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92231

Calexico, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
38,621
Median household income
$49,742
People below poverty
19.8%
Median home value
$313,400

Income

The median income of households in 92231 was $49,742. An estimated 6.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.7
$10,000 to $14,999 5.1
$15,000 to $24,999 14.2
$25,000 to $34,999 6.1
$35,000 to $49,999 18.3
$50,000 to $74,999 14.8
$75,000 to $99,999 10.3
$100,000 to $149,999 14.8
$150,000 to $199,999 4.6
$200,000 or more 5.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52830
Female 36659

An estimated 78.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 11.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,523. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.3
Social Security 40.8
Retirement income 11.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.9
Cash public assistance income 6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.7

In 2020-2024, 38.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 57.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 49.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 92231 in 2020-2024, 93.1% had health insurance coverage and 6.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 35.3% and public coverage was 63.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2020-2024, 92231 had a total population of 38,621 - 20,218 (52.3%) females and 18,403 (47.7%) males. The median age was 34.6 years. An estimated 27.2% of the population was under 18 years, 32.5% was 19 to 44 years, 20.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 92231 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1495 1369
5 to 9 1272 1061
10 to 14 1681 1784
15 to 19 1638 1369
20 to 24 965 1526
25 to 29 1521 1073
30 to 34 1298 1543
35 to 39 1039 1093
40 to 44 1139 1356
45 to 49 716 1083
50 to 54 1027 1340
55 to 59 879 1023
60 to 64 949 1001
65 to 69 937 1158
70 to 74 877 1099
75 to 79 479 580
80 to 84 285 239
85 and over 206 521

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 12.3% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 1.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 34.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 97.4% of the people in 92231 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 1.2% of the people in 92231 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,081 households in 92231. The average household size was 3.82 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.5% of the households in 92231 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.1% of all households, while 15.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.4% of all households.

In 92231, 42% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 42.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.5
Cohabiting Couples 2.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.6% of males and 40.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.9 37.6
Now married, except separated 49.6 40.5
Separated 0.9 2.1
Widowed 2.8 11.3
Divorced 4.7 8.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 92231, 2,094 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 41.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 53% of the people living in 92231 were U.S. natives. 48% of the 92231 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 47% of 92231 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 92231 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 92231.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 97.7
Asia 2.1
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 92231 in 2020-2024, 92.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 92% of people at least five years old; 57.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 92
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 92231 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.3
Different house, same county 5.8
Different county, same state 0.8
Different state 0.5
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 64.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 35.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 92231 was 11,986 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 571 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,070. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,345.

Educational Attainment of People in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 35.5
High school diploma or equivalency 20.1
Some college, no degree 18.3
Associate's degree 7.1
Bachelor's degree 14.3
Graduate or professional degree 4.6

Disability

In 92231, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 92231, 43.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 70% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 24.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,862 70
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,047 24.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 700 5.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 92231 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 9.5
Construction 3.4
Manufacturing 7.5
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 12.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.2
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.6
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 6.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 92231 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,071 24.3
Service occupations 3,179 25.1
Sales and office occupations 2,757 21.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,665 13.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,982 15.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.1% of 92231 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 2.6
Other means 3.4
Worked from home 7.4

In 2020-2024, 92231 had a total of 12,059 housing units. Of these housing units, 67% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 29.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 67
Apartments in multi-unit structures 29.5
Mobile homes 2.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.6

12.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 92231 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 61.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 92231 had 10,081 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,978 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 50.2% while renters occupied 49.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 4.15 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.49.

2.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.5% and another 30.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 92231:

House Heating Fuel Used in 92231 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 53.7
Electricity 38.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 7.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 92231 was $313,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.5 % had a mortgage. 30.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,551 and for owners without a mortgage it was $646.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 92231 was $1,092. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.