Imperial County, California
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 181,411
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 181,724
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 179,705
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 179,710
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 0.9%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 1.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 179,702
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 174,528
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 27.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.2%
Female persons, percent 48.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 89.8%
Black alone, percent(a) 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 2.9%
Asian alone, percent(a) 2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 86.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 8.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 4,439
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 31.6%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 59,315
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 56.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $309,600
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,774
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $554
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,056
Building Permits, 2025 242
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 49,644
Persons per household, 2020-2024 3.49
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 75.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 94.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 90.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 16.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.4%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 52.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 49.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 316,893
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 769,762
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 563,998
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,742,027
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $15,324
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 22.1
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $57,681
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $23,552
Persons in poverty, percent 18.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 2,677
Total employment, 2023 34,323
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 1,610,625
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 10,887
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,221
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,265
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 529
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 58
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,885
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 43.0
Population per square mile, 2010 41.8
Land area in square miles, 2020 4,175.54
Land area in square miles, 2010 4,176.60
FIPS Code 06025