Demographics of Calexico city, California

Calexico city, California had 38,623 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +63 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Calexico city, in four figures

38,623
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 38,585 ±22.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +63 people.; 34.6 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,783 ±$6,233
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Calexico city, California's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Calexico city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Calexico city, California's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Calexico city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	38,560	100.0	100.0
2021	38,490	99.8	100.2
2022	38,421	99.6	100.7
2023	38,600	100.1	101.6
2024	38,887	100.8	102.5
2025	38,623	100.2	103.1

Population of Calexico city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	38,560	—
2021	38,490	−70
2022	38,421	−69
2023	38,600	+179
2024	38,887	+287
2025	38,623	−264

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.6 ±1.4: for men 32.4 ±2.3 and for women 36.7 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Calexico city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,864 ±496	7.4% ±1.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,634 ±775	19.8% ±2.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,656 ±516	9.5% ±1.3	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,044 ±861	26.0% ±2.2	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,010 ±680	20.8% ±1.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,377 ±638	16.5% ±1.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,783 ±$6,233, and income per person $20,600 ±$1,499, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Calexico city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,615 ±543	26.0% ±5.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,451 ±484	24.3% ±4.6	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,494 ±274	14.8% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,040 ±239	10.3% ±2.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,488 ±342	14.8% ±3.3	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	467 ±159	4.6% ±1.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	514 ±142	5.1% ±1.4	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Calexico city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	7,578 ±1,499	19.7% ±3.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,351 ±590	22.8% ±5.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,613 ±845	18.3% ±4.1	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,614 ±297	19.4% ±3.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Calexico city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Calexico city	California	United States
Housing units	12,014 ±525	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.8% ±2.2	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.2% ±2.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.2% ±4.0	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.8% ±5.1	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$313,600 ±$17,934	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,093 ±$58	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Calexico city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	37,573 ±421	97.4% ±1.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	217 to 667	0.6% to 1.7%	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11 to 79	< 0.1% to 0.2%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	184 to 600	0.5% to 1.6%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 252	0% to 0.7%	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Calexico city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	18,525 ±1,122	48.0% ±2.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	953 ±345	2.5% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	953 ±241	2.5% ±0.6	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,154 ±1,109	47.0% ±2.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,330 ±920	24.2% ±2.4	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,824 ±1,201	22.9% ±3.1	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Calexico city among the places of California

221st of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Calexico city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Altadena CDP	41,705 ±2,203
Rancho Palos Verdes city	40,864 ±57
Culver City city	39,931 ±71
Stanton city	39,402 ±56
La Quinta city	38,707 ±58
Calexico city	38,585 ±22
San Gabriel city	38,392 ±84
Bell Gardens city	38,229 ±40
Adelanto city	37,964 ±46
Montclair city	37,810 ±61
Monrovia city	37,571 ±63

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Calexico city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026