COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ocotillo vs Imperial
PLACE A
Ocotillo, California
VS
PLACE B
Imperial, Missouri
Ocotillo is 98% smaller than Imperial. Imperial earns more, with a median household income $67,039 higher. Imperial has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -19%).
OCOTILLOIMPERIALDIFFERENCE
Total population1185,488−98% vs Imperial
Population density131,047−1,034
Population growth-19.2%-6.4%−12.8 pts
Median age56.336.3+20.0
Male70.3%53.3%+17.0 pts
Female29.7%46.7%−17.0 pts
Foreign-born16.1%1.5%+14.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.7%87.3%−35.6 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino48.3%4.3%+44.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Median household income$22,989$90,028−$67,039
Per capita income$14,905$33,620−$18,715
Poverty rate32.2%11.1%+21.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.361+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%21.4%−5.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Unemployment rate100.0%4.5%+95.5 pts
Labor force participation16.1%71.5%−55.4 pts
Median home value$157,900$228,700−$70,800
Median gross rent$726$1,446−$720
Owner-occupied100.0%92.6%+7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate63.0%6.4%+56.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%31.6%−31.6 pts
Average commute100.424.4+76.1
Worked from home0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.1%5.9%+10.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024