Brawley.
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California·Imperial County
6 tracts·27K people·$291K median·3,379/mi²
Hispanic 86 · White 11 · Asian 2 · Multiracial 1 · Other 0 · Black 0
Married couple 43 · Other 36 · Living alone 21
Brawley 27 · El Centro 12 · San Diego 5 · Imperial 4 · Calexico 3 · Elsewhere 50
Health 38 · Manufacturing 30 · Retail 13 · Leisure 7 · Professional 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Service 26 · Management · business · science · arts 25 · Construction · maintenance 17 · Sales · office 17 · Production · transport 16
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 13 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Brawley is $290,700 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Brawley has 27,283 residents across 5 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.6; the population is 85.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% White, 1.9% Asian, 0.8% Multiracial, 0.4% Other and 0.3% Black; the average household has 3.4 people; 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.3% (Census ACS).
Myron D. Witter Elementary (35%), Miguel Hidalgo Elementary (30%) and Phil D. Swing Elementary (29%) lead the elementary schools; Barbara Worth Junior High is the middle school with reported scores (26%); Brawley Union High (42%) and Desert Valley High (Continuation) (13%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $988/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Brawley is $59,311 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Brawley, median rent is $988/month and the median home value is $290,700 (Census ACS).
Brawley reported 1.7 violent crimes and 17.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 107°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 2 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Brawley are earthquake (95), drought (74) and inland flooding (72), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.98g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Brawley scores 9.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).