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El Centro, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $305,226 (it was $97,700 in 2000)
El Centro:

$305,226
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $219,747 - $396,465

Total population: 43,763 (Urban population: 37,552, Rural population: 249 (5 farm, 244 nonfarm))

Houses: 14,141 (12,385 occupied: 6,708 owner occupied, 6,518 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

49%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,476 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $279,015.

Median contract rent in 2022: $807 (lower quartile is $565, upper quartile is $1,029)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $929


Median gross rent in El Centro, CA in 2022: $931

Housing units in El Centro with a mortgage: 4,155 (358 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 227 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $89,573

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $81,612

Median monthly housing costs: $1,006

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El Centro, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1982

Median year apartment built: 1978

Household type by relationship:

Households: 43,971
  • Male householders: 6,105 (1,003 living alone), Female householders: 6,060 (1,271 living alone)
  • 5,895 spouses (5,895 opposite-sex spouses), 950 unmarried partners, (897 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,309 children (16,655 natural, 164 adopted, 489 stepchildren), 2,219 grandchildren, 669 brothers or sisters, 1,924 parents, 0 foster children, 1,366 other relatives, 1,067 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 402

Size of family households: 2,782 2-persons, 2,583 3-persons, 3,219 4-persons, 1,169 5-persons, 614 6-persons, 375 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,018 1-person, 404 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

6,356 married couples with children.
4,641 single-parent households (1,435 men, 3,206 women).

23.6% of residents of El Centro speak English at home.
75.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 13,219 (30.1%)
(63.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in El Centro, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in El Centro, California
  • 56no bedroom
  • 1991 bedroom
  • 8612 bedrooms
  • 2,6553 bedrooms
  • 2,2824 bedrooms
  • 6555+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Centro, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Centro, California
  • 427no bedroom
  • 1,6391 bedroom
  • 2,3302 bedrooms
  • 1,5493 bedrooms
  • 5044 bedrooms
  • 685+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in El Centro in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in El Centro in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 74no vehicle
  • 1,1681 vehicle
  • 3,0032 vehicles
  • 1,4573 vehicles
  • 7444 vehicles
  • 2615+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in El Centro in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in El Centro in renter-occupied apartments
  • 747no vehicle
  • 2,8361 vehicle
  • 2,0792 vehicles
  • 6103 vehicles
  • 2384 vehicles
  • 95+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in El Centro, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in El Centro, California
  • 271 room
  • 892 rooms
  • 4023 rooms
  • 7254 rooms
  • 1,2755 rooms
  • 1,7516 rooms
  • 1,1927 rooms
  • 5988 rooms
  • 6499+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Centro, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Centro, California
  • 3651 room
  • 7452 rooms
  • 1,5933 rooms
  • 1,5794 rooms
  • 1,2515 rooms
  • 4336 rooms
  • 2887 rooms
  • 1348 rooms
  • 1329+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in El Centro, CA
  • El Centro, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in El Centro, CA in 2022
  • 1,107Less than $10,000
  • 1,130$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,371$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,079$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,259$40,000 to $49,999
  • 700$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,662$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,660$75,000 to $99,999
  • 844$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,011$125,000 to $149,999
  • 641$150,000 to $199,999
  • 799$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in El Centro, CA

  • Distribution of house value in El Centro, CA in 2022
  • 322Less than $10,000
  • 10$10,000 to $14,999
  • 89$15,000 to $19,999
  • 46$20,000 to $24,999
  • 43$25,000 to $29,999
  • 68$30,000 to $34,999
  • 160$35,000 to $39,999
  • 66$40,000 to $49,999
  • 48$50,000 to $59,999
  • 65$60,000 to $69,999
  • 22$70,000 to $79,999
  • 11$80,000 to $89,999
  • 121$90,000 to $99,999
  • 118$100,000 to $124,999
  • 76$125,000 to $149,999
  • 123$150,000 to $174,999
  • 240$175,000 to $199,999
  • 676$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,452$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,916$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,191$400,000 to $499,999
  • 244$500,000 to $749,999
  • 122$750,000 to $999,999
  • 18$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 19$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in El Centro, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in El Centro, CA in 2022
  • 22Less than $100
  • 36$100 to $149
  • 51$200 to $249
  • 132$250 to $299
  • 67$300 to $349
  • 74$350 to $399
  • 187$400 to $449
  • 140$450 to $499
  • 533$500 to $549
  • 387$550 to $599
  • 265$600 to $649
  • 211$650 to $699
  • 427$700 to $749
  • 302$750 to $799
  • 858$800 to $899
  • 521$900 to $999
  • 726$1,000 to $1,249
  • 170$1,250 to $1,499
  • 791$1,500 to $1,999
  • 46$2,000 to $2,499
  • 4$2,500 to $2,999
  • 19$3,500 or more
  • 250No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.1%
Number of people working at home: 574 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 403
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,198
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,862
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,959
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,659
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 443
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,114
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 124
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 252
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 315
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 606
  • 90 or more minutes: 620
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - El Centro

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 16,305 (79.5%)
  • Carpooled: 1,813 (8.8%)
  • Bus: 74 (0.4%)
  • Taxi: 413 (2.0%)
  • Bicycle: 31 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 454 (2.2%)
  • Worked at home: 911 (4.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 7.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 14.5%Males
  • 58.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 9.3%Males
  • 2.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 9.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.2%Males
  • 9.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 7.4%Males
  • 12.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in El Centro, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in El Centro, California
  • 3,2682010 or later
  • 2,6142000 to 2009
  • 2,0451990 to 1999
  • 3,5761980 to 1989
  • 2,4971970 to 1979
  • 2,650Before 1970
Ancestries in El Centro, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • African: 457 (1.4%)
  • American: 350 (1.1%)
  • Irish: 230 (0.7%)
  • English: 227 (0.7%)
  • German: 217 (0.7%)
  • French: 54 (0.2%)
  • Italian: 19 (0.06%)
  • Northern European: 19 (0.06%)
  • European: 18 (0.05%)
  • Brazilian: 16 (0.05%)
  • Scottish: 16 (0.05%)
  • Iranian: 15 (0.05%)
  • Dutch West Indian: 15 (0.05%)
  • Russian: 12 (0.04%)
  • Swiss: 12 (0.04%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 10 (0.03%)
  • Swedish: 8 (0.02%)
  • Portuguese: 6 (0.02%)
  • Polish: 5 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
El Centro:

92.8% (11,874)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 26,649
  • Other state: 2,458
  • Northeast: 473
  • Midwest: 438
  • South: 857
  • West: 740

89.4% of El Centro residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81.0% lived in California.


El Centro:

89.4%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 456
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 310
  • 5th and 6th grade: 413
  • 7th and 8th grade: 175
  • 9th grade: 544
  • 10th grade: 137
  • 11th grade: 331
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 569
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,563
  • Less than 1 year of college: 857
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,119
  • Associate degree: 1,574
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,207
  • Master's degree: 570
  • Professional school degree: 163
  • Doctorate degree: 30
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 577
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 588
  • 5th and 6th grade: 697
  • 7th and 8th grade: 219
  • 9th grade: 943
  • 10th grade: 163
  • 11th grade: 331
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 362
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,442
  • Less than 1 year of college: 586
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,913
  • Associate degree: 1,887
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,771
  • Master's degree: 665
  • Professional school degree: 56
  • Doctorate degree: 34
Educational Attainment for Females
El Centro marital status for males
El Centro marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,832
  • One, attached: 355
  • Two: 464
  • 3 or 4: 1,381
  • 5 to 9: 881
  • 10 to 19: 757
  • 20 to 49: 522
  • 50 or more: 695
  • Mobile homes: 1,211
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,936

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in El Centro
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in El Centro, CA
  • 63.6%Electricity
  • 28.7%Utility gas
  • 5.2%No fuel used
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in El Centro, CA
  • 73.0%Electricity
  • 21.4%Utility gas
  • 3.5%No fuel used
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Here:

0.3%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 84
Here:

2.4%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 184
Here:

8.0%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability