Demographics of Imperial city, California

Imperial city, California had 22,330 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,873 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Imperial city, in four figures

22,330
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 21,430 ±26.; +9.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,873 people.; 31.3 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $90,195 ±$7,757
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.

Imperial city, California's population grew 9.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Imperial 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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Imperial city, California's population grew 9.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Imperial 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	20,457	100.0	100.0
2021	21,122	103.3	100.2
2022	21,570	105.4	100.7
2023	21,836	106.7	101.6
2024	22,219	108.6	102.5
2025	22,330	109.2	103.1

Population of Imperial city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,457	—
2021	21,122	+665
2022	21,570	+448
2023	21,836	+266
2024	22,219	+383
2025	22,330	+111

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.3 ±3.4: for men 27.7 ±6.7 and for women 33.9 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Imperial city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,677 ±485	7.8% ±2.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,777 ±955	27.0% ±4.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,211 ±510	10.3% ±2.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,270 ±733	24.6% ±3.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,450 ±682	20.8% ±3.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,045 ±400	9.5% ±1.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $90,195 ±$7,757, and income per person $29,877 ±$3,140, 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 Imperial city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	828 ±263	13.8% ±4.3	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	577 ±210	9.6% ±3.5	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	958 ±371	16.0% ±6.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,062 ±334	17.8% ±5.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,501 ±378	25.1% ±6.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	532 ±221	8.9% ±3.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	522 ±226	8.7% ±3.7	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 Imperial city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,673 ±980	12.5% ±4.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	804 ±365	10.8% ±4.6	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,256 ±583	11.7% ±5.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	613 ±254	19.3% ±6.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Imperial city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Imperial city	California	United States
Housing units	6,732 ±518	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.8% ±9.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.2% ±5.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.5% ±7.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.5% ±6.2	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$360,900 ±$14,209	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,255 ±$316	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2002 ±2	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 Imperial city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	18,293 ±703	85.4% ±3.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,250 ±588	10.5% ±2.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 264	0% to 1.2%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	618 ±259	2.9% ±1.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 129	0% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 182	0% to 0.8%	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 Imperial city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	14,573 ±778	68.0% ±3.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,255 ±419	5.9% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	67 to 439	0.3% to 2.0%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,349 ±730	25.0% ±3.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,864 ±788	18.0% ±3.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,485 ±459	6.9% ±2.1	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%.

Imperial city among the places of California

338th 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 Imperial city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
American Canyon city	21,691 ±71
Willowbrook CDP	21,681 ±1,636
Granite Bay CDP	21,673 ±1,334
Port Hueneme city	21,582 ±27
Rosamond CDP	21,473 ±1,409
Imperial city	21,430 ±26
Rancho San Diego CDP	21,272 ±1,484
South Lake Tahoe city	21,269 ±30
Shafter city	21,193 ±34
Stevenson Ranch CDP	20,990 ±1,919
Valinda CDP	20,962 ±1,502

Rankings this appears in

No. 65 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

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