In 2022, El Centro, CA had a population of 180k people with a median age of 32.6 and a median household income of $53,847. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of El Centro, CA declined from 180,051 to 179,578, a −0.263% decrease and its median household income grew from $49,078 to $53,847, a 9.72% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in El Centro, CA are Other (Hispanic) (34.8%), White (Hispanic) (29.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (19.5%), White (Non-Hispanic) (9.57%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.27%).
None of the households in El Centro, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
85.5% of the residents in El Centro, CA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in El Centro, CA are Imperial Valley College (115861) (2,614 degrees awarded in 2022) and CET-El Centro (175 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in El Centro, CA was $256,000, and the homeownership rate was 57.7%.
Most people in El Centro, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in El Centro, CA was 2 cars per household.
El Centro, CA borders Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, and Yuma, AZ.
