2022 population: 178,713 ( 4,185 from 2010 , 996 from 2020)
Land area: 4175.5 square miles
Population density: 42.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	16,297	9.12%	31.9%
Black:	4,045	2.26%	20.9%
Indian:	1,309	0.73%	20.3%
Asian:	2,224	1.24%	2.8%
2+ races:	1,025	0.57%	6.6%
Hispanic:	153,813	86.07%	9.7%

Total non-White:	162,416	90.88%	7.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,227	14.5
Deaths:	3,815	10.6
Net Migration:	-2,782	-7.7
Net Immigration:	295	0.8

Change in White population:	-7,630	-4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,815	6.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
174,528
23,927	13.71%
5,114	2.93%
1,642	0.94%
2,288	1.31%
1,097	0.63%
140,271	80.37%
150,601	86.29%

2000
142,361
28,768	20.21%
5,148	3.62%
1,736	1.22%
2,521	1.77%
1,274	0.89%
102,817	72.22%
113,593	79.79%

1990
109,303
32,016	29.29%
2,573	2.35%
1,527	1.40%
1,822	1.67%
n/a
71,365	65.29%
77,287	70.71%

1980
92,110
35,776	38.84%
2,357	2.56%
717	0.78%
1,573	1.71%
n/a
51,426	55.83%
56,334	61.16%

1970
74,492
36,796	49.40%
1,383	1.86%
476	0.64%
728	0.98%
n/a
34,260	45.99%
37,696	50.60%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
27,286	19.2
8,568	6.0
-1,645	-1.2
8,381	5.9

-4,841	-3.4
37,008	26.0

Number	Rate
1990's
26,592	24.3
8,261	7.6
-2,734	-2.5
21,254	19.4

-3,248	-3.0
36,306	33.2

Number	Rate
1980's
22,985	25.0
7,285	7.9
2,233	2.4
n/a

-3,760	-4.1
20,953	22.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,770	7.7
n/a

-1,020	-1.4
18,638	25.0

Age, Family & Household Data for El Centro, CA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.6
51,049	28.6%
127,664	71.4%
23,671	13.2%

47,024
3.65

34,862	74.1%
22,278	63.9%
4,433	12.7%
12,162	25.9%

2010
Number	Percent
31.9
51,098	29.3%
123,430	70.7%
18,152	10.4%

49,126
3.34

39,170	79.7%
26,413	67.4%
5,387	13.8%
9,956	20.3%

2000
Number	Percent
31.0
44,719	31.4%
97,642	68.6%
14,516	10.2%

39,433
3.33

31,731	80.5%
23,216	73.2%
3,883	12.2%
7,702	19.5%

1990
Number	Percent
28.7
37,803	34.6%
71,500	65.4%
11,111	10.2%

32,857
3.25

26,282	80.0%
20,454	77.8%
2,977	11.3%
6,575	20.0%

1980
Number	Percent
26.5
32,317	35.1%
59,793	64.9%
8,208	8.9%

28,260
3.23

22,438	79.4%
18,854	84.0%
1,850	8.2%
5,822	20.6%

2022 Housing Data for El Centro, CA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,493	7.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,440	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,222	6.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,651	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,169	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,948	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,795	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,460	5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,997	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,468	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,687	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,221	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,003	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,103	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,999	4.3%
$200,000 or more	2,368	5.0%

Median Household Income	53,847
Per Capita Income	21,216

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,973	8.4%
Public Assistance	2,773	5.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,335	26.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,791	53.5%
Unemployed	734	4.5%
In Armed Forces	251	1.5%

Total Labor Force	9,776	59.5%
Not in Labor Force	6,656	40.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		45.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,344	15,705	58.7%
Non-Profit	1,000	1,608	38.3%
Self-Employed	2,918	1,824	61.5%

Local Government	2,849	5,239	35.2%
State Government	2,762	1,951	58.6%
Federal Government	1,378	748	64.8%

Total Private + Self	25,262	17,529	59.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,989	9,546	45.6%
Total	33,251	27,075	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	24.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,431	9.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,920	19.7%
Professional, Technical	9,717	16.1%
Service Occupations	16,345	27.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4,026	6.7%
All others	17,124	28.3%

White Collar		44.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,088	15.0%
Retail trade	7,275	12.0%
Public administration	6,451	10.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,721	9.5%
Educational services	4,982	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	4,329	7.2%
Construction	3,747	6.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,667	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	2,516	4.2%
Other services	2,458	4.1%
Manufacturing	2,327	3.8%
Wholesale trade	1,763	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,761	2.9%
Utilities	1,531	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,341	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,059	1.7%
Finance and insurance	891	1.5%
Information	428	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	189	0.3%
Management	13	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	148,165	82.51%
Puerto Rican	446	0.25%
Cuban	50	0.03%
Dominican	76	0.04%

Total Central American	1,308	0.73%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	356	0.20%
Honduran	116	0.06%
Nicaraguan	193	0.11%
Panamanian	40	0.02%
Salvadoran	603	0.34%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	806	0.45%
Argentinean	116	0.06%
Bolivian	33	0.02%
Chilean	173	0.10%
Colombian	238	0.13%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	53	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	193	0.11%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,531	1.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	650	0.36%
Chinese	592	0.33%
Filipino	454	0.25%
Indian	307	0.17%
Japanese	272	0.15%
Vietnamese	153	0.09%
Cambodian	141	0.08%
Taiwanese	48	0.03%
Hmong	34	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	121,530	73.1%
English	42,366	25.5%
Korean	563	0.3%
Other	289	0.2%
Other Indo-European	289	0.2%
Chinese	258	0.2%
Arabic	226	0.1%
Tagalog	212	0.1%
Other Asian	175	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,577	2.0%
Irish	3,199	1.8%
American	2,862	1.6%
English	2,727	1.5%
African	2,234	1.2%
Italian	1,235	0.7%
French	708	0.4%
Scottish	538	0.3%
European	514	0.3%
Portuguese	291	0.2%
Norwegian	275	0.2%
Polish	267	0.1%
Swiss	267	0.1%
French Canadian	238	0.1%
Arab	234	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	153,518	85.5%
Not a citizen	26,060	14.5%

Native	124,719	69.5%
Foreign-born	54,859	30.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15,742	14.3%	15,918	14.4%	27,884	25.3%	33,117	30.1%	13,008	11.8%	4,532	4.1%
Average years of education: 11.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15,742	14.3%
9-12 Years	15,918	14.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	27,884	25.3%
Some College	33,117	30.1%
Bach. Degree	13,008	11.8%
Grad Degree	4,532	4.1%
Average years of education: 11.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	94,550	70,494	24,056	25.4%
1991	98,242	72,438	25,804	26.3%
1992	107,928	74,558	33,370	30.9%
1993	110,596	78,070	32,526	29.4%
1994	115,292	84,684	30,608	26.5%
1995	115,954	82,104	33,850	29.2%
1996	114,906	80,322	34,584	30.1%
1997	112,372	82,094	30,278	26.9%
1998	111,938	82,812	29,126	26.0%
1999	110,706	84,428	26,278	23.7%

2000	111,890	92,582	19,308	17.3%
2001	110,962	93,196	17,766	16.0%
2002	114,580	97,300	17,280	15.1%
2003	117,480	98,986	18,494	15.7%
2004	118,890	98,620	20,270	17.0%
2005	121,166	101,868	19,298	15.9%
2006	126,218	106,786	19,432	15.4%
2007	131,910	108,314	23,596	17.9%
2008	145,018	112,228	32,790	22.6%
2009	153,116	109,764	43,352	28.3%

2010	158,196	111,672	46,524	29.4%
2011	159,222	112,602	46,620	29.3%
2012	158,694	114,710	43,984	27.7%
2013	156,330	116,782	39,548	25.3%
2014	156,528	118,562	37,966	24.3%
2015	153,500	115,728	37,772	24.6%
2016	150,372	113,996	36,376	24.2%
2017	144,188	115,852	28,336	19.7%
2018	142,304	115,492	26,812	18.8%
2019	147,266	116,506	30,760	20.9%

2020	139,204	107,898	31,306	22.5%
2021	138,030	113,926	24,104	17.5%
2022	140,008	119,472	20,536	14.7%
2023	146,588	121,274	25,314	17.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	56,907
Median Value	$256,000

Occupied	47,024	82.6%
Vacant	9,883	17.4%

Owned	27,122	57.7%
Rented	19,902	42.3%
Median Rent	$961

Single-Family Units	37,076	65.2%
Detached	35,947	63.2%
Attached	1,129	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,522	15.0%
Mobile Homes	5,612	9.9%

El Centro, CA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for El Centro, CA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for El Centro, CA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for El Centro, CA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for El Centro, CA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for El Centro, CA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for El Centro, CA Metro Area