Demographics of Calipatria city, California

Calipatria city, California had 6,012 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −712 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Calipatria city, in four figures

6,012
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,548 ±25.; −10.6%
Change since July 2020: −712 people.; 35.7 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,299 ±$10,641
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.

Calipatria city, California's population shrank 10.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Calipatria 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Calipatria city, California's population shrank 10.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Calipatria 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	6,724	100.0	100.0
2021	6,501	96.7	100.2
2022	6,216	92.4	100.7
2023	6,247	92.9	101.6
2024	6,560	97.6	102.5
2025	6,012	89.4	103.1

Population of Calipatria city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,724	—
2021	6,501	−223
2022	6,216	−285
2023	6,247	+31
2024	6,560	+313
2025	6,012	−548

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.7 ±2.2: for men 35.2 ±1.9 and for women 36.6 ±9.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Calipatria city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	40 to 304	0.6% to 4.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	968 ±293	14.8% ±4.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	452 ±152	6.9% ±2.3	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,885 ±336	44.1% ±5.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,406 ±325	21.5% ±5.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	665 ±258	10.2% ±3.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,299 ±$10,641, and income per person $12,811 ±$2,337, 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 Calipatria city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	96 to 434	8.2% to 35.5%	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	132 to 466	11.3% to 38.0%	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	94 to 522	8.1% to 42.7%	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	68 to 252	5.8% to 20.6%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	39 to 209	3.4% to 17.1%	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 59	0% to 4.9%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 70	0% to 5.7%	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Calipatria city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	419 to 1,469	11.4% to 39.7%	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	128 to 780	15.6% to 64.1%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	118 to 436	8.4% to 26.2%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	55 to 371	8.6% to 36.0%	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Calipatria city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Calipatria city	California	United States
Housing units	1,487 ±182	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.6% ±4.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.4% ±7.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.1% ±18.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.9% ±11.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$197,200 ±$58,956	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$919 ±$88	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±6	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 Calipatria city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,400 ±250	82.5% ±3.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	209 to 681	3.2% to 10.4%	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	568 ±84	8.7% ±1.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.5%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 96	0% to 1.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	22 to 86	0.3% to 1.3%	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 Calipatria city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	4,129 ±434	63.1% ±6.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	318 to 1,128	4.9% to 17.2%	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	43 to 251	0.7% to 3.8%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,549 ±446	23.7% ±6.8	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	947 ±424	14.5% ±6.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	602 ±196	9.2% ±3.0	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Calipatria city among the places of California

596th 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 Calipatria city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Castroville CDP	6,720 ±807
Thermalito CDP	6,720 ±767
Cherry Valley CDP	6,668 ±1,201
Desert Palms CDP	6,579 ±862
Jamul CDP	6,574 ±978
Calipatria city	6,548 ±25
Lake Mathews CDP	6,527 ±1,424
Huron city	6,519 ±25
Colusa city	6,505 ±97
Lucas Valley-Marinwood CDP	6,473 ±654
Wilton CDP	6,433 ±1,013

Rankings this appears in

No. 29 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 40 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 82 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 135 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 267 Places in California by median age
No. 497 Places in California by median household income

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026