Niland, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,116

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.4

20.5% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.8%

27.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$2,499

2024 Median Property Value

$226,200

Population & Diversity

Niland, CA is home to a population of 1.12k people, from which 87.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 26.3% of Niland, CA residents were born outside of the country (294 people).

In 2024, there were 1.06 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (491 people) in Niland, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 463 Other (Hispanic) and 124 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.5%

2024 Citizenship

92.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.5% of Niland, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Niland, CA was 92.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Niland, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Niland, CA

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
491 ± 498
Other (Hispanic)
463 ± 542
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
124 ± 187

87.2%

Hispanic Population

973 people

87.2% of the people in Niland, CA are hispanic (973 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Niland, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

26.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

294 people

22.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

308 people

As of 2024, 26.3% of Niland, CA residents (294 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Niland, CA was 22.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Niland, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

124 ± 188

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Niland, CA.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Niland, CA was $226,200 in 2024, which is 0.68 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $207,100 to $226,200, a 9.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Niland, CA is 54.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Niland, CA have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Niland, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$226,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$148,303

$171

Median Property Taxes

±$121

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 Niland, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

314

Number of Households

± 221

The following chart displays the households in Niland, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Niland, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (37%)
Walked (23.3%)
Worked At Home (16%)

In 2024, 37% of workers in Niland, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (23.3%) and those who worked at home (16%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Niland, CA have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Niland, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Niland, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Niland, CA (165 out of 1.12k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Niland, CA is Black, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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