COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ocotillo vs Brawley
PLACE A
Ocotillo, California
VS
PLACE B
Brawley, California
Ocotillo is 100% smaller than Brawley. Brawley earns more, with a median household income $36,322 higher. Brawley has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -19%).
OCOTILLOBRAWLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population11828,008−100% vs Brawley
Population density133,462−3,449
Population growth-19.2%5.9%−25.0 pts
Median age56.330.6+25.7
Male70.3%51.5%+18.9 pts
Female29.7%48.5%−18.9 pts
Foreign-born16.1%27.4%−11.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.7%11.1%+40.6 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino48.3%85.6%−37.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Median household income$22,989$59,311−$36,322
Per capita income$14,905$26,681−$11,776
Poverty rate32.2%21.3%+10.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%15.9%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate100.0%15.5%+84.5 pts
Labor force participation16.1%57.6%−41.5 pts
Median home value$157,900$290,700−$132,800
Median gross rent$726$988−$262
Owner-occupied100.0%51.6%+48.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate63.0%8.9%+54.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.1%−47.1 pts
Average commute100.418.2+82.2
Worked from home0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured16.1%5.3%+10.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024