Calipatria

Population: 6,549
Median household income: $52,672
Median home value: $172,900

Calipatria, a community in Imperial County, California, has 6,549 residents. Its median household income of $52,672 runs below the Imperial County figure of $56,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Calipatria's population declined 11.4% from 7,395 to 6,549, while its median home value rose 18.7% from $145,700 to $172,900.

The median gross rent is $917. 3.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,549
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,672
Median home value: $172,900
Median gross rent: $917
Housing units: 1,347
Homeownership rate: 63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
Unemployment rate: 12.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3956,549

Median household income

$36,883$52,672

Median home value

$145,700$172,900

Median gross rent

$724$917

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,395	$36,883	$145,700	$724
2020	7,260	$37,196	$144,200	$744
2021	7,247	$39,217	$148,800	$791
2022	6,579	$43,095	$173,200	$832
2023	6,549	$52,672	$172,900	$917

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3427.3%

35 to 4419.4%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	290	4.4%
5 to 17	755	11.5%
18 to 24	590	9.0%
25 to 34	1,788	27.3%
35 to 44	1,270	19.4%
45 to 54	748	11.4%
55 to 64	575	8.8%
65 to 74	347	5.3%
75 and over	186	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	449	6.9%
Black or African American	648	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	64	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,342	81.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.2%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree1.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,973	40.2%
High school graduate	1,477	30.1%
Some college or associate's	1,297	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	93	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	74	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,072	88.7%
Carpooled	55	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	578	49.9%
15 to 29 min	348	30.1%
30 to 44 min	186	16.1%
45 to 59 min	28	2.4%
60+ min	18	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.19
Poverty rate: 25.2% (880 of 3,496)

	Count	Share
Family households	866	79.0%
Nonfamily households	230	21.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,096	81.4%
Vacant	251	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	697	63.6%
Renter-occupied	399	36.4%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	997	74.0%
1-unit, attached	22	1.6%
2 to 4 units	111	8.2%
5 to 19 units	184	13.7%
20 or more units	26	1.9%
Mobile home & other	7	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0609878
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.1687, -115.4856