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Imperial County

Population in July 2007: 415.
Males: 199  (48.1%)
Females: 216  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  52.6 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 92257.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $17,731 (it was $17,708 in 2000)
Bombay Beach:  $17,731
California:  $59,948

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,371 (it was $32,800 in 2000)
Bombay Beach:  $86,371
California:  $532,300

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Races in Bombay Beach:

  • White Non-Hispanic (58.5%)
  • Black (18.6%)
  • Hispanic (18.6%)
  • Two or more races (5.2%)
  • Other race (4.1%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Bombay Beach: 86.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (30.3%), German (8.7%), Hungarian (7.7%), Irish (6.6%), French (3.3%), Scottish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: -225 feet

Land area: 1.01 square miles.

Population density: 413 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bombay Beach

  • High school or higher: 53.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 17.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bombay Beach CDP

  • Never married: 13.0%
  • Now married: 42.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 15.2%
  • Divorced: 29.4%

43 residents are foreign born (7.4% Latin America, 4.4% Europe).

This place:  11.7%
California:  26.2%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Bombay Beach, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bombay Beach to the number of sex offenders is 415 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bombay Beach:  1.9% ($623)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Coachella Valley, CA (32.2 miles , pop. 118,932).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Diego, CA (91.2 miles , pop. 1,223,400).

Nearest cities: Salton City, CA (3.7 miles ), Niland, CA (3.8 miles ), West Imperial, CA (3.9 miles ), Salton Sea Beach, CA (4.1 miles ), Desert Shores, CA (4.3 miles ), Calipatria, CA (4.5 miles ), Westmorland, CA (4.8 miles ), Mecca, CA (5.0 miles ).

Latitude: 33.35 N, Longitude: 115.73 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 760

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (34%)
  • Metal and metal products (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (46%)
  • Public administration (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (20%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (11%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (41%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (34%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Cashiers (10%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (39%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (22%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (20%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Bombay Beach:
  • PIONEERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 29 miles; BRAWLEY, CA)
  • KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, RIVERSIDE (about 34 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA)
  • KNOLLWOOD PSYCH & CHEMICAL DEPEND CTR (about 34 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bombay Beach:
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 34 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,213)
  • RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 10,798)
  • IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; IMPERIAL, CA; FT enrollment: 4,006)
  • COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (about 46 miles; PALM DESERT, CA; FT enrollment: 3,804)
  • GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 69 miles; CARLSBAD, CA; FT enrollment: 2,479)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO (about 69 miles; LA JOLLA, CA; FT enrollment: 19,582)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS (about 69 miles; SAN MARCOS, CA; FT enrollment: 4,875)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  52.8%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  27.8%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.6%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bombay Beach, CA



Bombay Beach compared to California state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Bombay Beach travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Imperial County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (55%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
  • Utility gas (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)


Religon statistics for Bombay Beach

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSeventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents82.5%3.6%3.4%1.8%1.2%
Congregations16.3%9.6%13.5%3.8%4.8%
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Methodist ChurchFriends (Quakers)Other religions
Adherents1.1%1.0%0.7%0.7%4.0%
Congregations3.8%3.8%3.8%2.9%37.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,622 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.49%
California average:  5.75%

0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($631 average AGI)
Imperial County:  0.29%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from San Diego County, CA  1.23% ($38,293 average AGI)
from Riverside County, CA  0.71% ($26,307)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.56% ($27,406)


4.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.72%
California average:  6.27%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($421 average AGI)
Imperial County:  0.08%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to San Diego County, CA  0.89% ($34,297 average AGI)
to Riverside County, CA  0.62% ($32,527)
to Yuma County, AZ  0.42% ($40,329)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bombay Beach:
  • KFMB (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KCBQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
  • KNWZ (970 AM; 5 kW; COACHELLA, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KNWQ (1140 AM; 10 kW; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KPRZ (1210 AM; 20 kW; SAN MARCOS, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bombay Beach:
  • KZAL (105.5 FM; DESERT CENTER, CA; Owner: WORLDWIDE MULTI-MEDIA B/C CO.)
  • KLVJ (100.1 FM; JULIAN, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KLRD (90.1 FM; YUCAIPA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KRCK-FM (97.7 FM; MECCA, CA; Owner: PLAYA DEL SOL BROADCASTERS)
  • KSEH (94.5 FM; BRAWLEY, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSSB (100.9 FM; CALIPATRIA, CA; Owner: PHILLIP J. PLANK)



FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • BOMBAY BEACH, Water Reclamation Plant, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24 m, Overall height: 29 m, Call Sign: WQET929
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.343 MHz, 928.343 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/13/2006, Expiration Date: 04/13/2016, Certifier: Javier Mata
    Registrant: Coachella Valley Water District, 85-995 Ave 52, Coachella, CA 92236, Phone: (760) 398-2661


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