COMPARING TWO PLACES
Westmorland vs El Centro
PLACE A
Westmorland, California
VS
PLACE B
El Centro, California
Westmorland is 95% smaller than El Centro. El Centro earns more, with a median household income $24,243 higher. El Centro has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -9%).
WESTMORLANDEL CENTRODIFFERENCE
Total population2,01544,382−95% vs El Centro
Population density3,3093,663−354
Population growth-9.5%4.0%−13.5 pts
Median age28.131.0−2.9
Male53.6%49.5%+4.1 pts
Female46.4%50.5%−4.1 pts
Foreign-born34.5%29.6%+4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic7.9%8.1%−0.2 pts
Black2.3%3.0%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino89.8%86.7%+3.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Median household income$28,839$53,082−$24,243
Per capita income$16,447$23,590−$7,143
Poverty rate48.6%21.6%+27.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5470.462+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%14.9%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree1.5%5.6%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate14.2%9.9%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation51.6%57.1%−5.5 pts
Median home value$310,200$323,100−$12,900
Median gross rent$793$1,052−$259
Owner-occupied48.7%49.5%−0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.1%12.0%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households50.6%51.3%−0.7 pts
Average commute22.322.0+0.3
Worked from home9.2%5.9%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.5%4.7%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025