Ocotillo, CA

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2024 Population
118
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
63.2
9.05% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
32.2%
29.8% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$22,989
10.7% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$157,900
1.5% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ocotillo, 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.

83.9% of the residents in Ocotillo, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ocotillo, CA was $157,900, and the homeownership rate was 100%.

Population & Diversity

Ocotillo, CA is home to a population of 118 people, from which 83.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.1% of Ocotillo, CA residents were born outside of the country (19 people).

In 2024, there were 1.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (61 people) in Ocotillo, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38 Other (Hispanic) and 19 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

83.9%
2024 Citizenship
85.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.9% of Ocotillo, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ocotillo, CA was 85.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ocotillo, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    61 ± 70
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    38 ± 67
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    19 ± 31
48.3%
Hispanic Population
57 people

In 2024, there were 1.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (61 people) in Ocotillo, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38 Other (Hispanic) and 19 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

48.3% of the people in Ocotillo, CA are hispanic (57 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

16.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
19 people
26.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
41 people

As of 2024, 16.1% of Ocotillo, CA residents (19 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 Ocotillo, CA was 26.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Korea
    26 ± 42
  2. Vietnam
    19 ± 39

Ocotillo, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.37 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
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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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 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ocotillo, CA was $157,900 in 2024, which is 0.475 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $160,300 to $157,900, a 1.5% decrease. The homeownership rate in Ocotillo, CA is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

Property

$157,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$102,279
$64
Median Property Taxes
±$74

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 Ocotillo, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$22,989
Median Household Income
± $19,847
64
Number of Households
± 79

In 2023, the median household income of the 64 households in Ocotillo, CA grew to $22,989 from the previous year's value of $20,761.

The following chart displays the households in Ocotillo, 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 $20k - $25k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ocotillo, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Commuter Transportation

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.

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Poverty & Diversity

32.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ocotillo, CA (38 out of 118 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 Males 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ocotillo, CA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

83.9% of the population of Ocotillo, CA has health coverage, with 16.1% on employee plans, 0% on Medicaid, 38.1% on Medicare, 29.7% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 70.3% were men and 29.7% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 0% under 18 years, 0% between 18 and 34 years, 61.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 38.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 70.3% were men and 29.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.1%
Uninsured
16.1%
Employer Coverage
0%
Medicaid
38.1%
Medicare
29.7%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ocotillo, CA grew by 9.91% from 14.6% to 16.1%.

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