| People QuickFacts | El Centro | California |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 43,363 | 38,332,521 |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 43,077 | 37,999,878 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 42,598 | 37,253,959 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 1.8% | 2.9% |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.1% | 2.0% |
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Population, 2010 | 42,598 | 37,253,956 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 29.7% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.7% | 11.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.4% | 50.3% |
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White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 59.6% | 57.6% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.5% | 6.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.3% | 1.0% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.3% | 13.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 81.6% | 37.6% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 13.5% | 40.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 82.0% | 84.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 31.2% | 27.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 74.7% | 43.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 68.1% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 17.1% | 30.5% |
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Veterans, 2008-2012 | 1,682 | 1,952,910 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 18.7 | 27.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 14,476 | 13,680,081 |
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Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 51.8% | 56.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 30.3% | 30.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $161,900 | $383,900 |
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Households, 2008-2012 | 13,006 | 12,466,331 |
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Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 3.23 | 2.93 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $18,875 | $29,551 |
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Median household income, 2008-2012 | $41,418 | $61,400 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 24.8% | 15.3% |
| Business QuickFacts | El Centro | California |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,934 | 3,425,510 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 14.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 44.9% | 16.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.2% | 30.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 491,372,092 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 202,167 | 598,456,486 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 755,965 | 455,032,270 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $19,150 | $12,561 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 81,920 | 80,852,787 |