U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Salton City, California forum City-Data.com Homepage

Salton City, California



Jump to a detailed profile or search
site with Google Custom Search

Back to Salton City, CA housing info, Imperial County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities.


Salton City: A day at the beach. This is Bombay Beach in Imperial County, the shore of the Salton Sea. California largest lake in the middle of the desert. Salton City: Coming into Salton City Salton City: Marina Drive, Salton City.
 

We are giving away $1200 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • OSM Map
  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map

Imperial County

Population in 2010: 3,763. Population change since 2000: +284.8%
Males: 1,895  (50.4%)
Females: 1,868  (49.6%)

Median resident age:  31.3 years
California median age:  45.6 years

Zip codes: 92275.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $33,131 (it was $21,563 in 2000)
Salton City:

$33,131
California:

$58,931
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $15,370

Salton City CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $76,567 (it was $54,600 in 2000)
Salton City:

$76,567
California:

$384,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $128,062; Detached houses: $160,686; Mobile homes: $82,059

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,064.

Salton City, CA residents, houses, and apartments details

Business Profiles
Profiles of local businesses
Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 30,000 businesses already created their profiles!
Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
Search for: near:  
Salton City races chart
  • Hispanic - 2,368 (62.9%)
  • White alone - 1,151 (30.6%)
  • Black alone - 78 (2.1%)
  • Two or more races - 59 (1.6%)
  • Asian alone - 54 (1.4%)
  • American Indian alone - 44 (1.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 5 (0.1%)
  • Other race alone - 4 (0.1%)

Races in Salton City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Salton City: 91.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Salton City, CA forum
Recent posts about Salton City, California on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users. Salton City is mentioned 77 times on our forum:
Need to ask somebody about Salton City,California  (12 replies)
Most "hillybilly" place in California?  (209 replies)
Possible relocation to Palm Springs Area -- is it worth it?  (57 replies)
"NorCal" vs "SoCal": False dichotomy?  (42 replies)
Riverside County official wants CA split into 2 states  (139 replies)
Most prestigious places to live in California?  (62 replies)

Ancestries: Irish (14.9%), United States (12.9%), German (10.3%), English (9.7%), French (6.5%), French Canadian (4.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: -125 feet

Land area: 21.6 square miles.

Population density: 174 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

Salton City,CA real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City
State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Salton City, California map

For population 25 years and over in Salton City:

  • High school or higher: 53.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 11.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Salton City CDP:

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 53.3%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 19.3%

110 residents are foreign born (8.3% Latin America, 3.0% Europe).

This place:  11.2%
California:  26.2%



According to our research of California and other state lists there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Salton City, California as of May 22, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Salton City to the number of sex offenders is 110 to 1.


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,551 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $367 (0.4%)
Salton City satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Coachella Valley, CA (26.8 miles , pop. 118,932).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Diego, CA (77.6 miles , pop. 1,223,400).

Nearest cities: West Imperial, CA (2.1 miles ), Salton Sea Beach, CA (2.5 miles ), Desert Shores, CA (2.9 miles ), Bombay Beach, CA (3.7 miles ), Mecca, CA (4.5 miles ), Anza-Borrego Springs, CA (4.8 miles ), Borrego Springs, CA (4.9 miles ), Niland, CA (5.1 miles ).

Latitude: 33.30 N, Longitude: 115.96 W

Salton City household income distribution Salton City home values distribution

This place's Wikipedia profile

Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

29.9%
California:

10.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (33%)
  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Public administration (30%)
  • Retail trade (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (40%)
  • Construction laborers (17%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (46%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (22%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)

Work and jobs in Salton City: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Salton City, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Salton City, California average temperatures Salton City, California average precipitation
 
Salton City, California humidity		  
Salton City, California wind speed
 
Salton City, California snowfall		  
Salton City, California sunshine
 
Salton City, California clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Earthquake activity:

Salton City-area historical earthquake activity is above California state average. It is 2914% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 69.5 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 16.1 miles away from Salton City center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 88.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 44.0 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 38.3 miles away from Salton 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 15.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Imperial County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Landslides: 2, Storm: 1, Earthquake: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Salton City topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Salton City:

  • "KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, RIVERSIDE" (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 32 miles away; RIVERSIDE, CA)
  • PARKVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 32 miles away; RIVERSIDE, CA)
  • RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 32 miles away; RIVERSIDE, CA)

Political contributions by individuals in Salton City, CA

Airports located in Salton City:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salton City:

  • College of the Desert (about 39 miles; Palm Desert, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,751)
  • Imperial Valley College (about 43 miles; Imperial, CA; FT enrollment: 4,082)
  • Mt. San Jacinto Community College District (about 68 miles; San Jacinto, CA; FT enrollment: 6,356)
  • Cuyamaca College (about 69 miles; El Cajon, CA; FT enrollment: 2,450)
  • Grossmont College (about 70 miles; El Cajon, CA; FT enrollment: 7,631)
  • California State University-San Marcos (about 71 miles; San Marcos, CA; FT enrollment: 6,621)
  • Palomar College (about 72 miles; San Marcos, CA; FT enrollment: 9,170)

Public elementary/middle schools in Salton City:

See full list of schools located in Salton City


Click to draw/clear place borders

Notable location: Salton Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Biloxi Wash (A), Anza Ditch (B), Zenas Wash (C), Verde Wash (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Imperial County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI  Ozone  PM10

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 48.1. This is significantly worse than average.
City:

48.1
U.S.:

32.0
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 31.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.3 miles away from the city center.
City:

31.9
U.S.:

28.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 55.1. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 21.3 miles away from the city center.
City:

55.1
U.S.:

22.1


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.0%
(16.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 37.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 55.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
California:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.9%
Whole state:  65.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Salton City, CA


Salton City compared to California state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Salton City travel time to work - commute
Salton City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • No fuel used (4%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (2%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Imperial County California:


2008 Presidential Election results in Imperial County California:
Detailed 2008 election results.


Religion statistics for Salton City (based on Imperial County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.56%
Here62.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodLDS (Mormon) ChurchSeventh-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
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 40
Imperial County:

2.49 / 10,000 pop.
California:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10
Imperial County:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 52
Imperial County:

3.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 78
Here:

4.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

6.9%
California:

7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Imperial County:

25.4%
California:

21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

16.6%
State:

17.9%

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 Salton City:

  • 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)
  • KPRZ (1210 AM; 20 kW; SAN MARCOS, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
  • 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Salton City:

  • KLVJ (100.1 FM; JULIAN, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KZAL (105.5 FM; DESERT CENTER, CA; Owner: WORLDWIDE MULTI-MEDIA B/C CO.)
  • KLRD (90.1 FM; YUCAIPA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KRTM (88.9 FM; TEMECULA, CA; Owner: PENFOLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KRCK-FM (97.7 FM; MECCA, CA; Owner: PLAYA DEL SOL BROADCASTERS)
  • KATY-FM (101.3 FM; IDYLLWILD, CA; Owner: ALL PRO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K201AR (88.1 FM; BANNING, CA; Owner: KSGN, INC.)
  • K232CX (94.3 FM; DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KSEH (94.5 FM; BRAWLEY, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

6
  • Call Sign: KD6PBX, Licensee ID: L00561241
    Grant Date: 08/21/2002, Expiration Date: 11/17/2012
    Registrant: Dixie A Jewell, Salton City, CA 92275
  • Call Sign: KD6QZN, Licensee ID: L00582791
    Grant Date: 10/17/2002, Expiration Date: 01/12/2013
    Registrant: Daniel E Jewell, 1938 Kirk Ave, Salton City, CA 92275
  • Call Sign: KD6ZSV, Licensee ID: L00683837
    Grant Date: 05/12/2003, Expiration Date: 08/10/2013
    Registrant: Ada M Dunmire, Salton City, CA 92275
  • Call Sign: N6BOC, Licensee ID: L00843584
    Grant Date: 04/08/2004, Expiration Date: 05/31/2014, Certifier: Leona H Platt
    Registrant: Leona H Platt, Salton City, CA 92275
  • Call Sign: W6WFE
    Grant Date: 07/12/1988, Expiration Date: 07/12/1998, Cancellation Date: 07/13/2000
    Registrant: Floyd F Dunmire, Salton City, CA 92375
  • Call Sign: WB6NAO, Licensee ID: L01076421
    Grant Date: 10/24/2005, Expiration Date: 12/13/2015, Certifier: Alvar B Platt
    Registrant: Alvar B Platt, 2310 Monterey, Salton City, CA 92275



Most common first names in Salton City, CA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James1068.9 years
Mary972.1 years
John874.8 years
George761.9 years
Betty772.8 years
Robert772.0 years
Edward569.0 years
William570.2 years
Fred477.5 years
Dorothy468.0 years
Most common last names in Salton City, CA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Brown476.2 years
Jones457.0 years
Gibson371.3 years
Bishop385.7 years
Allen369.7 years
Martin379.7 years
Peters369.7 years
Smith381.7 years
Hawse269.5 years
Dye279.0 years

Businesses in Salton City, CA

  • FedEx: 1


Salton City on our top lists:

  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Private households"
  • #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Waiters and waitresses"
  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Construction"
  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest daily high temperatures"
  • #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the hottest summers"
  • #96 (92275) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Basque first ancestries"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"

Back to Salton City, CA housing info, Imperial County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2012 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Website © 2003-2012 Advameg, Inc.