Imperial County, California 

2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates - what's this?

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FACT SHEET 

Social Characteristics - show more >> Estimate Percent U.S.

Margin of

Error

Average household size 3.27 (X) 2.61 +/-0.06 map

Average family size 3.72 (X) 3.20 +/-0.10 

Population 25 years and over 92,832 +/-371

High school graduate or higher (X) 63.0 84.5% (X) map

Bachelor's degree or higher (X) 11.2 27.4% (X) map

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and 

over) 6,183 5.5 10.1% +/-611 map

With a Disability (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Foreign born 49,969 31.1 12.5% +/-2,126 map

Male, Now married, except separated (population 

15 years and over) 31,378 49.5 52.2% +/-1,156 

Female, Now married, except separated 

(population 15 years and over) 27,851 47.7 48.2% +/-1,311 

Speak a language other than English at home 

(population 5 years and over) 102,855 70.6 19.6% +/-1,923 map

Household population 150,283 +/-869 

Group quarters population (X) (X) (X) (X)

 

Economic Characteristics - show more >> Estimate Percent U.S. Margin of

Error

In labor force (population 16 years and over) 63,004 52.9 65.2% +/-1,565 map

Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 

years and over) 18.3 (X) 25.3 +/-0.9 map

Median household income (in 2008 inflationadjusted dollars) 37,492 (X) 52,175 +/-1,840 map

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted 

dollars) 42,163 (X) 63,211 +/-2,302 map

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted 

dollars) 16,043 (X) 27,466 +/-734 

Families below poverty level (X) 19.7 9.6% (X) 

Individuals below poverty level (X) 21.2 13.2% (X) map

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >> Estimate Percent U.S. Margin of

Error

Total housing units 53,241 +/-271 

Occupied housing units 45,976 86.4 88.0% +/-942

Owner-occupied housing units 24,831 54.0 67.1% +/-915 

Renter-occupied housing units 21,145 46.0 32.9% +/-1,179

Vacant housing units 7,265 13.6 12.0% +/-902 

Owner-occupied homes 24,831 +/-915 map

Median value (dollars) 233,700 (X) 192,400 +/-6,580 map

Median of selected monthly owner costs 

With a mortgage (dollars) 1,621 (X) 1,508 +/-67 map

Not mortgaged (dollars) 367 (X) 425 +/-18 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >> Estimate Percent U.S. Margin of

Error

Total population 160,600 *****

Male 83,240 51.8 49.3% +/-152 

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Female 77,360 48.2 50.7% +/-152 

Median age (years) 30.3 (X) 36.7 +/-0.2 map

Under 5 years 14,960 9.3 6.9% +/-139 

18 years and over 113,562 70.7 75.5% *****

65 years and over 16,854 10.5 12.6% +/-209 

One race 156,513 97.5 97.8% +/-858

White 121,508 75.7 74.3% +/-2,620 map

Black or African American 5,676 3.5 12.3% +/-203 map

American Indian and Alaska Native 2,466 1.5 0.8% +/-235 map

Asian 3,005 1.9 4.4% +/-274 map

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 120 0.1 0.1% +/-92 map

Some other race 23,738 14.8 5.8% +/-2,506 map

Two or more races 4,087 2.5 2.2% +/-858 map

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 122,124 76.0 15.1% *****

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 

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