Brawley vs Calexico

A side-by-side comparison of Brawley and Calexico: population, income, housing, and more.

Brawley and Calexico are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Calexico has the higher population (38,476 vs 26,934 in Brawley). Brawley has the higher median household income ($60,370 vs $50,021 in Calexico). Calexico has the higher median home value ($281,700 vs $270,100 in Brawley).

Population, income & housing

	Brawley	Calexico
Population	26,934	38,476
Median age	30.8 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,370	$50,021
Median home value	$270,100	$281,700
Median gross rent	$954	$1,049
Housing units	8,597	11,784
Homeownership rate	53.4%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	18.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brawley	Calexico
Population	26,076 → 26,934 (+3.3%)	39,946 → 38,476 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$42,326 → $60,370 (+42.6%)	$43,592 → $50,021 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$188,900 → $270,100 (+43.0%)	$207,600 → $281,700 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$828 → $954 (+15.2%)	$904 → $1,049 (+16.0%)

Brawley

Population

26,07626,934

Median household income

$42,326$60,370

Median home value

$188,900$270,100

Median gross rent

$828$954

Calexico

Population

39,94638,476

Median household income

$43,592$50,021

Median home value

$207,600$281,700

Median gross rent

$904$1,049

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brawley	Calexico
Under 5	9.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	21.2%	20.7%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.4%
25 to 34	14.8%	14.6%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.3%
55 to 64	9.3%	9.6%
65 to 74	6.2%	10.1%
75 and over	6.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brawley	Calexico
White (non-Hispanic)	12.0%	1.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	85.0%	97.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brawley	Calexico
No high school diploma	25.6%	35.0%
High school graduate	25.9%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brawley	Calexico
Drove alone	76.3%	79.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	6.2%
Public transit	0.8%	1.4%
Walked	1.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.7%
Worked from home	9.3%	7.2%
Other means	3.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brawley	Calexico
1-unit, detached	61.6%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	11.5%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Brawley	Calexico
Poverty rate	20.9%	21.0%
Average household size	3.47	3.87
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1982	1990