El Centro Naval Air Facility

Population: 497
Median household income: $59,500

El Centro Naval Air Facility, a community in Imperial County, California, has 497 residents. At $59,500, its median household income sits above Imperial County's $56,393.

Between 2020 and 2023, El Centro Naval Air Facility's population declined 18.4% from 609 to 497, while its median household income fell 37.5% from $95,208 to $59,500.

20.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1990.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 497
Median age: 22.6 yrs
Median household income: $59,500
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,657
Housing units: 140
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 14.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

609497

Median household income

$95,208$59,500

Median gross rent

$1,260$1,657

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2020	609	$95,208	$1,260
2021	519	$53,333	$1,350
2022	539	$56,750	$1,540
2023	497	$59,500	$1,657

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

Age distribution

Under 516.3%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2426.6%

25 to 3427.2%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 640.0%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	16.3%
5 to 17	85	17.1%
18 to 24	132	26.6%
25 to 34	135	27.2%
35 to 44	31	6.2%
45 to 54	33	6.6%
55 to 64	0	0.0%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	190	38.2%
Black or African American	45	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	139	28.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	111	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree22.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	3.0%
High school graduate	55	27.6%
Some college or associate's	78	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	15	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	45	22.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone30.2%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked38.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means11.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	89	30.2%
Carpooled	40	13.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	114	38.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	6.1%
Other means	34	11.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	235	84.8%
15 to 29 min	33	11.9%
30 to 44 min	9	3.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.46
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 325)

	Count	Share
Family households	80	85.1%
Nonfamily households	14	14.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	94	67.1%
Vacant	46	32.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	94	100.0%

1-unit, detached20.0%

1-unit, attached57.1%

2 to 4 units22.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28	20.0%
1-unit, attached	80	57.1%
2 to 4 units	32	22.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0621788
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.8252, -115.6681