ZIP Code 92281

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Imperial County, California.

Population: 1,904
Median household income: $35,882
Median home value: $222,100

ZIP Code 92281 (Imperial County, California) is home to about 1,904 residents. Its median household income of $35,882 runs below the Imperial County figure of $56,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 92281's population declined 26.5% from 2,591 to 1,904, while its median gross rent rose 4.2% from $768 to $800.

9.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 47.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,904
Median age: 26.3 yrs
Median household income: $35,882
Median home value: $222,100
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 603
Homeownership rate: 47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Unemployment rate: 16.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5911,904

Median household income

$33,214$35,882

Median home value

$123,300$222,100

Median gross rent

$768$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,591	$33,214	$123,300	$768
2020	2,865	$31,935	$150,200	$781
2021	2,548	$33,833	$160,600	$813
2022	2,238	$35,020	$196,600	$821
2023	1,904	$35,882	$222,100	$800

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

Age distribution

Under 511.4%

5 to 1724.6%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 645.0%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	217	11.4%
5 to 17	469	24.6%
18 to 24	239	12.6%
25 to 34	166	8.7%
35 to 44	287	15.1%
45 to 54	168	8.8%
55 to 64	96	5.0%
65 to 74	130	6.8%
75 and over	132	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	141	7.4%
Black or African American	22	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,732	91.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma35.3%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	346	35.3%
High school graduate	250	25.5%
Some college or associate's	288	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	74	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit2.8%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	436	80.1%
Carpooled	9	1.7%
Public transit	15	2.8%
Walked	37	6.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	8.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	122	24.5%
15 to 29 min	236	47.5%
30 to 44 min	96	19.3%
45 to 59 min	27	5.4%
60+ min	16	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.82
Poverty rate: 44.8% (828 of 1,849)

	Count	Share
Family households	358	71.9%
Nonfamily households	140	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	498	82.6%
Vacant	105	17.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	237	47.6%
Renter-occupied	261	52.4%

1-unit, detached64.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units18.2%

5 to 19 units15.8%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	387	64.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	110	18.2%
5 to 19 units	95	15.8%
20 or more units	1	0.2%
Mobile home & other	10	1.7%

ZIP Code 92281

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