Imperial County, California (CA)

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% of renters here:	42%
State:	43%

Imperial County:	21.5%
California:	13.3%

This county:	22.6%
Whole state:	14.2%

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	6.3%

Type of workers:

Imperial County, California business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Imperial County, California:

Median resident age:	31.0 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Males: 74,330	(52.2%)
Females: 68,031	(47.8%)

Imperial County:	3.3 people
California:	2.9 people

This county	$35,988
California:	$53,629

Imperial County	$240,171
California:	$477,700

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 23
• Assaults: 170
• Burglaries: 415
• Thefts: 657
• Auto thefts: 55

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 113
• Burglaries: 290
• Thefts: 594
• Auto thefts: 19

Area name: El Centro, CA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Imperial County is $533 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $657 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $904 a month.

Cities in this county include: El Centro, Calexico, Brawley, Imperial, Calipatria, Holtville, Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge, Heber, Westmorland, Seeley.

2005 air pollution in Imperial County:

Carbon Monoxide: 7 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Lead: 0.02 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.121 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 53 µg/m³. Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 169 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 9.4 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 22 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: La Paz County, Arizona , Yuma County, Arizona , Riverside County , San Diego County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Imperial County: Salton Sea Service Station (A), Salton Sea Beach Marina (B), Jewett Siding (C), Experimental Farm Number One (D), Experimental Farm Number Two (E), Yuma Test Station (F), Flowing Wells (G), Andrade (H), Four-S Ranch (I), Wulfs Crossing (J), Araz (K), Gilmores Camp (L), Red Hill Marina (M), Wilsie Siding (N), Gold Rock Ranch (O), Gordons Well (P), Barbara Worth Country Club (Q), Grape Siding (R), Grays Well (S), Power Drop Number Two (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Memory Gardens Cemetery (2), Potholes Cemetery (3), Mountain View Cemetery (4), Hedges Cemetery (5), Riverview Cemetery (6), Imperial Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Salton Sea (A), Haughtelin Lake (B), Three Finger Lake (C), Stewarts Lake (D), Davis Lake (E), Walker Lake (F), Taylor Lake (G), Draper Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Amerosa Wash (A), American Girl Wash (B), Alamo River (C), Yuha Wash (D), Zenas Wash (E), Mission Wash (F), New River (G), Milpitas Wash (H), Ninemile Wash (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Imperial County include: Imperial National Wildlife Refuge (1), Imperial Highway Monument (2), Picacho State Recreation Area (3), Wister Waterfowl Management Area (4), Cibola National Wildlife Refuge (5), Sunbeam Lake County Park (6), Palo Verde County Park (7), Vista De Anza Historical Marker (8), Earl Walker County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Sandy Beach (A), Sea View Beach (B), Bombay Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	20.8%
California:	5.4%

Current college students: 8,705
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 45,783 (39% naturalized citizens)

Imperial County:	32.2%
Whole state:	26.2%

Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 25,136
• One, attached: 1,913
• Two: 1,316
• 3 or 4: 2,196
• 5 to 9: 1,500
• 10 to 19: 1,133
• 20 or more: 2,963
• Mobile homes: 6,606
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,128

Housing units in Imperial County with a mortgage: 13,255 (2,074 second mortgage, 989 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,495

Imperial County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below California state average. It is 34.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 31,406 (73%) Carpooled: 7,358 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 605 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 63 (0%) Subway or elevated: 11 (0%) Taxi: 68 (0%) Motorcycle: 69 (0%) Bicycle: 215 (0%) Walked: 1,597 (4%) Other means: 526 (1%) Worked at home: 1,286 (3%)

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%

3.70% relocated from other counties in California ($21,179 average AGI)
1.51% relocated from other states ($8,812 average AGI)

Imperial County:	1.51%
California average:	1.75%

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)
from Yuma County, AZ	0.28% ($25,431)
from San Bernardino County, CA	0.27% ($27,796)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.17% ($28,153)
from Orange County, CA	0.15% ($35,329)

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%

2.77% relocated to other counties in California ($19,223 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($15,766 average AGI)

Imperial County:	1.87%
California average:	2.40%

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)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.35% ($26,107)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.25% ($28,718)
to San Bernardino County, CA	0.18% ($23,693)
to Clark County, NV	0.12% ($25,932)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 21.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 18,825 (16,132 aged, 2,693 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 32%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 122,258 (23,388 male householders, 8,343 female householders)

  23,073 spouses, 50,640 children (47,685 natural, 875 adopted, 2,080 stepchildren), 5,867 grandchildren, 1,588 brothers or sisters, 1,607 parents, 4,614 other relatives, 3,138 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,106 (3,847 male householders (3,253 living alone)), 3,855 female householders (3,446 living alone)), 1,404 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 10,997 (10,398 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,207 2-persons, 6,526 3-persons, 7,152 4-persons, 5,176 5-persons, 2,544 6-persons, 2,126 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,699 1-person, 836 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

27,205 married couples with children.
10,216 single-parent households (1,994 men, 8,222 women).

32.2% of residents of Imperial County speak English at home.
65.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $867,689,000 ($5692 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $55,050,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $249,992,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $160,232,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,590,000
Federal grants: $266,417,000
Federal procurement contracts: $61,340,000 ($29,140,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $121,118,000 ($18,512,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,751,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $87,898,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,625,000

Here:	93 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Here:	28 per 1000 residents
State:	34 per 1000 residents

Here:	+39 per 1000 residents
State:	+39 per 1000 residents

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.15 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Here:	3.7
State:	3.5

55% of Imperial County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in California.

Imperial County:	54.9%
State average:	52.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 75140
• Northeast: 1506
• Midwest: 4190
• South: 6552
• West: 6397

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $104,500

Here:	3.2%
California:	9.9%

Here:	4.4%
California:	7.8%

Here:	6.0%
California:	15.4%

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