Calexico vs El Centro

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

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

El Centro has the higher population (44,186 vs 38,476 in Calexico). El Centro has the higher median household income ($56,093 vs $50,021 in Calexico). El Centro has the higher median home value ($291,100 vs $281,700 in Calexico).

Population, income & housing

	Calexico	El Centro
Population	38,476	44,186
Median age	33.5 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,021	$56,093
Median home value	$281,700	$291,100
Median gross rent	$1,049	$992
Housing units	11,784	14,535
Homeownership rate	51.4%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	18.3%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calexico	El Centro
Population	39,946 → 38,476 (-3.7%)	44,003 → 44,186 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$43,592 → $50,021 (+14.7%)	$47,864 → $56,093 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$207,600 → $281,700 (+35.7%)	$192,600 → $291,100 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$904 → $1,049 (+16.0%)	$803 → $992 (+23.5%)

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

El Centro

Population

44,00344,186

Median household income

$47,864$56,093

Median home value

$192,600$291,100

Median gross rent

$803$992

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calexico	El Centro
Under 5	7.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	20.7%	23.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	10.2%
25 to 34	14.6%	14.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	9.6%	10.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	7.4%
75 and over	6.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calexico	El Centro
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	7.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	97.6%	86.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calexico	El Centro
No high school diploma	35.0%	26.5%
High school graduate	19.6%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calexico	El Centro
Drove alone	79.5%	78.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	14.0%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	4.6%
Other means	1.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calexico	El Centro
1-unit, detached	63.8%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	11.6%
20 or more units	3.7%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Calexico	El Centro
Poverty rate	21.0%	20.1%
Average household size	3.87	3.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1990	1982