57.1%+14.3 pts
Median home value$228,700$323,100−$94,400
Median gross rent$1,446$1,052+$394
Owner-occupied92.6%49.5%+43.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%12.0%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households31.6%51.3%−19.6 pts
Average commute24.422.0+2.4
Worked from home9.9%5.9%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.9%4.7%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024