COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ocotillo vs El Centro
PLACE A
Ocotillo, California
VS
PLACE B
El Centro, California
Ocotillo is 100% smaller than El Centro. El Centro earns more, with a median household income $30,093 higher. El Centro has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -19%).
OCOTILLOEL CENTRODIFFERENCE
Total population11844,382−100% vs El Centro
Population density133,663−3,649
Population growth-19.2%4.0%−23.2 pts
Median age56.331.0+25.3
Male70.3%49.5%+20.8 pts
Female29.7%50.5%−20.8 pts
Foreign-born16.1%29.6%−13.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.7%8.1%+43.6 pts
Black0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino48.3%86.7%−38.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Median household income$22,989$53,082−$30,093
Per capita income$14,905$23,590−$8,685
Poverty rate32.2%21.6%+10.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.462−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%14.9%+1.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate100.0%9.9%+90.1 pts
Labor force participation16.1%57.1%−41.0 pts
Median home value$157,900$323,100−$165,200
Median gross rent$726$1,052−$326
Owner-occupied100.0%49.5%+50.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate63.0%12.0%+51.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.3%−51.3 pts
Average commute100.422.0+78.4
Worked from home0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.1%4.7%+11.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024