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Notable locations in El Centro: Broken Spoke Country Club (A), City of El Centro Water Plant (B), Desert Trails Recreational Vehicle Park (C), El Centro Public Library (D), El Centro Community Center Branch el Centro Public Library (E), El Centro Community Center (F), Veterans Memorial Hall (G), Imperial County Law Library (H), Imperial County Jail (I), Imperial County Courthouse (J), Fire Station Number 1 (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Valley Plaza Shopping Center (1), El Centro Center Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in El Centro include: Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (A), Grace Baptist Church (B), Grace Lutheran Church (C), El Centro Korean Church (D), Sweet Home Baptist Church (E), Emmanuel Asamblea de Dios Latina (F), Valley Christian Church (G), Iglesia de Dios de la Profesia (H), Edwards Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in El Centro include: Adams Park (1), West Park (2), West Main Park (3), Swarthout Field (4), McGee Park (5), Bucklin Park (6), Fraizer Field (7), North Park (8), Desert Gardens Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: El Centro Main Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Best Western John Jay Inn (2352 South Fourth), Brunner's Restaurant (215 N Imperial Ave), Brunner's Inn & Suites (215 N Imperial Ave).
Court: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Senior Resident Agent (321 South Waterman Avenue).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in El Centro and their reported violations in the past:
WIEST LAKE COUNTY CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-10-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-2000)
Drinking water stations with addresses in El Centro that have no violations reported:
- ONE-ELEVEN TRUCK PLAZA (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- RED HILL MARINA (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  22.8% | | Whole state: |  14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 8.2% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in El Centro, CA
People in group quarters in El Centro
- 557 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 112 people in nursing homes
- 85 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 80 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 16 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in religious group quarters
El Centro compared to California state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in El Centro (2007 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Vons-El Centro at 750 North Imperial Avenue, branch established on 1995-08-21; El Centro Branch at 1200 West Main Street, branch established on 1980-03-21. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Washington Mutual Bank: North Cottonwood Drive Branch at 2303 North Cottonwood Drive, branch established on 2002-07-01. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $345,294.6 mil, Deposits: $219,019.0 mil, headquarters in Henderson, NV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices
- Union Bank of California, National Association: El Centro Branch at 576 Main Street, branch established on 1912-05-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51,969.1 mil, Deposits: $43,916.7 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 340 total offices, Holding Company: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: El Centro Branch at 1414 Main Street, branch established on 1925-03-26. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Desert Commercial Bank: El Centro Branch at 1599 West Main Street, branch established on 2006-05-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $123.8 mil, Deposits: $101.9 mil, headquarters in Palm Desert, CA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
- Rabobank, National Association: at 1448 Main Street, branch established on 1981-03-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,154.6 mil, Deposits: $2,884.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Rabobank Nederland B*b
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2004 Presidential Election results in Imperial County California:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (52%)
- Utility gas (44%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Firefighters |
34 | $160,475 | $56,638 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
3 | $9,312 | $37,248 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
17 | $59,596 | $42,068 | 1 | $1,227 |
| Hospitals |
623 | $1,802,557 | $34,720 | 22 | $50,878 |
| Sewerage |
14 | $55,454 | $47,532 | 1 | $1,067 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $9,631 | $38,524 | 3 | $5,028 |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $22,760 | $45,520 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
45 | $220,171 | $58,712 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
11 | $35,789 | $39,043 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
13 | $52,381 | $48,352 | 2 | $4,260 |
| Local Libraries |
6 | $19,009 | $38,018 | 4 | $3,491 |
| Water Supply |
23 | $86,273 | $45,012 | 1 | $1,067 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
10 | $43,481 | $52,177 | 1 | $1,277 |
| Parks and Recreation |
11 | $29,324 | $31,990 | 31 | $36,186 |
| Judicial and Legal |
4 | $26,382 | $79,146 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
22 | $73,788 | $40,248 | 20 | $15,549 |
| Totals for Government |
845 | $2,706,385 | $38,434 | 86 | $120,030 |
El Centro government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,074,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $52,724,000
Sewerage: $4,067,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,119,000
All Other: $861,000
Regular Highways: $100,000
Housing & Community Development: $92,000
Parks & Recreation: $89,000
- Construction - Own Hospitals: $16,663,000
Regular Highways: $3,590,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,164,000
Central Staff Services: $715,000
Police Protection: $503,000
Water Utilities: $270,000
Sewerage: $236,000
Fire Protection: $136,000
Parks & Recreation: $122,000
Libraries: $114,000
- Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $49,239,000
Police Protection: $5,073,000
Fire Protection: $3,383,000
Regular Highways: $3,122,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,092,000
Water Utilities: $3,038,000
Sewerage: $2,673,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,397,000
Central Staff Services: $1,392,000
Financial Administration: $1,315,000
Housing & Community Development: $478,000
Libraries: $349,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $317,000
General - Other: $143,000
Transit Utilities: $124,000
Health Services - Other: $68,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,171,000
All Other: $175,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,957,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,533,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $52,984,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $750,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $47,825,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,344,000
Other, NEC: $764,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,145,000
Water Utilities: $189,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,461,000
Interest Earnings: $3,258,000
Property Sale Other: $933,000
Rents: $33,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $412,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $7,000
Health - Other: $2,000
Central Staff: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $24,034,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,479,000
Transit Utilities: $29,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,820,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,244,000
All Other: $1,074,000
Highways: $690,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $8,518,000
Property: $4,175,000
NEC: $838,000
Other Selective Sales: $791,000
Public Utilities: $176,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $29,836,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $91,000
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in El Centro:
- KXO (1230 AM; 1 kW; EL CENTRO, CA; Owner: KXO, INC.)
- KWST (1430 AM; 1 kW; EL CENTRO, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KICO (1490 AM; 1 kW; CALEXICO, CA; Owner: HANSON BROADCASTING CO. OF CALIFORNIA)
- KFMB (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC.)
- KCBQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
- KROP (1300 AM; 1 kW; BRAWLEY, CA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, 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)
- KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KPRZ (1210 AM; 20 kW; SAN MARCOS, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
- KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in El Centro:
- KXO-FM (107.5 FM; EL CENTRO, CA; Owner: KXO, INC.)
- KGBA (100.1 FM; HOLTVILLE, CA; Owner: THE VOICE OF INTERNATONAL CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM, INC.)
- KUBO (88.7 FM; CALEXICO, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
- KMXX (99.3 FM; IMPERIAL, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KQVO (97.7 FM; CALEXICO, CA; Owner: HANSON BROADCASTING CO. OF CALIFORNIA)
- KSIQ (96.1 FM; BRAWLEY, CA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KSEH (94.5 FM; BRAWLEY, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KZAL (105.5 FM; DESERT CENTER, CA; Owner: WORLDWIDE MULTI-MEDIA B/C CO.)
- KSSB (100.9 FM; CALIPATRIA, CA; Owner: PHILLIP J. PLANK)
TV broadcast stations around El Centro:
- K56GC (Channel 56; EL CENTRO-HOLTVILLE, CA; Owner: INSPIRATION TELEVISION, INC.)
- K36FO (Channel 36; CALEXICO, CA; Owner: BROADCAST GROUP, LTD.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in El Centro)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in El Centro, CA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 77 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 54 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 60 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in El Centro)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 69 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in El Centro)
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