Imperial

Population: 20,943
Median household income: $83,214
Median home value: $344,700

Imperial, a community in Imperial County, California, has 20,943 residents. Its median household income of $83,214 runs above the Imperial County figure of $56,393.

From 2019 to 2023, Imperial's population grew 20.0% from 17,454 to 20,943, while its median home value rose 43.7% from $239,900 to $344,700.

Households average 3.47 people. The median gross rent is $1,396.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,943
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $83,214
Median home value: $344,700
Median gross rent: $1,396
Housing units: 6,876
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,45420,943

Median household income

$85,654$83,214

Median home value

$239,900$344,700

Median gross rent

$1,394$1,396

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,454	$85,654	$239,900	$1,394
2020	18,631	$82,133	$248,200	$1,155
2021	19,982	$81,657	$261,700	$1,173
2022	20,430	$83,029	$297,800	$1,300
2023	20,943	$83,214	$344,700	$1,396

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1725.7%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,752	8.4%
5 to 17	5,379	25.7%
18 to 24	1,992	9.5%
25 to 34	2,022	9.7%
35 to 44	3,158	15.1%
45 to 54	2,107	10.1%
55 to 64	2,438	11.6%
65 to 74	1,205	5.8%
75 and over	890	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,171	10.4%
Black or African American	162	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	784	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.1%
Two or more races	123	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,659	84.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,019	17.1%
High school graduate	3,040	25.7%
Some college or associate's	4,362	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,517	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	882	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,598	75.1%
Carpooled	922	12.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	231	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	705	9.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,769	41.0%
15 to 29 min	2,763	40.9%
30 to 44 min	596	8.8%
45 to 59 min	506	7.5%
60+ min	117	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.47
Poverty rate: 12.4% (2,599 of 20,882)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,515	75.0%
Nonfamily households	1,505	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,020	87.6%
Vacant	856	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,944	65.5%
Renter-occupied	2,076	34.5%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,069	73.7%
1-unit, attached	128	1.9%
2 to 4 units	413	6.0%
5 to 19 units	749	10.9%
20 or more units	314	4.6%
Mobile home & other	203	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0636280
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.8388, -115.5720