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Imperial County, California (CA)

County population in 2022: 178,713 (83% urban, 17% rural); it was 142,361 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 19,648
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,817
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 22,971
Renter-occupied apartments: 21,661 (it was 16,413 in 2000)
% of renters here:

42%
State:

44%

Land area: 4175 sq. mi.

Water area: 307.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 43 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Imperial County: 91.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.1%), Retail trade (12.0%), Public administration (10.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 69%
  • Government: 25%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Imperial County, CA (2022)
    • 153,81386.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 16,2979.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,2641.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2,3751.3%Asian alone
    • 1,5770.9%Two or more races
    • 1,3730.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 140.01%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

33.2 years
California median age:

37.9 years
Males: 91,304  (51.1%)
Females: 87,409  (48.9%)
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Average household size:
Imperial County:

3.0 people
California:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,310 ($31,870 in 1999)
This county:

$57,310
California:

$91,551

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $804 (lower quartile is $541, upper quartile is $1,085)
This county:

$804
State:

$1719


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $293,200 (it was $93,800 in 2000)
Imperial:

$293,200
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $213,900 - $390,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $287,824
Here:

$287,824
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $339,294
Here:

$339,294
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $153,064
Here:

$153,064
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $163,407
Here:

$163,407
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $239,638
Here:

$239,638
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $72,491
Here:

$72,491
State:

$184,506

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $99,236
Here:

$99,236
State:

$204,957

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,590
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $541

Institutionalized population: 9,983

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 16
  • Robberies: 9
  • Assaults: 174
  • Burglaries: 239
  • Thefts: 372
  • Auto thefts: 100

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 11
  • Robberies: 7
  • Assaults: 191
  • Burglaries: 178
  • Thefts: 324
  • Auto thefts: 86
Imperial County, CA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 379 buildings, average cost: $160,400
  • 2021: 425 buildings, average cost: $154,900
  • 2020: 315 buildings, average cost: $192,000
  • 2019: 266 buildings, average cost: $187,200
  • 2018: 274 buildings, average cost: $189,400
  • 2017: 179 buildings, average cost: $193,500
  • 2016: 213 buildings, average cost: $206,500
  • 2015: 112 buildings, average cost: $209,900
  • 2014: 185 buildings, average cost: $185,200
  • 2013: 297 buildings, average cost: $189,100
  • 2012: 211 buildings, average cost: $189,400
  • 2011: 129 buildings, average cost: $189,000
  • 2010: 102 buildings, average cost: $175,200
  • 2009: 184 buildings, average cost: $178,600
  • 2008: 259 buildings, average cost: $167,300
  • 2007: 648 buildings, average cost: $149,600
  • 2006: 1934 buildings, average cost: $162,800
  • 2005: 1940 buildings, average cost: $141,500
  • 2004: 1417 buildings, average cost: $147,700
  • 2003: 1025 buildings, average cost: $123,200
  • 2002: 827 buildings, average cost: $121,200
  • 2001: 551 buildings, average cost: $116,800
  • 2000: 594 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 1999: 333 buildings, average cost: $114,600
  • 1998: 356 buildings, average cost: $93,900
  • 1997: 276 buildings, average cost: $104,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Imperial, CA residents
Average permit cost in Imperial, CA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,846 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,872 (0.8%)

Distribution of median household income in Imperial, CA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Imperial, CA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Imperial, CA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 22.6%
Imperial County:

22.6%
California:

12.2%
(12.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.4% for Black residents, 22.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.6% for American Indian residents, 4.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 21.0% for other race residents, 23.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 33.2 years old
(Males: 32.3 years old, Females: 34.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.2 years old, Black residents: 37.7 years old, American Indian residents: 46.4 years old, Asian residents: 41.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.6 years old, Other race residents: 31.1 years old)

Area name: El Centro, CA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Imperial County is $533 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $657 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $904 a month.

Cities in this county include: El Centro, Calexico, Brawley, Imperial, West Imperial, Calipatria, Holtville, Winterhaven-Bard, Heber, Westmorland.

Imperial County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Zip codeCityNumber of testsNumber of tests >= 4 pCi/L
92227Brawley30
92232Calexico910
92243El Centro30
92244El Centro30
92249Heber10
92251Imperial110

2023 air pollution in Imperial County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.321 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.039 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 40.0 µg/m3. Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.8 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear Imperial County borders

Neighboring counties: Bamberg County, South Carolina , Nevada County, Arkansas , Sumter County, Alabama , Grayson County, Texas , Hunt County, Texas , Tarrant County, Texas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

18.3%
California:

5.1%

Unemployment by year in Imperial, CA
County total employment by year in Imperial, CA
County average yearly wages by year in Imperial, CA

Current college students: 8,705
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 56,579 (59.7% naturalized citizens)

Imperial County:

31.7%
Whole state:

26.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 14,0662010 or later
  • 10,3102000 to 2009
  • 9,6081990 to 1999
  • 12,7351980 to 1989
  • 8,8601970 to 1979
  • 9,770Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.1%

Imperial County marital status for males Imperial County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 37,324
  • One, attached: 1,571
  • Two: 1,362
  • 3 or 4: 4,184
  • 5 to 9: 2,781
  • 10 to 19: 1,800
  • 20 to 49: 443
  • 50 or more: 2,446
  • Mobile homes: 5,590
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 153

Housing units in Imperial County with a mortgage: 17,654 (960 second mortgage, 192 home equity loan, 694 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 120

Here:

12.4% with mortgage
State:

98.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Imperial County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic49,22612
Evangelical Protestant12,70780
Other3,63314
Mainline Protestant1,13712
Black Protestant6695
None107,156-
Imperial County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 40
Imperial County:

2.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10
This county:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 52
Imperial County:

3.23 / 10,000 pop.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 78
This county:

4.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Imperial County:

6.9%
California:

7.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Imperial County:

25.4%
State:

21.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.6%
State:

17.9%

Agriculture in Imperial County:

Average size of farms: 957 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $1,942,791
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1365.60
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.38%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $1,562,478
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 92.45%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 100.00%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $270,910
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 63.13%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 76.25
Corn for grain: 569 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 47179 harvested acres
Vegetables: 75,391 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 7,042 acres

Earthquake activity:

Imperial County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 5438% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 103.7 miles away from Imperial County center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 21.6 miles away from the county center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 25.0 miles away from the county center
On 10/15/1979 at 23:16:54, a magnitude 7.0 (5.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 ML, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 13.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 120.4 miles away from Imperial County center
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 245.8 miles away from the county center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • California Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4482, Natural disaster type: Other
  • California Earthquake, Incident Period: April 04, 2010 to July 04, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1911: May 07, 2010, FEMA Id: 1911, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows, Incident Period: January 17, 2010 to February 06, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1884: March 08, 2010, FEMA Id: 1884, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3248: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3248, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: February 13, 1995 to April 19, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1046: March 12, 1995, FEMA Id: 1046, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • California Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Mud & Landslides, Flooding, Incident Period: January 05, 1993 to March 20, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-979: February 03, 1993, FEMA Id: 979, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • California Severe Freeze, Incident Period: December 19, 1990 to January 03, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-894: February 11, 1991, FEMA Id: 894, Natural disaster type: Freeze
  • California FLOODING, Incident Period: June 16, 1983 to February 01, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-687: July 01, 1983, FEMA Id: 687, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • California Earthquake, Incident Period: October 19, 1979, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-609: October 19, 1979, FEMA Id: 609, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
  • California Flooding, Tropical Storm Kathleen, Incident Period: September 21, 1976, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-521: September 21, 1976, FEMA Id: 521, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Flood

The number of natural disasters in Imperial County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 1
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Imperial

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 43,821 (76.2%)
  • Carpooled: 5,013 (8.7%)
  • Bus: 270 (0.5%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,079 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle: 142 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 1,769 (3.1%)
  • Worked at home: 4,474 (7.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (9%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Healthcare support occupations (17%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (92%)
  • El Salvador (1%)
  • Korea (1%)
  • Guatemala (1%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (0%)
  • Venezuela (0%)
  • Sudan (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Imperial County


  • American (2%)
  • African (1%)
  • English (1%)
  • German (1%)
  • Irish (1%)
  • Italian (0%)
  • European (0%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Imperial County, California in 2010:

  • 8,668 people in state prisons
  • 637 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 418 people in federal detention centers
  • 274 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 239 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 167 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 121 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 81 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 33 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 25 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 20 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Imperial County, California in 2000:

  • 4,652 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 4,472 people in state prisons
  • 675 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 347 people in nursing homes
  • 320 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 146 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 137 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 71 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 60 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 58 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 34 people in religious group quarters
  • 26 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 17 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 17 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $48,874.

4.13% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($35,350 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.13%
California average:

5.19%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.80% relocated from other counties in California ($23,769 average AGI)
1.33% relocated from other states ($11,581 average AGI)
Imperial County:

1.33%
California average:

1.56%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from San Diego County, CA  0.75% ($46,868 average AGI)
from Riverside County, CA  0.68% ($30,538)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.43% ($27,252)
from Yuma County, AZ  0.27% ($32,770)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.21% ($31,940)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.19% ($29,030)
from Orange County, CA  0.12% ($39,120)


4.19% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,467 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.19%
California average:

6.14%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.43% relocated to other counties in California ($24,243 average AGI)
1.76% relocated to other states ($21,223 average AGI)
Imperial County:

1.76%
California average:

2.55%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to San Diego County, CA  0.78% ($61,016 average AGI)
to Riverside County, CA  0.58% ($37,793)
to Yuma County, AZ  0.48% ($50,578)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.26% ($41,257)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.25% ($23,453)
to San Bernardino County, CA  0.17% ($30,817)
to Kern County, CA  0.07% ($21,679)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 21.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 19.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 13.8

Births per 1000 population in Imperial County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Imperial County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Imperial County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Imperial County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Imperial County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Imperial County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Imperial County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Imperial County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Imperial County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 20,934 (17,384 aged, 3,550 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 5,135 (11%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Imperial County, California in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,302)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,143)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (897)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (666)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (560)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (474)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (401)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (340)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (312)
  • Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, without complications (305)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 32%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 39.5. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 65.6. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 32.8
  • Other - 32.8

Household type by relationship:

Households: 178,713
  • Male householders: 25,393 (5,519 living alone), Female householders: 25,484 (3,860 living alone)
  • 25,014 spouses (25,005 opposite-sex spouses), 3,295 unmarried partners, (3,295 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 64,342 children (61,455 natural, 1,320 adopted, 1,567 stepchildren), 10,545 grandchildren, 2,253 brothers or sisters, 5,007 parents, 0 foster children, 5,835 other relatives, 5,215 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 6,330

Size of family households: 9,933 2-persons, 9,036 3-persons, 9,961 4-persons, 5,259 5-persons, 3,086 6-persons, 2,072 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,379 1-person, 1,365 2-persons, 397 3-persons, 340 4-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

23,721 married couples with children.
16,297 single-parent households (5,019 men, 11,278 women).

25.3% of residents of Imperial speak English at home.
73.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $867,689,000 ($5,692 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $55,050,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $249,992,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $160,232,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,590,000
Federal grants: $266,417,000
Federal procurement contracts: $61,340,000 ($29,140,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $121,118,000 ($18,512,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,751,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $87,898,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,625,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 14,469
Here:

93 per 1000 residents
State:

77 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,423
Here:

28 per 1000 residents
State:

34 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +6,153
Here:

+39 per 1000 residents
State:

+39 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -2,566
Here:  -16 per 1000 residents
State:  -18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Imperial County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.15 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

3.9

Year house built in Imperial County, California
  • Year house built in Imperial County, California
  • 5562020 or later
  • 6,9222010 to 2019
  • 10,7562000 to 2009
  • 8,5151990 to 1999
  • 6,9031980 to 1989
  • 8,9691970 to 1979
  • 5,5171960 to 1969
  • 5,3711950 to 1959
  • 1,7061940 to 1949
  • 2,4391939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Imperial County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Imperial County, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Imperial County, California
  • 2811 room
  • 2982 rooms
  • 6093 rooms
  • 2,6414 rooms
  • 8,8335 rooms
  • 8,2626 rooms
  • 3,2957 rooms
  • 2,1338 rooms
  • 3,5189+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Imperial County, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Imperial County, California
  • 1,3561 room
  • 8032 rooms
  • 3,8413 rooms
  • 5,1284 rooms
  • 5,7725 rooms
  • 2,0286 rooms
  • 6807 rooms
  • 5448 rooms
  • 8559+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Imperial County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Imperial County, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Imperial County, California
  • 333no bedroom
  • 6761 bedroom
  • 2,7082 bedrooms
  • 13,9703 bedrooms
  • 10,6184 bedrooms
  • 1,5655+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Imperial County, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Imperial County, California
  • 1,476no bedroom
  • 2,6341 bedroom
  • 8,0392 bedrooms
  • 6,7543 bedrooms
  • 1,6554 bedrooms
  • 4495+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Imperial County, California in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Imperial County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Imperial County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,058no vehicle
  • 5,2011 vehicle
  • 10,7792 vehicles
  • 7,8463 vehicles
  • 3,9564 vehicles
  • 1,0305+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Imperial County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Imperial County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,952no vehicle
  • 9,8111 vehicle
  • 6,9432 vehicles
  • 1,4993 vehicles
  • 5764 vehicles
  • 2265+ vehicles

91.7% of Imperial County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in California.

Imperial County:

91.7%
State average:

88.9%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 106,582
  • Other state: 10,584
  • Northeast: 1,502
  • Midwest: 1,996
  • South: 2,532
  • West: 4,554
Year householders moved into unit in Imperial County, CA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Imperial County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 48.0%Electricity
  • 44.3%Utility gas
  • 3.9%No fuel used
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 59.3%Electricity
  • 33.8%Utility gas
  • 5.2%No fuel used
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 502
Here:

2.3%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 196
Here:

1.3%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 498
Here:

4.7%
California:

15.9%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Imperial County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $83,821,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $72,273,000
  • Charges - Other: $52,798,000
    Other: $43,143,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,657,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,069,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,049,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $987,000
    Air Transportation: $776,000
    Regular Highways: $702,000
    Regular Highways: $423,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $233,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $67,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,672,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,136,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $84,693,000
    Health - Other: $83,906,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,831,000
    Health - Other: $80,024,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $48,115,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $43,655,000
    Regular Highways: $23,827,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,205,000
    Police Protection: $21,095,000
    Regular Highways: $19,494,000
    Correctional Institutions: $19,361,000
    General - Other: $19,232,000
    General - Other: $18,864,000
    Police Protection: $17,837,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,252,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,806,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,687,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,723,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,487,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,895,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,712,000
    Financial Administration: $6,585,000
    Financial Administration: $6,215,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,783,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,588,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,224,000
    Parks and Recreation: $835,000
    Parks and Recreation: $746,000
    Libraries: $619,000
    Air Transportation: $612,000
    Libraries: $586,000
    Air Transportation: $504,000
    Solid Waste Management: $152,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $30,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $12,378,000
    Other: $11,066,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,482,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,166,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,164,000
    Housing and Community Development: $677,000
    Education: $124,000
    Education: $122,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,166,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,646,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,547,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $25,037,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $2,046,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,005,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $21,111,000
    Education: $17,865,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,455,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,255,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,785,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,030,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,755,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,200,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $24,372,000
    General Revenue - Other: $17,694,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,558,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,439,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,299,000
    Rents: $2,086,000
    Rents: $1,411,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,383,000
    Special Assessments: $129,000
    Special Assessments: $80,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $4,442,000
    General - Other: $4,411,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,550,000
    Police Protection: $2,270,000
    Regular Highways: $1,275,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,196,000
    Regular Highways: $1,072,000
    Local Fire Protection: $648,000
    Correctional Institutions: $475,000
    Solid Waste Management: $450,000
    Solid Waste Management: $424,000
    Sewerage: $417,000
    Health - Other: $337,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $270,000
    Sewerage: $255,000
    Health - Other: $253,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $169,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
    General Public Building: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,482,000
    Cash and Securities: $70,613,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $124,373,000
    Public Welfare: $118,376,000
    Health and Hospitals: $88,546,000
    Education: $78,243,000
    Education: $74,880,000
    Health and Hospitals: $65,752,000
    Other: $53,014,000
    Other: $39,458,000
    Highways: $10,086,000
    Highways: $8,108,000
    General Local Government Support: $329,000
    General Local Government Support: $271,000
  • Tax - Property: $54,129,000
    Property: $48,245,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,829,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,073,000
    Other License: $3,164,000
    Other License: $2,751,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,399,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,301,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $384,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $352,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $275,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $264,000
    Other: $148,000
    Other Selective Sales: $44,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $28,295,000
    : $25,918,000

Imperial County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $83,821,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $72,273,000
  • Charges - Other: $52,798,000
    Other: $43,143,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,657,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,069,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,049,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $987,000
    Air Transportation: $776,000
    Regular Highways: $702,000
    Regular Highways: $423,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $233,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $67,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,672,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,136,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $84,693,000
    Health - Other: $83,906,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,831,000
    Health - Other: $80,024,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $48,115,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $43,655,000
    Regular Highways: $23,827,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,205,000
    Police Protection: $21,095,000
    Regular Highways: $19,494,000
    Correctional Institutions: $19,361,000
    General - Other: $19,232,000
    General - Other: $18,864,000
    Police Protection: $17,837,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,252,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,806,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,687,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,723,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,487,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,895,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,712,000
    Financial Administration: $6,585,000
    Financial Administration: $6,215,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,783,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,588,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,224,000
    Parks and Recreation: $835,000
    Parks and Recreation: $746,000
    Libraries: $619,000
    Air Transportation: $612,000
    Libraries: $586,000
    Air Transportation: $504,000
    Solid Waste Management: $152,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $30,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $12,378,000
    Other: $11,066,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,482,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,166,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,164,000
    Housing and Community Development: $677,000
    Education: $124,000
    Education: $122,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,166,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,646,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,547,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $25,037,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $2,046,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,005,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $21,111,000
    Education: $17,865,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,455,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,255,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,785,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,030,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,755,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,200,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $24,372,000
    General Revenue - Other: $17,694,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,558,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,439,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,299,000
    Rents: $2,086,000
    Rents: $1,411,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,383,000
    Special Assessments: $129,000
    Special Assessments: $80,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $4,442,000
    General - Other: $4,411,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,550,000
    Police Protection: $2,270,000
    Regular Highways: $1,275,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,196,000
    Regular Highways: $1,072,000
    Local Fire Protection: $648,000
    Correctional Institutions: $475,000
    Solid Waste Management: $450,000
    Solid Waste Management: $424,000
    Sewerage: $417,000
    Health - Other: $337,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $270,000
    Sewerage: $255,000
    Health - Other: $253,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $169,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
    General Public Building: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,482,000
    Cash and Securities: $70,613,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $124,373,000
    Public Welfare: $118,376,000
    Health and Hospitals: $88,546,000
    Education: $78,243,000
    Education: $74,880,000
    Health and Hospitals: $65,752,000
    Other: $53,014,000
    Other: $39,458,000
    Highways: $10,086,000
    Highways: $8,108,000
    General Local Government Support: $329,000
    General Local Government Support: $271,000
  • Tax - Property: $54,129,000
    Property: $48,245,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,829,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,073,000
    Other License: $3,164,000
    Other License: $2,751,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,399,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,301,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $384,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $352,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $275,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $264,000
    Other: $148,000
    Other Selective Sales: $44,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $28,295,000
    : $25,918,000

Imperial County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $83,821,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $72,273,000
  • Charges - Other: $52,798,000
    Other: $43,143,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,657,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,069,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,049,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $987,000
    Air Transportation: $776,000
    Regular Highways: $702,000
    Regular Highways: $423,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $233,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $67,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,672,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,136,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $84,693,000
    Health - Other: $83,906,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,831,000
    Health - Other: $80,024,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $48,115,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $43,655,000
    Regular Highways: $23,827,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,205,000
    Police Protection: $21,095,000
    Regular Highways: $19,494,000
    Correctional Institutions: $19,361,000
    General - Other: $19,232,000
    General - Other: $18,864,000
    Police Protection: $17,837,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,252,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,806,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,687,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,723,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,487,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,895,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,712,000
    Financial Administration: $6,585,000
    Financial Administration: $6,215,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,783,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,588,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,224,000
    Parks and Recreation: $835,000
    Parks and Recreation: $746,000
    Libraries: $619,000
    Air Transportation: $612,000
    Libraries: $586,000
    Air Transportation: $504,000
    Solid Waste Management: $152,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $30,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $12,378,000
    Other: $11,066,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,482,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,166,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,164,000
    Housing and Community Development: $677,000
    Education: $124,000
    Education: $122,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,166,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,646,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,547,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $25,037,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $2,046,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,005,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $21,111,000
    Education: $17,865,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,455,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,255,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,785,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,030,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,755,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,200,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $24,372,000
    General Revenue - Other: $17,694,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,558,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,439,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,299,000
    Rents: $2,086,000
    Rents: $1,411,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,383,000
    Special Assessments: $129,000
    Special Assessments: $80,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $4,442,000
    General - Other: $4,411,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,550,000
    Police Protection: $2,270,000
    Regular Highways: $1,275,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,196,000
    Regular Highways: $1,072,000
    Local Fire Protection: $648,000
    Correctional Institutions: $475,000
    Solid Waste Management: $450,000
    Solid Waste Management: $424,000
    Sewerage: $417,000
    Health - Other: $337,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $270,000
    Sewerage: $255,000
    Health - Other: $253,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $169,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
    General Public Building: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,482,000
    Cash and Securities: $70,613,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $124,373,000
    Public Welfare: $118,376,000
    Health and Hospitals: $88,546,000
    Education: $78,243,000
    Education: $74,880,000
    Health and Hospitals: $65,752,000
    Other: $53,014,000
    Other: $39,458,000
    Highways: $10,086,000
    Highways: $8,108,000
    General Local Government Support: $329,000
    General Local Government Support: $271,000
  • Tax - Property: $54,129,000
    Property: $48,245,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,829,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,073,000
    Other License: $3,164,000
    Other License: $2,751,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,399,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,301,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $384,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $352,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $275,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $264,000
    Other: $148,000
    Other Selective Sales: $44,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $28,295,000
    : $25,918,000

Imperial County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $83,821,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $72,273,000
  • Charges - Other: $52,798,000
    Other: $43,143,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,657,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,069,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,049,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $987,000
    Air Transportation: $776,000
    Regular Highways: $702,000
    Regular Highways: $423,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $233,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $67,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,672,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,136,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $84,693,000
    Health - Other: $83,906,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,831,000
    Health - Other: $80,024,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $48,115,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $43,655,000
    Regular Highways: $23,827,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,205,000
    Police Protection: $21,095,000
    Regular Highways: $19,494,000
    Correctional Institutions: $19,361,000
    General - Other: $19,232,000
    General - Other: $18,864,000
    Police Protection: $17,837,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $16,252,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,806,000
    Corrections - Other: $10,687,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,723,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,487,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,895,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,712,000
    Financial Administration: $6,585,000
    Financial Administration: $6,215,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,783,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,588,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,224,000
    Parks and Recreation: $835,000
    Parks and Recreation: $746,000
    Libraries: $619,000
    Air Transportation: $612,000
    Libraries: $586,000
    Air Transportation: $504,000
    Solid Waste Management: $152,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $30,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $12,378,000
    Other: $11,066,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,482,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,166,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,164,000
    Housing and Community Development: $677,000
    Education: $124,000
    Education: $122,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,166,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,646,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,547,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $25,037,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $2,046,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,005,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $21,111,000
    Education: $17,865,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,455,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,255,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,785,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,030,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,755,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,200,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $24,372,000
    General Revenue - Other: $17,694,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,558,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,439,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,299,000
    Rents: $2,086,000
    Rents: $1,411,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,383,000
    Special Assessments: $129,000
    Special Assessments: $80,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $4,442,000
    General - Other: $4,411,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,550,000
    Police Protection: $2,270,000
    Regular Highways: $1,275,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,196,000
    Regular Highways: $1,072,000
    Local Fire Protection: $648,000
    Correctional Institutions: $475,000
    Solid Waste Management: $450,000
    Solid Waste Management: $424,000
    Sewerage: $417,000
    Health - Other: $337,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $270,000
    Sewerage: $255,000
    Health - Other: $253,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $169,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $138,000
    General Public Building: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,482,000
    Cash and Securities: $70,613,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $124,373,000
    Public Welfare: $118,376,000
    Health and Hospitals: $88,546,000
    Education: $78,243,000
    Education: $74,880,000
    Health and Hospitals: $65,752,000
    Other: $53,014,000
    Other: $39,458,000
    Highways: $10,086,000
    Highways: $8,108,000
    General Local Government Support: $329,000
    General Local Government Support: $271,000
  • Tax - Property: $54,129,000
    Property: $48,245,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,829,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,073,000
    Other License: $3,164,000
    Other License: $2,751,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,399,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,301,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $384,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $352,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $275,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $264,000
    Other: $148,000
    Other Selective Sales: $44,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $28,295,000
    : $25,918,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 10,391
  • Number of aged recipients: 4,183
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,208
  • Number of recipients under 18: 606
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,049
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 5,736
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 6,425
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 5,155
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 29 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,209$147,311328$122,152493$167,21339$85,4622$421,500149$89,24813$127,462
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED79$144,59540$105,52587$182,8288$96,5000$028$91,1797$107,429
APPLICATIONS DENIED268$149,164117$94,034487$156,68273$55,3700$094$117,55346$81,957
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN282$156,25271$126,437302$175,12338$89,7371$845,00043$120,79111$121,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS34$155,50013$113,38565$166,55412$82,5830$012$96,8336$73,667
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 18 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED34$179,1767$225,0001$128,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED24$179,33310$207,1004$130,750
APPLICATIONS DENIED10$160,3000$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$159,0000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$159,0000$01$207,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Imperial, CA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Imperial, CA - Value
Most common first names in Imperial County, CA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Maria62973.8 years
Jose53470.9 years
John48873.3 years
William40273.3 years
James38673.0 years
Robert35570.2 years
Mary31377.5 years
Jesus27273.3 years
Charles25974.0 years
Manuel25571.5 years
Most common last names in Imperial County, CA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Garcia30870.2 years
Lopez23872.4 years
Martinez20772.2 years
Rodriguez19073.1 years
Smith18875.0 years
Hernandez18570.4 years
Gonzalez16672.3 years
Johnson15675.0 years
Ramirez13169.4 years
Brown12572.8 years
Businesses in Imperial County, CA
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven10Jack In The Box8
99 Cents Only Stores2Jones New York4
AT&T2Journeys1
Aeropostale1Justice1
American Eagle Outfitters1KFC3
Applebee's2Kmart1
AutoZone4Kroger2
Bakers1La-Z-Boy1
Bath & Body Works1Lane Furniture3
Bed Bath & Beyond1Little Caesars Pizza3
Best Western3Lowe's1
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards1Macy's1
Budget Car Rental1Marriott2
Burger King3McDonald's6
Carl\s Jr.4Motherhood Maternity2
Charlotte Russe1New York & Co1
Chevrolet1Nike5
Chuck E. Cheese's1Nissan1
Church's Chicken2Old Navy1
Circle K5Pac Sun1
Cold Stone Creamery1Payless7
Comfort Inn1Penske1
Costco1Quality1
Curves1Quiznos1
Dairy Queen1RadioShack3
Dennys3Rite Aid3
Discount Tire2SONIC Drive-In1
Domino's Pizza3Sears2
DressBarn1Skechers USA1
Dressbarn1Spencer Gifts1
El Pollo Loco1Sprint Nextel9
Express1Staples2
FedEx11Starbucks5
Finish Line1T-Mobile7
Foot Locker1Taco Bell2
Forever 211Target1
GNC4Toyota1
GameStop3Toys"R"Us1
Gap1True Value3
Gymboree1U-Haul6
H&R Block4UPS14
Holiday Inn2Vans8
Hollister Co.1Verizon Wireless1
Home Depot1Vons2
Honda1Walmart3
Hot Topic1Wendy's1
JCPenney2Wet Seal1

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  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
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