PlainZIP

Caliente, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Caliente, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,146. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CALIENTE-CA · Caliente, CA 1 ZIPs · 1,146 pop · #16683/25278 · Kern County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $62,321
  • RANK-LOWER #16683/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over California City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,146
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $285,500

Nearest income peer: California City, CA ( $2,494 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Caliente

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Caliente on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Caliente, CA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,146
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,321
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,321 and poverty 8.3% concentrate in 93518.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within California, Hemet is the closest lower-income city and Campo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Caliente.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 93518, is all of Caliente

There is no split to weigh here: 93518 holds every one of Caliente's 1,146 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Caliente

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 37 employees , annual payroll $1,272k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93518 (9 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Caliente, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Kern County, which covers 50 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Caliente. See the Kern County roll-up →

Caliente lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Kern County: Bakersfield, Delano and Tehachapi earn more and Wasco, Arvin and Lamont earn less. Lamont marks the far end of that range at $33,417, 46% below Caliente.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93518 1,146 $62,321 9 2
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Caliente roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Caliente, .