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Imperial County

Population in July 2007: 336.
Males: 178  (53.0%)
Females: 158  (47.0%)

Median resident age:  48.4 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 92259.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,469 (it was $23,438 in 2000)
Ocotillo:  $23,469
California:  $59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,820
Ocotillo:  $16,820
California:  $28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,736 (it was $61,800 in 2000)
Ocotillo:  $162,736
California:  $532,300

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Races in Ocotillo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.4%)
  • Hispanic (19.9%)
  • Two or more races (4.7%)
  • Other race (4.4%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Ocotillo: 95.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (36.5%), Irish (21.6%), United States (11.8%), English (9.1%), French (8.8%), French Canadian (4.4%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 380 feet

Land area: 8.88 square miles.

Population density: 38 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Ocotillo

  • High school or higher: 82.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ocotillo CDP

  • Never married: 11.5%
  • Now married: 63.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 18.7%

28 residents are foreign born (9.5% Latin America).

This place:  9.5%
California:  26.2%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Ocotillo, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ocotillo to the number of sex offenders is 84 to 1.

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

Ocotillo:  0.8% ($509)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: El Cajon, CA (56.2 miles , pop. 94,869).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Diego, CA (66.9 miles , pop. 1,223,400).

Nearest cities: Seeley, CA (4.3 miles ), Mountain Empire, CA (4.9 miles ), Imperial, CA (5.1 miles ), El Centro, CA (5.1 miles ), Heber, CA (5.2 miles ), Calexico, CA (5.4 miles ), Westmorland, CA (5.5 miles ), Brawley, CA (5.6 miles ).

Latitude: 32.74 N, Longitude: 116.00 W

Area code: 760

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
  • Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Construction (26%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (26%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (15%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Other financial specialists (10%)
  • Secondary school teachers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9%)
  • Cashiers (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (26%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (26%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (15%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (15%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)



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Ocotillo-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above California state average. It is 2349% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 37.6 miles away from Ocotillo center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 14.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/15/1979 at 23:16:54, a magnitude 7.0 (5.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 ML, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 21.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/24/1987 at 13:15:56, a magnitude 6.7 (6.0 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 ML, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 23.1 miles away from Ocotillo center
On 11/24/1987 at 01:54:14, a magnitude 6.5 (5.7 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.5 ML, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 35.0 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 other deaths), causing $4,000,000 total damage
On 4/26/1981 at 12:09:28, a magnitude 6.3 (5.5 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.3 ML, 5.6 ML) earthquake occurred 33.4 miles away from Ocotillo center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ocotillo:
  • EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; EL CENTRO, CA)
  • PIONEERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 34 miles; BRAWLEY, CA)
  • SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS (about 53 miles; ENCINITAS, CA)

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Airports located in Ocotillo:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ocotillo:
  • IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; IMPERIAL, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,006)
  • GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 53 miles; CARLSBAD, CA; FT enrollment: 2,479)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO (about 53 miles; LA JOLLA, CA; FT enrollment: 19,582)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS (about 53 miles; SAN MARCOS, CA; FT enrollment: 4,875)
  • GROSSMONT COLLEGE (about 57 miles; EL CAJON, CA; FT enrollment: 9,607)
  • CUYAMACA COLLEGE (about 62 miles; EL CAJON, CA; FT enrollment: 3,278)
  • SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE (about 63 miles; CHULA VISTA, CA; FT enrollment: 9,533)

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Notable locations in Ocotillo: Ocotillo Community Center (A), Ocotillo Branch Imperial County Free Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Myer Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Ocotillo and their reported violations in the past:

JACKSON HIDE-A-WAY (Population served: 46, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between AUG-1999 and OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.0 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  54.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.5%
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: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  16.6%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.1%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ocotillo, CA



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


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2004 Presidential Election results in Imperial County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (70%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Other fuel (6%)
  • No fuel used (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Ocotillo

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 Ocotillo:
  • KFMB (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KCBQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KPRZ (1210 AM; 20 kW; SAN MARCOS, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
  • KSDO (1130 AM; 10 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: HI-FAVOR BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KOGO (600 AM; 5 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ocotillo:
  • KLVJ (100.1 FM; JULIAN, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KSEH (94.5 FM; BRAWLEY, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHTS-FM (93.3 FM; EL CAJON, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K210CL (89.9 FM; LEMON GROVE, CA; Owner: SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KPBS-FM (89.5 FM; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: THE BD. OF TRUSTEES, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY)



FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Lottie L Thompson, 272 W. Evan Hewes Hwy (Coyote Wells #40520), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 65.5 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • Hendrix Peak 9.3 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 20.4 m, Call Sign: WPNG275
    Assigned Frequencies : 6775.00 MHz, 6835.00 MHz, 6775.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/06/2007, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018
    Registrant: Phone: (619) 495-5455
  • COYOTE WELLS, 272 W. Evan Hewes Hwy (Coyote Wells #40520), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 65.5 m, Call Sign: WQEF743
    Assigned Frequencies : 10572.5 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/17/2006, Expiration Date: 01/17/2016, Cancelation Date: 07/16/2007, Certifier: Richard A Craig
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
  • COYOTE WELLS, 272 W. Evan Hewes Hwy (Coyote Wells #40520), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 65.5 m, Call Sign: WQIC647
    Assigned Frequencies : 10572.5 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/03/2008, Expiration Date: 01/03/2018, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy., Ste 150 Mc: Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • Emory Ranch Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: KBY8
    Assigned Frequencies : 123.050 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/03/2009, Expiration Date: 01/20/2019
    Registrant: Emory Trust, 112 W Imperial Hwy, Ocotillo, CA 92259-0174, Phone: (760) 358-7520, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: N6IPR, Previous Call Sign: KB6ESK
    Grant Date: 10/29/1998, Expiration Date: 10/29/2008
    Registrant: James W Bain, Ocotillo, CA 92259
  • Call Sign: WB6UKD, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 02/04/1997, Expiration Date: 02/04/2007, Cancelation Date: 02/05/2009
    Registrant: Monty W Sisco, Ocotillo, CA 92259-0002
  • Call Sign: WE6T, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 07/15/1994, Expiration Date: 07/15/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/18/2006
    Registrant: Ellyne W Bain, Ocotillo, CA 92259-0004


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: DAVIS JAMES E MONO-FLY (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 13795 , Serial Number: 3353-D
    Registrant (Individual): James E Davis, 25 W Inperial Highway, Ocotillo, CA 92259
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 121 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4636A , Serial Number: 32234, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 01/13/1956
    Registrant (Individual): Donald C Preston, Po Box 177, Ocotillo, CA 92259



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$152,100
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$94,760
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2006 2005

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0123.01

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 25
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Ocotillo


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