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California · Census place 36280

Imperial city, CA

Quick answer

Imperial city has 20,943 residents, ranking #342 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $83,214, the median home is worth $344,700 and median gross rent runs $1,396 a month.

Population
20,943Imperial city residents
Median household income
$83,214Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$344,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,396Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
65.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Imperial city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Imperial city median would spend about 20.1% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.4% of residents and 65.5% 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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