California · Census place 21782
El Centro city, CA
Quick answer
El Centro city has 44,186 residents, ranking #208 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $56,093, the median home is worth $291,100 and median gross rent runs $992 a month.
- Population
- 44,186El Centro city residents
- Median household income
- $56,093Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $291,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $992Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in El Centro city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the El Centro city median would spend about 21.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.1% of residents and 50% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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