Imperial County vs. San Diego County

	Imperial County (CA)	San Diego County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	181,827	3,343,364
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.2%	8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	174,524	3,095,349
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	174,528	3,095,313
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.2%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	28.5%	21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.0%	14.0%
Female persons, percent	48.7%	49.7%
White alone, percent	90.1%	75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.4%	5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.5%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	2.1%	12.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.6%	34.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.4%	45.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,453	223,217
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	31.1%	23.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	57,895	1,224,375
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.4%	53.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$177,100	$526,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,423	$2,478
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$435	$595
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$818	$1,569
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.3%	35.8%
Building permits, 2018	400	9,834
Households, 2014-2018	44,057	1,118,980
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.87	2.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	84.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	76.0%	37.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.7%	93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.9%	88.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	69.0%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.5%	38.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.1%	6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.9%	8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.8%	62.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.6%	58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	182,646	10,403,824
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	511,132	21,337,795
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,465,960	33,320,461
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,599,144	35,937,366
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,676,853	39,786,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,477	$12,523
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.0	26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,834	$74,855
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,590	$36,156
Persons in poverty, percent	21.4%	11.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,538	85,077
Total employment, 2017	32,109	1,266,620
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,129,548	72,979,449
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.0%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,735	285,707
All firms, 2012	11,202	293,426
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,340	154,416
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,765	105,329
Minority-owned firms, 2012	8,501	106,472
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,330	175,754
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	608	25,354
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	10,000	255,209
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	2.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	10.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	52.2%	15.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.8%	29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	41.8	735.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	4,176.60	4,206.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Imperial county (CA) and San Diego county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.