El Centro.
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California·Imperial County
10 tracts·51K people·$323K median·4,205/mi²
Hispanic 87 · White 8 · Black 3 · Multiracial 1 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 47 · Other 32 · Living alone 21
El Centro 32 · Brawley 5 · Calexico 5 · Imperial 5 · San Diego 4 · Elsewhere 48
Health 32 · Public admin 19 · Retail 15 · Manufacturing 12 · Professional 11 · Leisure 8 · Other 3
Service 29 · Management · business · science · arts 25 · Sales · office 17 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 14
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 27 · Work from home 6 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · 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 El Centro is $323,100 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
El Centro has 44,240 residents across 9 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 31.0; the population is 86.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% White, 3.0% Black, 1.0% Multiracial, 1.0% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 3.4 people; 14.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.6% (Census ACS).
Sunflower Elementary (44%), De Anza Magnet (40%) and McKinley Elementary (37%) lead the elementary schools; Kennedy Middle (34%) and Wilson Jr. High (32%) lead the middle schools; Central Union High (43%), Southwest High (37%) and Mt. Signal Virtual Academy (20%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,052/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in El Centro is $53,082 a year, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
In El Centro, median rent is $1,052/month and the median home value is $323,100 (Census ACS).
El Centro reported 3.4 violent crimes and 15.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 106°F; winter lows average 44°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 2 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in El Centro are earthquake (98), inland flooding (89) and wildfire (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.92g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
El Centro scores 11.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).