Imperial County, CA

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US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
33.2
0.606% 1-year increase
2024 Median Property Value
$309,600
10.8% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Imperial County, 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.

85.1% of the residents in Imperial County, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Imperial County, CA was $309,600, and the homeownership rate was 56.8%.

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Population & Diversity

Imperial County, CA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 85.1% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNM% of Imperial County, CA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.1%
2024 Citizenship
85.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.1% of Imperial County, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Imperial County, CA was 85.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 173
    Transportation and Warehousing
  2. 151
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 137
    Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Imperial County, CA are Hispanic or Latino (2,685 and 92.6%), White (133 and 4.59%), Unknown (35 and 1.21%), and Black or African American (18 and 0.621%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Imperial County, CA, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 2,685 degrees mean that there were 20.2 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 133 degrees awarded.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Imperial County, CA was $309,600 in 2024, which is 0.931 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $279,500 to $309,600, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Imperial County, CA is 56.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

In 2025, 25.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Imperial County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.31%.

Housing

Property

$309,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,398
$28,210
Median Property Taxes
±$1,447

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Imperial County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Imperial County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

56.8%
Homeownership
2024
67.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.8% of the housing units in Imperial County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.8%.

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Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Imperial County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Imperial County, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 25.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Imperial County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.31%.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 22.1% of the children was living in poverty in Imperial County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.9%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 366 in Imperial County, CA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 40.1 per 100,000 population.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Imperial County, CA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Health Indicators

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 8.6% in Imperial County, CA.

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