Ocotillo vs Salton Sea Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Ocotillo and Salton Sea Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Ocotillo and Salton Sea Beach are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Salton Sea Beach has the higher population (198 vs 157 in Ocotillo). Ocotillo has the higher median home value ($160,300 vs $100,700 in Salton Sea Beach). Since 2019, Ocotillo's population has grown faster (+76.4% vs -24.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Ocotillo	Salton Sea Beach
Population	157	198
Median age	58.0 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$22,989	—
Median home value	$160,300	$100,700
Housing units	200	224
Homeownership rate	78.3%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	100.0%	46.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ocotillo	Salton Sea Beach
Population	89 → 157 (+76.4%)	261 → 198 (-24.1%)
Median household income	$19,191 → $22,989 (+19.8%)	$63,155 → $59,808 (-5.3%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $160,300 (+32.4%)	$54,700 → $100,700 (+84.1%)

Ocotillo

Population

89157

Median household income

$19,191$22,989

Median home value

$121,100$160,300

Salton Sea Beach

Population

261198

Median household income

$63,155$59,808

Median home value

$54,700$100,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ocotillo	Salton Sea Beach
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	22.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	24.7%
35 to 44	13.4%	1.0%
45 to 54	21.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	35.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	15.3%	27.3%
75 and over	14.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ocotillo	Salton Sea Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	56.7%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	43.3%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ocotillo	Salton Sea Beach
No high school diploma	39.5%	10.4%
High school graduate	20.4%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ocotillo	Salton Sea Beach
Drove alone	—	100.0%
Carpooled	—	0.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ocotillo	Salton Sea Beach
1-unit, detached	82.0%	42.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	58.0%

Poverty & households

	Ocotillo	Salton Sea Beach
Poverty rate	45.9%	58.7%
Average household size	1.89	1.81
Median year structure built	1996	1984