Salton City

Population: 6,244
Median household income: $36,915
Median home value: $189,800

Salton City is a community in Imperial County, California, home to 6,244 residents. Its median household income of $36,915 runs below the Imperial County figure of $56,393.

From 2019 to 2023, Salton City's population held roughly steady from 6,250 to 6,244, while its median home value rose 43.7% from $132,100 to $189,800.

The median resident is 35.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,244
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $36,915
Median home value: $189,800
Median gross rent: $1,295
Housing units: 2,628
Homeownership rate: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 17.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2506,244

Median household income

$34,087$36,915

Median home value

$132,100$189,800

Median gross rent

$980$1,295

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,250	$34,087	$132,100	$980
2020	5,975	$29,138	$143,500	$976
2021	4,900	$29,937	$145,900	$1,162
2022	6,202	$33,850	$173,700	$1,146
2023	6,244	$36,915	$189,800	$1,295

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	397	6.4%
5 to 17	1,384	22.2%
18 to 24	576	9.2%
25 to 34	763	12.2%
35 to 44	899	14.4%
45 to 54	360	5.8%
55 to 64	567	9.1%
65 to 74	874	14.0%
75 and over	424	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,533	24.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.3%
Asian	18	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,655	74.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.3%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's12.4%

Bachelor's degree5.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,218	31.3%
High school graduate	1,787	46.0%
Some college or associate's	483	12.4%
Bachelor's degree	207	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	192	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,508	89.2%
Carpooled	57	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	38	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	208	13.0%
15 to 29 min	610	38.1%
30 to 44 min	300	18.7%
45 to 59 min	314	19.6%
60+ min	171	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 14.3% (892 of 6,244)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,184	54.2%
Nonfamily households	1,001	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,185	83.1%
Vacant	443	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,919	87.8%
Renter-occupied	266	12.2%

1-unit, detached89.5%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,352	89.5%
1-unit, attached	22	0.8%
2 to 4 units	73	2.8%
5 to 19 units	22	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	159	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0664294
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.2994, -115.9609